Every app open on Android 12 is accompanied by a launch animation to make “startup a more consistent and delightful experience.” One aspect of this is an animated icon on the splash screen, with Drive being the first Google app to support this on Android 12.
Update 7/10: When Google first announced the Splash Screen API with Android 12 DP3 in April, Google used Gmail — which already has an…
ZTE is currently the only company that is commercially selling a smartphone with а selfie camera hidden under the display and it’s about to release its second generation any moment now. We expect the Samsung Galaxy Fold3 to also adopt the tech, Oppo has also been…
Asus Zenfone 8 coming to India soon
July 10, 2021
Asus India exec Dinesh Sharma confirmed that the company’s Zenfone 8 is coming to the local market soon. The news was confirmed in a tweet that also linked a pre-sale page. Unfortunately, we don’t get an official launch date just yet.
There’s also no word if the…
Latest iOS 14.7 beta fixes bug that caused certain network names to disable your iPhone’s Wi-Fi
July 10, 2021
Over the last several weeks, a flaw has emerged in iOS that means a handful of network names can actually disable Wi-Fi on your iPhone altogether. In the latest beta of iOS 14.7, which Apple released to developers and public beta users yesterday, Apple has seemingly fixed this bug.
The bug in question first surfaced last month. Essentially, a security researcher discovered that certain network…
The highly anticipated third fight between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor is set for Saturday, July 10 at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT at the T-Mobile Arena. Here’s how to watch on the web, iPhone, Apple TV, and more.
With McGregor winning the first bout back in 2014 and…
Earlier today, Apple introduced a new advertisement promoting the interaction between the iPhone and Apple Watch. Now, the company has released another ad on its YouTube channel, this time highlighting selfies in Night Mode with the iPhone 12 Pro.
In a 30-second video…
The Chromecast with Google TV has quickly become one of the best streamers on the market by virtue of the new and improved interface, but it also has some darn good features and reasons to have one at the heart of your home entertainment system.
Features that make it a must-buy for many people just wanting a home entertainment system include support for all of their favorite platforms, a little…
The OnePlus Buds series offers some very affordable, fairly good earbuds for OnePlus smartphone owners. Now, the brand has confirmed directly that it’s working on a third installment to the series with the OnePlus “Buds Pro,” and you can test them early, too.
On its…
Samsung may have moved away from the microSD card on its most recent flagships, but an upcoming release may change that. Apparently, the Galaxy S21 FE will feature support for microSD cards.
The Chinese variant of the Galaxy S21 FE carrying the model number SM-G9900 passed…
Google bringing TensorFlow Lite into Play services to encourage on-device ML in Android apps
July 10, 2021
On-device machine learning offers a number of benefits from speed (lower latency) to privacy. To help increase adoption on Android, Google is now adding an “Android ML Platform” — primarily TensorFlow Lite — directly to Play services.
Google Play services is responsible for key user-facing features on Android and provides third-party app developers access to various tools. The latest…
