The latest beta version of Play services rolled out last evening to reveal that Google is working on a “Find My Device network” capability named “Spot” that leverages your Android phone to locate other devices.
About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we decompile these files…
Google Photos unlimited storage is ending — How to get the most out of free and paid tiers
June 19, 2021
Six years after its debut, Google Photos is about to change in a major way. Free, unlimited storage on Google Photos is going away at the start of June, taking away one of the platform’s most attractive offers. That doesn’t change all of the other valuable tools Google…
YouTube for iPhone and iPad rolling out Picture-in-Picture (PiP) for Premium users worldwide
June 19, 2021
With iOS 14 last year, Apple introduced Picture-in-Picture to let you watch video in a floating window while using other tasks. The YouTube app is finally adding support for PiP on iPhone and iPad.
Picture-in-Picture (PiP) allows users to watch YouTube videos in a small…
Google released a new batch of Nest Detect sensors to help existing Nest Secure owners expand their systems in March. In an email today, the company said the Nest Detect will no longer be available after the current inventory runs out.
When Google discontinued the Nest Secure in October, it promised that more Nest Detects would be available by mid-December. For most of 2020, it was out of stock…
In addition to letting specific Android apps always bypass the VPN, Google One now lets you temporarily snooze the secure connection on Android.
The “VPN is connected” notification from the Google One app now features a “Snooze” action. Tapping will disable the…
Find My Device will remind you about suspending, deleting Android 12 car keys [APK Insight]
June 19, 2021
Android 12 this fall will introduce support for digital car keys. With our phones growing ever more capable, losing them will become a greater and greater inconvenience. As such, the Find My Device process will incorporate deleting and suspending car keys if you misplace…
Latest Apple Arcade games for iPhone, Mac, Apple TV [New: Frenzic: Overtime and Game Dev Story]
June 18, 2021
Apple Arcade launched with close to 100 titles and the service is seeing new games added regularly with over 180 games now in the library. Follow along with our guide on the latest from Apple’s gaming service.
New: The classic Mac fast-paced puzzler is back with Frenzic: Overtime. And the sim title Game Dev Story has made the jump to Apple Arcade too.
You can learn more about and…
OxygenOS Open Beta 6 and 11 bring June patch to OnePlus 8/8T series, plus AOD screenshot feature
June 18, 2021
OxygenOS Open Beta 6 plus Open Beta 11 have now been confirmed as rolling out for the OnePlus 8 and 8T series with the update bringing a new feature alongside the June 2021 security patch.
After Pete Lau confirmed that the more open working relationship and merging of Oppo…
While the Google Assistant comes pre-installed on what feels like every single product released now, the standalone app has now amassed 500 million downloads on the Play Store.
Now, it’s worth nothing that the “app” is simply just a shortcut to launch into voice…
OnePlus says OxygenOS will stick around in Oppo merger despite Android 12 beta being ColorOS
June 18, 2021
OnePlus and Oppo are formalizing their relationship and merging internal teams with the goal of improving software and speed up other actions. Despite that, though, CEO Pete Lau says OxygenOS will survive the OnePlus/Oppo merger.
In response to questions from fans, Pete Lau directly mentioned that OnePlus devices globally will remain on OxygenOS for the time being. Devices sold in China will…
