Author

Top Tech

47999 posts

You can now keep track of what accounts you use Google sign-in on with 1Password [Video]

December 2, 2022

Using your Google account or social accounts to sign in to other sites is a convenient option, but it can be easy to forget which accounts are using the option. In one of its latest updates, 1Password is now able to keep track of what accounts are using sign-in from Google and other social accounts. 1Password for browsers, including Chrome, Edge, Safari, and Firefox, can now save information on…

Unlocked Galaxy S21 is finally seeing Android 13 update, along with several other devices

December 2, 2022

The Galaxy S21 isn’t an old phone in the slightest, yet it has taken a bit of time for Android 13 to come to the Samsung flagship of yesteryear. Now, the unlocked S21 is seeing Android 13 along with a multitude of other devices. Since the start of Samsung’s official…

Here’s how Google Messages will note end-to-end encryption status for group chats

December 2, 2022

In addition to a slew of other announcements in October, Google shared that group end-to-end encryption (E2EE) in Messages would start rolling out by year’s end. Ahead of that, some uses are seeing how Google Messages will note E2E encryption status in group chats. There…

Google Play Store readies download progress bubble and app archiving [Gallery]

December 2, 2022

Here’s an early look at new features coming to the Play Store including the ability to archive unused Android apps to save space and includes preparations for a floating bubble for download progress. About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we decompile these files (called APKs, in…

Google Maps and Keep support Wear OS 2 again after temporary removal [U]

December 2, 2022

In recent months, Google has rolled out a Material You redesign and tile for Keep on Wear OS. Around that time, Google Keep looks to have dropped support for older Wear OS 2 devices. Update 12/1: Like with Maps, an older version (5.22.362.00.97 vs. 5.22.452.00.97) of…

Major Android security leak left Samsung and other devices vulnerable to dangerous malware apps

December 2, 2022

A major security leak has led to the creation of “trusted” malware apps that can gain access to the entire Android operating system on devices from Samsung, LG, and others. As shared by Googler Łukasz Siewierski (via Mishaal Rahman), Google’s Android Partner…

Epic Games’ app that turns photos into 3D models now available on iOS

December 2, 2022

Epic Games released RealityScan for iOS today. The free app, previously available in a closed beta, lets anyone scan real-world objects with their phone and turn them into high-fidelity 3D models. The app is the fruit of Epic’s purchase of Capturing Reality, a company specializing in photogrammetry software. Like the company’s desktop software, RealityScan combines 2D images to make seamless…

Epic Games 3D scanning app RealityScan now available on the App Store for iPhone and iPad

December 2, 2022

Earlier this year, Epic Games announced a new app called RealityScan that lets users scan objects and turn them into high-fidelity 3D models using the iPhone and iPad camera. After months of beta testing, RealityScan is now finally available for everyone on the iOS App…

Apple reportedly blocked Coinbase Wallet iOS app update for offering NFTs without in-app purchases

December 2, 2022

Non-fungible tokens, also known as NFTs, are becoming increasingly popular. Yet Apple still doesn’t seem very open to this idea, at least not when these NFTs are sold inside iOS apps without using the App Store’s in-app purchases system. And this is what happened with…

Apple releases iOS 16.2 beta 4 to developers ahead of expected launch this month

December 2, 2022

Following the release of iOS 16.1.2 to iPhone users on Wednesday, Apple released iOS 16.2 beta 4 to developers on Thursday. Along with iOS 16.2, Apple has also been testing new betas for watchOS 9.2, tvOS 16.2, and macOS Ventura 13.1. Read on as we detail what’s new in these updates. What’s new in iOS 16.2 beta iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2 include some notable changes. The Freeform collaboration…