In addition to previewing the “Safety Section,” Google today issued the latest set of Play Policies. One upcoming change will see Google close inactive Play Store developer accounts “after 1 year of dormancy and additional factors.”
“Dormancy” includes developers that have never uploaded an app or accessed the Play Console in a year. Google won’t close developer accounts with…
Mamma mia! Nintendo announced today that it’s killing another mobile game. Dr. Mario World, which launched two years ago, will be discontinued on November 1, 2021, at 6 a.m. (UTC).
“Thank you for playing the Dr. Mario World game,” Nintendo notes. “The Dr. Mario…
Sofa media organizer for iOS gets major update w/ ‘The Shelf,’ sticky notes, advanced stats, and more
July 28, 2021
Sofa for iOS is a beautiful and powerful app to organize all the media and other things that you want to check out with rich artwork, widgets, and a great UI for not only keeping things tidy but also keeping track of what you’re consuming. Now Sofa is out with its big 3.0…
Starting today, Snapchat for iOS is rolling out a new feature that builds on its popular Snap Map location-sharing platform. The company says the new “My Places” feature will allow users to explore and save their favorite businesses and locations in the Snapchat application.
Snapchat says that in the “My Places Tray” on the Snap Map, users will see three dedicated tabs: Popular…
Oppo has officially launched the Watch 2 smartwatch and packs the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 4100 chipset plus a supposed 16-day lifespan.
Positioned as a direct successor to last year’s original Oppo Watch, the Watch 2 includes some notable upgrades but no mention…
A very quiet new addition to a recent Google Photos update has added delightful haptic feedback when using the scroll tab in your extended image/video library.
At least on Android, high-quality vibration motors have only recently started to become a serious addition to…
OnePlus has confirmed that the OxygenOS Open Beta program for Android 11 is now ending with the most recent releases for the OnePlus 8 and 8T series.
In two separate announcement posts on the OnePlus Forums(1), it was confirmed that OxygenOS Open Beta 12 and 7 — for the OnePlus 8/8 Pro and 8T respectively — will be the last beta builds rolling out based upon Android 11.
Since the Android 11…
OxygenOS 11.0.2.1 is now rolling out for the OnePlus 7 and 7T series with a notable fix for Widevine L1 issues plus the June 2021 security patch.
The OxygenOS 11.0.2.1 update was confirmed as rolling out on the OnePlus Forums(1) with this OTA providing quite a few fixes…
Samsung announces Android 12 Beta for One UI 4 on Galaxy S21 is coming soon, then deletes it
July 28, 2021
We’re a little over a month away from the formal release of Android 12 on Google’s own devices, but apparently that’s not slowing Samsung down too much. Overnight, the company briefly revealed that some Samsung Galaxy S21 devices would be eligible for an Android 12…
Spotify has long been notorious for neglecting its Android app, but it seems the company is finally giving the platform some attention with recent updates. After introducing a new homescreen widget, Spotify is now testing a new in-app miniplayer to match.
Showing up for some users in the Spotify 8.6 release on Android, which is currently in beta, a new miniplayer shows in the app when music is…
