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Apple doubles down on secrecy with a new way to hide iOS 15 features from engineers

2020 was an atypical year for the Apple community as an entire iOS 14 build was leaked months before the official announcement at WWDC 2020. This year, however, we only heard a few things about iOS 15 before WWDC, but there were no leaked builds, screenshots, or even in-depth details about its upcoming features. As analyzed by 9to5Mac, this may be related to an internal change in iOS 15 that hides…
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iOS 15 brings support for storing your ID in Apple Wallet, but details are vague

On Monday, Apple announced that iOS 15 and watchOS 8 will bring support for storing ID cards in the Wallet application. While the feature sounds fantastic in practice, the details are sparse and there’s still a lot we don’t know about when and how this will work. Apple Pay VP Jennifer Bailey announced the feature during Apple’s WWDC 2021 keynote. Bailey explained during the keynote that…
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Android 12 Beta 2 hands-on: Top new features [Video]

After a shorter than expected break between the first Android 12 Beta and now Beta 2, we hope that you’re ready for more new features and changes in what promises to be the biggest UI overhaul in years. We’re only just catching our breath from the first Android 12 Beta…
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Android 12 Beta 2: Pixel 5 finally gets ‘Columbus’ double-tap back gesture with ‘Quick Tap’

We first reported over a year ago that Google was working on a new gesture for Pixel phones that allowed a quick double-tap on the back of the phone to perform a customizable action. Now, finally in the second beta release of Android 12, Google has released the “Quick Tap” feature previously known as “Columbus,” but it’s only available on the Pixel 5. “Columbus” has been in the…
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WWDC21: iOS 15 allows users to record gameplay with a controller

Apple announced iOS 15 during the WWDC21 keynote. As the sessions about all news related to developers are still happening this week, there’s a lot more to unveil about the new iPhone operating system. As it turns out, Apple has worked to improve integration with gameplay and controllers. Developer Steve Troughton-Smith shared in his Twitter account that ReplayKit now lets users video-capture…
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