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WhatsApp for iOS testing support for higher image upload quality

Photos sent to a friend or family member in WhatsApp could soon have better quality, according to the latest WhatsApp beta release for iOS. As it stands today, if you send pictures with the app, they lose quality. Find all the details below. As first spotted by WABetaInfo, beta version 2.21.150.11 of WhatsApp for iOS is testing support for higher media upload quality. If you’re running this…
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LineageOS 18.1 now supports the Galaxy S10 and Note 10 series

LineageOS 18.1 support is now available for 2019’s biggest Samsung smartphones including the Galaxy S10 and Note 10 series. Although still just a community-driven project, LineageOS is a fantastic way to expand the lifespan of your ageing smartphones (or tablets) with…
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OxygenOS Open Beta 12/7 rollout for OnePlus 8/8T series w/ July patch

OxygenOS Open Beta 12 and Open Beta 7 now appear to be rolling out for the OnePlus 8/8 Pro and OnePlus 8T with the July patch in tow. Neither update has been confirmed as rolling out by OnePlus, but wading through the comments on the OnePlus Forums and you’ll spot the OxygenOS Open Beta 12 and Open Beta 7 updates apparently already hitting devices across the globe (h/t XDA). The changelog for…
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Ex-Googler explains why Chrome abandoned a redesign similar to iOS 15 Safari years ago

Apple’s mobile web browser is the main lightning rod of this year’s iOS 15 beta period and it remains to be seen whether it will actually launch in the fall. Chrome for Android tried a similar Safari on iOS 15 redesign years ago, and a designer on that project provided some interesting insight into why Google abandoned it. Safari on iOS 15 has what Apple calls a “new tab bar design”…
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Gurman: iPhone 13 event likely to be virtual as Apple delays return to in-person work

Last week, it was reported that Apple would be delaying its return to mandatory in-person work by at least one month due to rising COVID-19 cases. As expected, this is also likely to have an impact on Apple’s plans for the iPhone 13 unveiling this fall, and Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman now reports that the iPhone 13 event is likely to be virtual rather than in-person… Apple had originally said…
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