The Tokyo Olympics officially kick off on Friday, July 23, with broadcasts happening on NBC, CNBC, Peacock, and the USA network. Read along for how to watch the Olympics opening ceremony and all the events on Apple TV, iPhone, Mac, and the web.
After being pushed back a year due to the pandemic, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are starting today, July 20, with the first two events being softball…
Chrome 92 for iOS adds ‘Full Page’ screenshot support, Face/Touch ID lock for Incognito Tabs
July 21, 2021
Google is rolling out Chrome 92 for iOS today with a number of new user-facing features and tweaks.
Chrome 92 rolling out: Android Toolbar shortcut, more efficient phishing detection, & better site controls
Chrome 92 expands Site Isolation to extensions, more sites on…
Chrome 92 rolling out: Android Toolbar shortcut, more efficient phishing detection, & better site controls
July 21, 2021
Following version 91’s release on Android, Mac, Windows, and Linux, the next release of Google’s browser is rolling out. Chrome 92 is here with a slew of user-facing security and productivity enhancements.
Google is improving how users manage per-site permissions.
As part of the broader Chrome 92 update today, Google is expanding the availability of Site Isolation on Android, as well as to extensions on desktop browsers.
Site Isolation gained prominence in light of 2018’s Spectre and Meltdown CPU vulnerabilities that could allow malicious websites to steal login information or other data from pages that are currently open. To counter this, Chrome…
In a significant expansion, Google is bringing its Lens visual search tool to the desktop web via the Chrome browser.
You’ve long been able to right-click on a picture in Chrome to access the “Search Google for Image” option. This uploads the photo in question to…
Google is preparing to shut down its My Maps app on Android this October in favor of only supporting the web app.
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…
The beta releases of Android 12 have, mostly, been pretty stable so far, but as with any early release, there are usually a few quirky bugs throughout. In Android 12 Beta 3, an annoying hiccup on Pixel phones sees the missed call notification stuck, but Google is aware and planning to fix the issue.
If you’re rocking the Android 12 Beta on your primary smartphone, you may have noticed by this…
In May 2017, amid a big virtual reality push, Google announced that it acquired Owlchemy Labs. Known for Job Simulator and Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality, Owlchemy shared today that it’s making a new VR game.
No other details were shared with Road to VR today besides…
For the past few years, Google has been pushing a technology called “AMP” that is meant to speed up the mobile web. Now that it’s been widely adopted, though, Google is removing the “AMP” icon from Search results, instead showing the mobile-optimized pages just…
The latest Android Auto beta points to the app being able to automatically open itself on more cars’ infotainment centers.
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 lines of code within…
