Over the weekend, Nest Thermostat owners using the Nest app have reported that Energy History is missing. This widespread issue comes as that data remains available on the actual device and in Google Home.
This problem first emerged on Thursday with the Energy History view in the Nest app showing “No usage.” That happens to coincide with a particularly significant outage the same day that…
These are the best Pokémon games for iPhone and iPad
August 2, 2021
There are many Pokémon games on the iPhone and the iPad. Although people are always trying to turn their iPhone into a GameBoy, here are all the official Pokémon games you can play on mobile right now.
Pokémon TCG Online: If you’re a fan of the Trading Card game, here…
Google app beta loses built-in browser and regains Chrome Custom Tabs [Update: Reverted]
August 2, 2021
Google has been working on an in-app browser for Search on Android for quite sometime now. After being widely rolled out to the beta channel for the past few months, it has disappeared and reverted to Chrome Custom Tabs.
Update 8/1: For a two-week period, Chrome Custom…
August has arrived and, with it, the countdown to Samsung’s next Unpacked event where we’ll see the debut of new foldables, earbuds, and the company’s first Wear OS smartwatches in years. This weekend, the first live images of the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic have hit the web, showing off both colors and a peek at the Wear OS UI.
Max Weinbach and 91Mobiles both obtained and published live…
For the past few years, Google has aggressively encouraged adoption of two-factor authentication (2FA) — or 2-Step Verification (2SV) as the company refers to it. This includes physical security keys that plug in over USB, while it also offers phone security keys. The…
Leaked Galaxy Watch photos show Samsung and Google’s new smartwatch OS on an actual device
August 1, 2021
We’re a little over a week away from Samsung’s next Unpacked event, but new photos from 91mobiles may have revealed our first in-person look at two things we could see at the show: the rumored Galaxy Watch 4 Classic and the new smartwatch OS from Samsung and Google.
The…
In this week’s top stories: Apple releases iOS 14.7.1 and watchOS 7.6.1 with important fixes, beta testing for iOS 15 continues, AAPL reports Q3 2021 earnings, and more.. Read on for all of this week’s top stories and more.
iOS 14.7.1
Apple this week released iOS 14.7.1 to the public, bringing important bug fixes and security patches.
iOS 14.7.1 fixes an issue where iPhone models with…
Google renaming ‘Device Personalization Services’ to ‘Android System Intelligence’ on Pixel
August 1, 2021
“Device Personalization Services” is the method through which Google delivers and updates features like Now Playing (on Pixel), Live Caption, and smart actions in notifications to Android devices. This app updated via the Play Store is now being renamed to “Android…
Coming with Android 12 on Pixel devices, “Material You” is the next evolution of Google’s design language, and it brings with it the neat ability to customize colors to match your wallpaper. This primarily affects system elements, but app developers can also tap into…
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 7/31: In March, the Now Playing redesign appeared for very few YouTube Music users with iPhones. As of yesterday, a wider rollout seems to be underway. There are a handful of reports in the past 24 hours, but…
