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Google says Lens and Maps Live View are ‘prelude to [its] long-term vision’ for AR

Android SVP Hiroshi Lockheimer made an appearance at the end of the Galaxy 23 event today to talk about Google’s partnership with Samsung and Qualcomm on extended reality (XR). As of late, Samsung and Google have been working together (including through joint marketing) on highlighting the latter’s services on the former’s hardware. Lockheimer highlighted Google Meet (with Live Sharing for…
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Android 13 QPR2 Beta 3 shows progress on lock screen shortcuts and custom clock

The latest Android 13 QPR2 beta shows that Google has made quite a bit of progress on customizing the shortcuts and clock design shown on the lock screen. With Android 13’s second quarterly update, we’ve previously seen signs that Google is working on a way to customize the two shortcuts that appear on the lock screen. In fact, while this feature is still a work-in-progress on Pixel phones…
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Qualcomm launches Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor for Samsung Galaxy S23

Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023 this May 22-23. Register here. Qualcomm and Samsung partnered to bring the fastest Snapdragon processor ever for the Samsung Galaxy S23 smartphone family. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy provides the processing power for the Samsung Galaxy S23 series being unveiled today. It gives it accelerated performance in connected…
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Nostr iPhone app Damus makes it to the App Store

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has celebrated the arrival in the App Store of the first Nostr iPhone app, Damus. Dorsey described the launch of the app as “a milestone for open protocols,” effectively for the creation of a new generation of social tools that are free…
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iOS 17 feature request: New customization options for the App Library

The App Library was added to the iPhone’s Home Screen as part of iOS 14’s release. The feature gives users a way to move apps off their Home Screen but keep them on their device, something that wasn’t possible before. The App Library was a big change for the iPhone at the time, but Apple hasn’t made any further changes since then With iOS 17 this year, I hope Apple decides to expand on the…
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