The latest WhatsApp beta builds for Android have added a couple of minor new features to the cross-platform messaging application including voice note waveforms and the ability to forward in-app sticker packs.
We’ll agree that neither new addition is particularly groundbreaking, nor is WhatsApp the first to add such features. However, it’s still worth mentioning that the Facebook-owned app…
Google has trained Search to “detect when a topic is rapidly evolving” and will now display a “changing quickly” notice when a “range of sources hasn’t yet weighed in.” It comes as information around breaking or emerging news “may not be the most…
Google Home app getting ‘updated Wi-Fi device view’ and last features from old Wifi app
June 25, 2021
In addition to a new Nest/Google Wifi update, the Google Home app is getting the last few remaining Wifi-related features from the old client that’s set to be deprecated.
Google Home 2.39 is widely rolling out today on Android and iOS with a trio of features from the…
For the past few years, Google’s MVNO has long offered a built-in virtual private network as part of its monthly subscription. The Google Fi VPN is now rolling out to iPhone users.
Google announced this expansion to iOS back in February when the Fi VPN exited beta for Android users. It was first introduced in November of 2018 alongside an “enhanced network” option that enables the…
Two weeks after unveiling iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 to the public at WWDC 2021, Apple is rolling out the second developer betas. iOS 15 beta 2 and iPadOS 15 beta 2 are now available to registered developers ahead of a public beta release in July and a release to everyone in the…
Apple today introduced iOS 15 beta 2 and iPadOS 15 beta 2 to developers, which are the first updates since the initial release at WWDC 2021 earlier this month. Now that we have the new betas in our hands, here’s a look at what’s new in today’s updates.
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Apple released this afternoon iOS 15 beta 2. Among the new features now available in this version, Apple finally launched its SharePlay function for users to test. Here’s a first look.
As previewed during the WWDC21 keynote, SharePlay lets users share their screen, listen to songs together, watch movies, and more.
To start using SharePlay, the user needs to make a FaceTime call. Then, there…
iOS 15 will let users easily update to a beta release when restoring a device from backup
June 25, 2021
iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 come with multiple new features, including SharePlay, a new Weather app, redesigned Safari, and more. Another new feature that has not been mentioned before is the ability to easily update iOS to a beta release when restoring a device from a…
As we’ve seen with almost all recent Google hardware, plenty of tidbits, snippets, and information is coming to light way ahead of any proposed launch for the next flagship Pixel devices. Although it’s fairly early, we’ve been sifting through the growing pile of Google…
Google News Showcase is coming soon to Canada
June 25, 2021
Google unveiled a $1 billion licensing program in late 2020 to support publishers and surface card-based content across apps and experiences. Google News Showcase is next set to arrive in Canada.
The effort today has signed over 800 — up 100 from May — deals with news publications in Germany, Brazil, Canada, France, Japan, the UK, Argentina, Australia, Czechia, Italy, and India. Google says…
