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CarPlay in iOS 15: Announce Messages with Siri, Driving Focus customization, new wallpapers

June 9, 2021

Apple is upgrading the CarPlay experience with an update coming to the iPhone this fall. iOS 15 introduces new features for drivers, including Announce Messages with Siri, Driving Focus for handling notifications, new wallpapers for personalizing appearance, and even more. Announce Messages with Siri Apple has slowly been rolling out a feature called Announce Messages with Siri to more devices…

When will Apple release the iOS 15 public beta?

June 9, 2021

Apple officially unveiled iOS 15 at its WWDC keynote and made the first beta of the software available to developers shortly after. It announced the beta would arrive in July for public testers, but didn’t narrow that down at all. Let’s look at a few hints to give us a…

iOS 15: Apple Card ‘Advanced Fraud Protection,’ Apple Pay redesign with coupon code support

June 9, 2021

Apple Card debuted in 2019 and has added a handful of new features and perks since then. With this fall’s release of iOS 15, Apple Card is adding another new security feature that Apple is calling Advanced Fraud Protection. Since its launch, Apple has allowed Apple Card…

iOS 15 and macOS Monterey simulate Spatial Audio for non-Dolby content with new ‘Spatialize Stereo’ option

June 9, 2021

iOS 15 was announced at WWDC 2021 with several new features, including redesigned notifications, FaceTime enhancements, and more. Apple has also expanded support for Spatial Audio, which now works in FaceTime and also on Apple TV, but that’s not all. Thanks to a new “Spatialize Stereo” option, iOS can now simulate Spatial Audio for non-Dolby content, which will now detect head movement with…

Google Pay now supports SmarTrip card for public transit in Washington, DC

June 9, 2021

Google Pay has slowly been adding support for public transit cards over the past few years, and today, another is being added to the list. Google Pay users in Washington, DC, can now add the SmarTrip card. The SmarTrip card is used for the Metro system in Washington, DC…

Wear OS-powered Galaxy Watch 4 series gains another certification on the way to launch

June 9, 2021

With I/O passed and Samsung officially committed to using Wear OS going forward, the hype is on for the Galaxy Watch 4. This week, Samsung’s series received another certification as it builds towards a release. MyFixGuide spotted four Galaxy Watch 4 devices on 3C…

Android Auto runs on a Tesla in proof-of-concept demo from AAWireless creator [Video]

June 9, 2021

Tesla is the king of the hill when it comes to electric vehicles, and a big point of where the company pulls ahead is with tech. Android Auto, though, has always eluded Tesla vehicles, but a proof-of-concept demo shows that it is possible. Emil Borconi, the creator of the clever AAWireless dongle, posted a video to Reddit that shows Android Auto up and running on a Tesla display, complete with…

Here’s everything Apple announced at WWDC 2021 that Google and Android can already do

June 9, 2021

Yesterday, Apple showed off an extensive suite of new software features for iOS, macOS, watchOS, iPadOS, and more. Here’s a rundown of everything Apple showed at WWDC 2021 that was already possible with Google’s apps on Android and Chrome OS. Before diving into the…

Samsung’s latest Android tablets will get quarterly updates as schedule shifts for Galaxy A20e, more

June 9, 2021

Samsung, as weird as it may feel to say, is pretty much the best in the Android business when it comes to long-term updates for devices of all calibers, challenging even Google for the crown. This week, the company has again tweaked its schedule for Android updates, with the…

Google pulls the plug on ARCore-powered ‘Measure’ app; no longer available to new users

June 9, 2021

Augmented reality is a place where Google has made some strides over the years, but not every app or use case has panned out. This week, it’s been revealed that one of the earlier uses of AR from Google, an app simply called “Measure,” is shutting down. In 2018, when Google killed off Tango and went all-in on ARCore, the company brought the clever idea of Measure over to any Android phone…