In addition to the one we spotted in November, Google Contacts for Android is getting a second homescreen widget that will let you pin favorites.
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 the case of Android apps), we’re able to see various…
Google Assistant failing to play Pandora and other radio stations via commands, Home routines
February 17, 2023
Google Assistant devices such as the Nest Hub and Nest Mini are handy for a lot of things, and many folks use them for music above all else. But if you’re trying to use radio stations from services such as Pandora via a Google Home routine or an Assistant command, you may…
Google details what’s new in Pixel Watch 1.1 app update
February 17, 2023
The latest version of the Pixel Watch companion app (1.1.0.506033635), which hit 500,000+ downloads last week, is rolling out, and Google has provided the changelog today.
Going from version 1.0.5 to 1.1.0, this first phone app update of 2023 (last one was in December)…
You might be surprised to learn how much you can actually customize with the Galaxy S23 series. For instance, the lock screen has multiple characteristics that can be changed or adjusted. Here’s how.
Introduced with One UI 5, Samsung’s Galaxy devices have the ability to switch up little details on the lock screen. Lock screen customization can go a long way, as a lot of us tend to simply…
Samsung reportedly launching Galaxy S23 FE later this year
February 17, 2023
In 2020 Samsung debuts the Galaxy S20 FE to a pretty huge success, and followed that up with a somewhat underwhelming Galaxy S21 FE. The company ended up skipping the Galaxy S22 FE – at least thus far – but it seems there may be a comeback with a Galaxy S23 FE reportedly…
As Google prepares to launch Bard to the general public, the company is asking its employees to assist in training the AI by rewriting its bad answers.
CNBC reports that Google’s VP of Search, Prabhakar Raghavan, sent an email to employees earlier this week asking for…
LineageOS 20 now supports Google Pixel 6, Pixel 7, and more
February 17, 2023
The ever-popular third-party Android ROM LineageOS has gained support for all of Google’s Tensor-powered phones, including the Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 series.
Last month, the development team behind LineageOS released a new major version, bringing full Android 13 support to a few dozen devices, including Made by Google phones as far back as the Pixel 4. In addition to the improvements of Android…
Apple reveals iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 usage stats for the first time
February 17, 2023
For the first time since iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 were released last fall, Apple has shared data on the adoption rates of these updates. Apple says that 81% of all iPhones introduced in the past four years are now running iOS 16, while 72% of all iPhones are running iOS 16.
Apple releases first iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4 betas to developers
February 17, 2023
iOS 16.4 beta 1 is here, coming three weeks after the release of iOS 16.3 to the general public. We’re still waiting to dive into iOS 16.4 to find out what’s new, but there are a few possibilities based on features Apple has already announced but not released.
iOS 16.4…
iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4 add new emoji for iPhone and iPad users
February 17, 2023
Apple on Thursday released the first beta of iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4 to developers. While we don’t yet know exactly what changes with today’s updates, we can already confirm that the latest iOS and iPadOS betas add new emoji for iPhone and iPad users.
New emoji coming with iOS 16.4
These new emoji are part of the Unicode Standard for Emoji Update 15.0, which was announced in July 2022.
