In-built into Android is a number of Developer options that allow you to go beyond the regular user-facing functionality to get even greater control over your daily experience – here are some of our tips to get the most from your phone.
First and foremost, Developer options can sometimes be known as “Developer mode” on some Android devices. These added controls are somewhat obviously not…
Google Calendar bug creating random events based on emails and newsletters from Gmail
December 24, 2022
A relatively widespread bug in Google Calendar is creating random events that stem from unrelated Gmail messages.
Over the past day or so, Google Calendar has been showing randomly created all-day events based on Gmail messages that don’t necessarily relate back to any…
These are the best last-minute gifts for Android users
December 24, 2022
The month of December has gone by super quickly, and as the holidays approach, you might be running out of time to get gifts. If you still need a gift for someone in your life with an Android phone or who might be an Android enthusiast, here are our top picks that you can…
Google has everything it needs to counter ChatGPT – here’s what it’s already shown off
December 24, 2022
ChatGPT’s ability to respond to questions in a conversational and direct manner has led some to proclaim that AI chat will kill the traditional search engine. Google is seriously responding to this, and – from what it’s already shown off – should be more than able to compete. The question is the user experience.
Questions and answers
Fundamentally, Google’s mission “to organize the…
Home Assistant is working on a local-only voice alternative to Google Assistant & Alexa
December 24, 2022
The past few months have brought bad news for Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa, as Google has lessened its focus on the former, while the latter has seen massive layoffs. Now, there might finally be a local-only voice assistant on the horizon, if a project from the team…
Apple pulls new HomeKit architecture in iOS 16.2 as it resolves Home sharing issue [U]
December 24, 2022
12/23: Apple has issued a statement explaining the issue:
“We are aware of an issue that may impact the ability for users to share the Home within the Home app. A fix will be available soon. In the meantime, we’ve temporarily removed the option to upgrade to the new Home…
For years, people have been able to run macOS on non-Apple computers thanks to Hackintosh tools. But when it comes to iOS, pretty much no one has been able to run it on other platforms – at least until now. One developer has successfully emulated the first version of the iPhone OS (remember that name?) on a computer using QEMU.
iPhone OS 1.0 emulated without iPhone hardware
Martijn de Vos…
Samsung December 2022 update rolling out for these Galaxy devices
December 23, 2022
The latest wave of Samsung Galaxy phones is receiving the most recent December 2022 security update. Here’s just how the Korean tech giant is handling the rollout.
Samsung December 2022 security update – here’s what’s new:
Each and every month, Google and its…
LG Velvet will get Android 13 early next year, as the company slowly winds down support
December 23, 2022
LG shut down its mobile business in 2021, but not before committing to ongoing support for its existing devices. In early 2023, we’ll see further fruit from that effort, as the LG Velvet is set to get Android 13, and some other devices will also get further…
Report: Apple axed plans for next-generation GPU in iPhone 14 Pro after rare engineering blunder
December 23, 2022
A report from The Information highlights employee retention issues inside Apple’s silicon group, with some employees sourced citing extremely long hours and stressful workloads. Apple is currently embroiled in litigation with at least two startups, Nuvia and Rivos, who have poached dozens of engineers from Apple, and who Apple claims stole proprietary information about its chip designs.
The most…
