At I/O 2021, Google publicly shared what the final version of Android 12 will look like and its capabilities. Those features will be introduced in the coming months to testers, and Beta 2 — specifically — will include Android 12’s Privacy dashboard and more controls over the camera and microphone.
The Privacy dashboard accessible from Settings gives you a “simple and clear timeline view…
Following the release of iOS 14.5 with App Tracking Transparency, Apple today released a new video advertisement promoting privacy on the iPhone. The humorous ad aims to visualize what it means when you allow an app to track you across other apps and services.
Regarding…
Surprisingly, Apple has just released the first iOS 14.7 beta to developers even before iOS 14.6 became available to the public. Apple has also released watchOS 7.6 beta and tvOS 14.7 beta. We don’t yet know what’s new in today’s updates.
Update May 20: Apple is now…
Back at CES in January, PopSockets announced that it would be embracing the iPhone 12’s new MagSafe technology, and now those accessories have officially arrived. The MagSafe compatible and are now available to order in the United States.
In the past, PopGrips have largely relied on adhesive to attach to iPhones and cases, but that changes with the new PopGrip for MagSafe. This attaches to…
Snapchat announced today, during its annual partnership summit, a new iOS video editing app called Story Studio. It’ll give users an editing tool specifically designed for mobile with vertical videos. It also unveiled the next-generation Spectacles with AR support.
Story…
Alphabet Scoop 123: Android 12 + Material You, Wear OS, and everything at Google I/O 2021
May 21, 2021
This week 9to5Google’s Abner Li, Ben Schoon, and Kyle Bradshaw discuss their thoughts on the items that came out of the Google I/O keynote and what didn’t get mentioned.
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As Epic Games and Apple fight over the iOS App Store, Google is opening up Android to work even better with app stores that aren’t Google Play on Android 12 devices.
Google previously teased that it would implement a new method of dealing with third-party app stores on Android last year. The company said at the time:
That said, some developers have given us feedback on how we can make the…
Google TV launched last year on the new Chromecast, and it’s now being integrated into more televisions. As those sets launch, a dedicated Google TV Community Forum is now available for user questions and support.
Google Help today has forums for Android TV and…
The age of gaming at just one “station” in your home is over, and cloud gaming services usher in an era of PC-quality gaming on the go. can be played across PC, laptop, Mac, and mobile, and with that transition in mind, here are five of the best controller-friendly…
Google’s upcoming retail store in New York City may mark the first time Stadia and its hardware are sold in an in-person store.
One of the benefits of Stadia is that you don’t need to buy anything to try it out, as the Stadia Controller is fully optional, and the service offers fully free-to-play games. That said, the Stadia Controller — also available in the Stadia Premiere Edition bundle…
