Foldables are clearly a big priority for Samsung despite the high costs and compromises, resulting in comparatively small sales numbers. According to a new report, though, Samsung has big plans in 2021 to boost sales numbers for Galaxy Z Fold 3 and foldables as a whole.
TheElec claims that Samsung has set a goal of shipping between 6 million and 7 million foldable devices with its next…
Google appears to be rolling out an A/B test to some Android TV users that updates the YouTube app with a new video player that can access the video description, adds new channel shortcuts, and more.
This updated version of the YouTube app on Android TV doesn’t, as far…
With Android 12, the Google Assistant gained the ability to be invoked by long-pressing the power button, which normally opens Android’s power menu. In turn, the Google Assistant is gaining the ability to power your phone off with your voice.
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Annoying ‘out-of-sync’ Google Photos prompts on non-Pixel devices may go away w/ Android 12
May 22, 2021
The arrival of Android 11 brought with it the effects of Scoped Storage which, on phones that weren’t Pixels, also led to an annoying Google Photos quirk that included more prompts and “out-of-sync” warnings. On Android 12, those annoying trash prompts and more will be gone for Google Photos users on all devices.
A page from Google (via XDA) explains a new “Media Management Access”…
For years, Google’s “Weather” applet on Android has used a fairly straightforward design with elements from the original 2014 Material Design. Now, Google Weather is in the process of being updated to be more in line with the Google Material Theme.
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Have you ever wondered what the best calendar app for the iPhone was? Calendar apps for iPhone are a tough thing to offer advice about because different people use them in different ways. Some people are busier than others (meeting-wise), and others use their calendar as a…
The May 2021 security update or patch has started rolling out for a number of Samsung devices including the likes of the Galaxy S21 and more.
As we’ve seen previously with older patches, the May security patch isn’t technically fully released yet even though Samsung has started its rollout to selected smartphones. Google follows a pattern of rolling out the update to its Pixel smartphones on…
After a long wait, Microsoft Office for Android now has an eye-saving dark mode, which is likely to be welcomed by those not already using Google Docs.
Announced in an official Microsoft blog post, the move comes long after the desktop Office applications have had the…
OnePlus Watch has its priorities straight, preps Harry Potter, Cyberpunk 2077 Editions [U]
May 21, 2021
The OnePlus Watch faced a disastrous launch that’s still waiting on some extremely important updates to make the product work as promised. Instead of that, though, a recent app update hints that the OnePlus Watch may soon get a Harry Potter Edition while, in China, the…
Android 12 may solve annoying Samsung/Google Photos issue by storing screenshots correctly
May 21, 2021
If you use Google Photos on a phone from Xiaomi, Oppo, and most notably from Samsung, your screenshots are probably mixed into all of your pictures. This is because of how Samsung and others store screenshots on your device, but apparently, Android 12 will force them to do it the correct way.
Documentation viewed by XDA claims that, in Android 12, Google will force all Android OEMs to store…
