Google has been taking a lot of feedback on gesture navigation from the brave folks who have been testing it in the Android Q Beta releases. With Android Q Beta 6, Google is making gestures just a little bit more seamless by hiding the navigation bar on the home screen.
One of Google’s goals for gesture navigation in Android is for the experience to feel seamless and somewhat…
Here’s everything new in Android Q Beta 6 [Gallery]
August 7, 2019
Android Q Beta 6 brings us ever closer to the official launch of Google’s next mobile operating system this quarter. We’re enrolling in the Beta Program and sideloading the OTAs right now to explore all the tweaks and near final iterations of the UI and features, so…
Loot boxes have been a source of controversy in recent years. They offer gamers a way to snag virtual items, but because the rewards are typically randomized and players can buy them with real money, they’ve been called as a form of gambling. Some jurisdictions have…
What’s new in iOS 13 developer beta 6?
August 7, 2019
Apple today released the sixth developer betas of iOS 13, iPadOS 13, watchOS 6, and tvOS 13. These releases are available now to registered developers via over-the-air updates. Check out all of the changes below.
As we near Apple’s September event and the announcement of the iPhone 11, the iOS 13 beta process is starting to slow down. Apple is now…
Samsung’s second Unpacked event of the year takes place today, and the company hasn’t exactly been subtle about what it has in store. It already opened pre-order registrations for an as-yet-unnamed device (almost certainly the Galaxy Note 10). Leaks have pointed…
HTC U12+ receives Android 9.0 Pie in Europe
August 7, 2019
Just over a month ago, the first HTC U12+ units started receiving Android 9.0 Pie. Today, almost a year after the release of Android Pie, European owners are finally getting the latest publicly available version of Android.
The changelog, however, isn’t very…
Android Q Beta 5 just dropped this afternoon. While the update will be heading out over traditional updates to those enrolled in the beta program, here’s how to skip the wait by sideloading the Android Q Beta 5 OTA on a Pixel 3, Pixel 3a, Pixel 2, or Pixel device.
To get started, you’ll first need to download the beta OTA file from the Android Q developer…
Apple releasing iOS 13 developer beta 6 today
August 7, 2019
Apple is releasing the sixth developer beta version of iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 (possibly alongside new seeds of watchOS 6, tvOS 13, and macOS Catalina) today. Apple’s public beta builds should follow at a later date after the latest developer beta has been tested in the…
LG V35 ThinQ Smartphone hits a new low at $499, you can pick up Google WiFi with a new OnHub deal, and the UE Wonderboom speaker hits one of its best prices of the year. All that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.
Amazon has the LG V35 ThinQ Android Smartphone…
Xiaomi is planning a phone with a 108-megapixel camera
August 7, 2019
Suddenly, Samsung’s 64-megapixel phone camera sensor seems antiquated. Xiaomi has revealed that it will not only use the 64MP sensor in an upcoming Redmi phone, but that a future phone will pack a 108MP (oddly billed as 100MP) “ultra-clear” Samsung ISOCELL camera sensor. That’s a 12,032 x 9,024 image, folks. This is the kind of resolution you typically expect from medium…
