In today’s Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman doubles down the fact that Apple won’t add in-screen Touch ID to the rumored iPhone 13 as the company has a “long-term goal” to include the Face ID sensor inside the display.
Gurman writes:
“While Apple had tested in-screen Touch ID for the next flagship iPhones, it won’t make the cut this year. I believe Apple is all-in on…
Android’s built-in ‘COVID Card’ vaccination record is now available for California [U]
August 22, 2021
At the end of June, Google Pay gained the ability to save and display COVID-19 vaccination cards on Android. More countries and states are letting people add this “COVID Card” to their Android phones.
This COVID Card system is built directly into Android devices that…
BLUETTI launches new 6000W modular power stations with iPhone control, solar, USB-C, more
August 21, 2021
BLUETTI is set to launch the latest additions to its portable power solution line up with the new 6000W . Expanding upon a wildly successful, multi-million dollar crowdfunding campaign over the past year, BLUETTI is now ready to its flagship AC300 portable power station…
This week’s top stories: Chrome incognito redesign, Pixel 5a reviewed, Android Auto wireless dongle, more
August 21, 2021
In this week’s top stories: Google Chrome redesigns its Incognito landing page, Pixel 5a hits reviewers hands, Android Auto wireless dongle seeks crowdfunding, and more.
The latest Chrome Canary update includes a boldly redesigned landing page for Incognito mode. Rather than explaining the things Chrome “won’t save” and how data “might still be visible,” Chrome for Android now spells…
Google Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a 5G officially discontinued in leadup to the Pixel 6 launch
August 21, 2021
This year’s Pixel situation is a bit of a weird one with the Pixel 6 technically now officially announced, but with a couple of months between now and the formal launch. Tonight, Google has confirmed that its current flagship, the Pixel 5, will be discontinued alongside…
Back in June, YouTube Music for Android got a redesigned Now Playing UI that did a great deal to help modernize the streaming service, and it’s now finally coming to iPhones.
Update 8/20: Google has re-rolled out YouTube Music’s Now Playing redesign on iPhone. End the…
For the past few years, Google’s MVNO has long offered a built-in virtual private network as part of its monthly subscription. The Google Fi VPN is now rolling out to iPhone users.
Update 8/21: As of this week, the Google Fi VPN is widely available for iPhone users. Once rolled out, there is a new “Privacy & section” menu under Phone Settings in the main Account tab.
The VPN is enabled…
Back in June, YouTube Music for Android got a redesigned Now Playing UI that did a great deal to help modernize the streaming service, and it’s now finally coming to iPhones.
Update 8/20: Google has re-rolled out YouTube Music’s Now Playing redesign on iPhone. End the…
Google Chat PWA rolling out straightforward dark theme
August 21, 2021
The standalone Google Chat PWA and website are getting a straightforward dark theme to match the Android and iOS clients.
You can now enable dark mode for Google Chat on the web (chat.google.com) and the Google Chat Progressive Web App (PWA). Dark mode creates a better…
How to install the Android 12 public beta
August 21, 2021
Android 12’s public beta is now available, following Google’s deep dive into the new software at Google I/O 2021. My colleague Dieter Bohn got an exclusive in-depth look at the new Material You design language, as well as everything else that’s new. And good news: if you’ve got an eligible device, you can try it out right now, and that’s what I’m going to walk you through.
What’s…
