Google is in the process of rolling out a new Gmail client online for free users that incorporates Chat and Rooms. As part of that, there were a number of small design tweaks, and the latest sees Gmail on the web get a new compose button.
When the ability to enable Google Chat in “early access” rolled out this month, the majority of design tweaks involved the use of outline-style icons to…
The Android 12 Developer Preview 3 is set to be the last “full” developer build of the latest OS, and we’ve unearthed a treasure trove of new user-facing features.
We’re already starting to see Google make plenty of interface-related changes to Android 12, and…
On Sunday, the European Super League was announced by some of the largest soccer/football clubs in England, Italy, and Spain. A mere three days later, it’s on the verge of collapse after intense criticism. Google UK today sent a very cheeky tweet about the situation in the…
Samsung SmartThings now lets you use an old Galaxy phone as a sensor for home automation
April 21, 2021
Early this year, Samsung teased a new program that would give old Galaxy smartphones a new life by repurposing them for smart home functions. This week, the first of those functions is rolling out with Samsung SmartThings using older phones as sensors.
Starting today in beta in the United States, United Kingdom, and Korea, “Galaxy Upcycling at Home” has begun. The program starts by…
It appears as though the OxygenOS Open Beta 3 and Beta 9 updates are now rolling out for the OnePlus 8T and 8 series respectively.
We say “appears” as there has been no official confirmation from OnePlus as yet, but users over on the OnePlus Forums have managed to grab…
Samsung has updated these phones to Android 11
April 21, 2021
It usually takes Android OEMs a fair bit to get the latest version of the OS on older devices, but Samsung has been getting better and better at this every year. For Android 11, the official update schedule kicked off in early December and continues to expand. Here’s every…
After pulling the plug on its Shopping app on Android earlier this month to replace it with the web app, Google is bringing one of the app’s useful features to Chrome. Soon, Chrome for Android will have a price-tracking feature.
Live now in the latest Chrome for Android Canary update, v90, Google has debuted its price-tracking feature, albeit behind a flag.
If you dive into the flags menu and…
OnePlus Watch gets its first update with improved step tracking, app icons for notifications
April 21, 2021
The OnePlus Watch is a mess, but a lot of its flaws can be addressed through software updates. Today, OnePlus is releasing the first post-launch update for the OnePlus Watch, with better step tracking, notification improvements, and more.
Detailed on the OnePlus forums…
Verizon's Samsung Galaxy S10 gets April patch and new camera features with the latest update
April 21, 2021
The Samsung Galaxy S10 locked to Verizon’s network is receiving a new software update, which bumps up the Android security patch level on the smartphone to April 2021 and brings a couple of new camera features.
Here’s the small changelog of the new update:
Pro…
Weekly poll results: the new Nokias fail to excite, but a couple show a glimmer of potential
April 21, 2021
Last week’s poll shows that the six new Nokia models didn’t cause excitement – and maybe they weren’t supposed to, sometimes boring is good. The X-series have a chance chance to position themselves as phones that “just work” for three years, which is exactly what some people want.
Of course, few of the “just works” crowd will read this or have voted in the poll. The Nokia X20 did…
