Security updates are designed to keep Android devices as secure as possible, but you’re only as safe as your latest update. OnePlus does promise regular updates for its smartphones for at least two years, so let’s see how they’re handling the August 2021 security update.
OnePlus August 2021 security update — What’s new?
The April security patch was released by Google on August 2, but…
Google launched its $1 billion licensing program in late 2020 to support publishers and surface card-based content across its platforms. Google News Showcase is now coming to Colombia.
The effort today has signed over 1,000 — up from 800 in July — deals with news…
Google’s latest Search improvement is a “new system of generating titles for web pages” that better describes what a result is about.
One of the primary ways people determine which search results might be relevant to their query is by reviewing the titles of…
Twitter is experimenting with a way to make it easier to find Spaces that you might be interested in. Some users on iOS or Android will now see if someone they follow is listening in on a Space right at the top of their timelines, according to the Spaces Twitter account.
Twitter has already been surfacing Spaces in that top bar (where you might have also seen Fleets before Twitter shut them down)…
Here’s how to officially turn on YouTube Picture-in-Picture (PiP) for iPhone right now
August 25, 2021
Back in June, Google started rolling out Picture-in-Picture support in YouTube for iPhone. It’s not widely available yet, but YouTube Premium subscribers can experimentally enable it today.
One perk of being a Premium subscriber is the ability to “try experimental new…
Google is adding three games to Stadia Pro for September 2021 in a 50% reduction from last month’s larger than usual drop. However, there are some sizable additions and it could always be augmented by other releases over the coming weeks.
Wednesday, September 1 will see…
Early adopters of the Galaxy Z Fold 3 have found that Samsung is intentionally disabling the foldable phone’s cameras when the bootloader is unlocked.
There are a number of reasons why you may want to unlock the bootloader of your Android phone. While for many, it’s the first step toward rooting your phone, it’s also often necessary to unlock the bootloader if you want to manually flash…
Hands-on: This deconstructed Google Pixel is the perfect wall art for Android superfans [Gallery]
August 25, 2021
Old smartphones can be a collector’s item to the right person, but often, they end up sitting in a drawer. If you’re a big fan of the Android platform and, specifically, Google’s Pixel lineup, then this neat Google Pixel wall art from Grid Studio might just be for…
Here’s how to officially turn on YouTube Picture-in-Picture (PiP) for iPhone right now
August 25, 2021
Back in June, Google started rolling out Picture-in-Picture support in YouTube for iPhone. It’s not widely available yet, but YouTube Premium subscribers can experimentally enable it today.
One perk of being a Premium subscriber is the ability to “try experimental new…
Google bringing Smart Reply suggestions to comments in Docs
August 25, 2021
After launching in Gmail, Smart Reply has expanded to more and more Google products. Google Docs already has Smart Compose, and it’s now adding Smart Reply suggestions when commenting.
Smart Reply in Google Docs saves you time replying to comments in Docs by suggesting relevant replies.
On the web, comment boxes to the right of a document now feature Smart Reply suggestions underneath the…
