Mobile

The US is already accustomed to the idea of a loud siren emanating from their phones to announce an official Emergency Alert message. That same system is now being tested by the UK government to send out important messages to people in the United Kingdom. The tests will run over the course of the next week. Assuming all goes wall, the government will start using the Emergency Alerts system for…

iPadOS 15 brings fundamental improvements to multitasking on the iPad with features like App Library and more flexible Split Screen management. While those changes are by far what defines iPadOS 15, there are a handful of minor changes that improve quality of life on the iPad. How iPadOS 15 handles iPhone-only apps is one of those features. From day one, the iPad has been able to run iPhone apps…

Starting on Android 12, Google is rolling out the next big redesign of Discover. This visual revamp of the feed was first introduced on iOS and is now coming to Android. Update 6/22: After disappearing in the past month, the Discover redesign on Android 12 is back with the Google app 12.24 beta yesterday. This includes the left-aligned Google logo and the lack of cards/descriptions for…

Darkroom is a photo editing and management app that we’ve covered extensively here at 9to5Mac, and it continues to get even more powerful. A new update today brings deep integration with Apple’s Shortcuts application, including Shortcuts actions for a variety of different features. As detailed in the announcement blog post, today’s update to Darkroom brings five different Shortcuts…