After adding up the figures, the Google Calculator app has now surpassed the 1 billion download milestone over on the Play Store.
Given that the Calculator app comes pre-installed on millions of devices each and every year, it’s no surprise that this is one Google app to attain such a download figure. However, according to Android Police, the app install base has potentially doubled since…
Besides astrophotography time lapse, the key addition from June’s Pixel Feature Drop is the Google Photos Locked Folder that was first announced at I/O. It’s now beginning to roll out via a server-side update.
Once live on your device, you’ll get up a “Set up…
Google Chrome no longer plans to hide full URLs because it doesn’t help security after all
June 11, 2021
For the past three years or so, Google has been working on a project behind the scenes with the goal to hide full URLs in the address bar. Now, Google is pulling the plug on its Chrome experiment and will not hide URLs.
Google’s experiments with hiding the URL bar have…
The Eurasian Economic Commission requires that all hardware using encryption technology is registered in its database. As usual, this year’s iPhone models have been added to the filings a few months ahead of their public announcement.
Consomac spotted the addition of new model identifiers A2628, A2630, A2634, A2635, A2640, A2643, and A2645. The iPhone 13 lineup is expected to launch in the…
The Pixel Launcher is one hallmark of Made by Google phones that has remained relatively unchanged over the years. Google is now letting you disable weather from appearing at the top of the Pixel Launcher in At a Glance.
To customize At a Glance, you long-press on the…
iOS 15: Here’s everything new in FaceTime
June 11, 2021
FaceTime is one of the key apps receiving a lot of love from Apple in iOS 15. When the new update for iPhone launches in a few months, users will be able to join the conversation with friends on Android and Windows, and so much more. Here’s everything new in…
Concept: Background sounds in iOS 15 should have their own app with spatial audio, sleep timer, and more
June 11, 2021
A few weeks before WWDC, Apple previewed a few new accessibility features that will be coming later this year. One of those features was background sounds, which Apple plans to ship in iOS 15. Background sounds are effectively built-in white noise features with additional accessibility options. These new features are hidden in the Settings app and aren’t easily discoverable. We think they are so…
Small changes within iOS 15 continue to emerge as beta testing continues. In addition to headlining features like a dramatic update to FaceTime, SharePlay, and more, iOS 15 includes a variety of smaller quality-of-life improvements. Head below as we highlight changes to…
One of the handy new features arriving with iOS 15 is the option to quickly recognize text and select, copy, paste, lookup, and more in both the Camera and Photos app. Let’s looks at how iPhone Live Text OCR works from photos to screenshots and handwriting too.
Live Text…
With plans accelerated by the boom in online shopping that stemmed from COVID-19, Google Shopping has been growing in big ways this year. After announcing a partnership with Shopify last month, Google Shopping is also working with WooCommerce and, now, the tools merchants need to get listings up are live.
Google announced in late May that it would be introducing further integration between…
