Google for Education today hosted The Anywhere School 2021 to reveal the latest capabilities for teachers and students. Updates include PIN login for Chromebooks and Classroom add-ons, as well as Google Meet.
On Chromebooks, six-digit PIN logins for education let schools replace long passwords. This feature helps students, educators, and admins alike on assigned devices:
When students are…
Stadia for Android TV is completely different from the phone app you’ve been sideloading
June 23, 2021
Yesterday, Google launched a new app in preparation for Stadia to be available on Android TV and Google TV devices. We’ve found that the new Android TV app is designed completely differently from how Stadia for Android works.
About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight”…
Google is in the process of rolling out the “M89” update for the Nest and Google Wifi. There are several user-facing additions, as well as underlying improvements.
The M89 release, dated June 2021, starts with an expansion of what third-party services are supported by…
Google Home Essentials: SwitchBot offers a slightly inelegant path to Assistant-controlled curtains
June 23, 2021
Google Assistant is capable of controlling literally hundreds of different kinds of devices, but some can get fairly expensive. Smart curtains and blinds, for example, can cost hundreds of dollars and require new hardware to install. SwitchBot, though, has a clever solution to Google Assistant-controlled curtains that’s at least relatively affordable.
The SwitchBot Curtain is a little…
Google offers official instructions on how to know if your Nest Hub is running Fuchsia OS
June 23, 2021
Google has shared official instructions on how to know if your Nest Hub has been updated to run on Fuchsia OS.
Last month, Google launched an update for the first-generation Nest Hub, switching it from Cast OS to Fuchsia, an operating system Google built from scratch that…
UK government to send out test emergency alerts to iPhone and Android users later this month
June 22, 2021
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…
Both Foxconn and Pegatron are offering substantial bonuses to help recruit workers for iPhone 13 production, according to a Taiwanese report.
Both companies are offering recruitment bonuses worth well over a month’s average salary, with additional bonuses offered to employees who introduce friends who then accept jobs there …
Taiwan’s Economic Daily reports.
Preparing for the Apple…
Jamf has released a new iPhone app called Jamf Unlock that’s designed to streamline logging into and unlocking a Mac tied to an enterprise management system.
Even though macOS doesn’t yet support Face ID, Jamf is bringing Face ID unlock technology to the Mac using the…
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…
Concept: How Apple could bring Safari’s new design to other built-in apps on the iPhone
June 22, 2021
Yesterday I published a piece about how Apple could address concerns about Safari’s new bottom bar centric design in iOS 15. Many folks are unhappy with the redesign, but some of us (me included) really like it. I spent some time figuring out different ways Apple could extend this new design language to other built-in apps on the iPhone. I narrowed it down to three distinct user interface…
