Sad as it is to say, people of color are often an afterthought when it comes to cameras and that includes even Google’s. This year, at I/O 2021, Google has announced an effort to create a more “accurate and inclusive” camera for Android smartphones.
Google says that it’s making adjustments to its computational photography algorithms to help take better photos of darker skin tones. This…
Android 12 has an increased focus on privacy, and, in a move that follows something iOS recently did, the platform will now show notifications when your clipboard is accessed as well as improving toast messages.
Starting with Android 12, Google will show a toast message at…
The Wear OS emulator in Android Studio now includes a preview of the upcoming Android 11 based update for Wear OS.
At I/O 2021, Google began taking the wraps off of a major upgrade for Wear OS, set to incorporate the best of Fitbit and Samsung’s Tizen. While we still…
At I/O 2021, Google announced that its wearable platform would do a better job of highlighting first-party services, among other tentpoles. This includes YouTube Music, Google Maps, Pay, and Assistant, with a brief preview of those Wear OS apps provided today.
The biggest announcement is a YouTube Music app for Wear OS that lets you download songs and playlists for offline listening. This…
Halide is arguably the most polished yet powerful camera app on the iPhone for photography. It strikes a balance with its attractive appearance and useful controls that let anyone do more with the optics on today’s iPhones.
Of course, iPhones aren’t the only Apple…
A widespread issue appears to be affecting CarPlay users running iOS 14.5.1. According to a report from Autoevolution, as well as multiple reports on Reddit and other forums, the Music app on CarPlay has started repeatedly crashing upon launch for some users.
Apple first…
Well, we missed out on Google I/O 2020, but now it’s finally time for Google I/O 2021. While not in person, the annual developer festival in Mountain View, California has returned. The Google I/O 2021 Keynote kicks off at 10am PT/1pm ET, so read on for quick links to our roundup coverage over the last few weeks, some hot takes, and all the latest news about Assistant, Android 12, and ‘Material…
A Reddit user was able to find the Spotify HiFi menu in a song in its iOS app, which could indicate the new subscription tier could be launching soon. This finding happened as Apple Music just announced its Lossless audio quality with Dolby Atmos and Spatial Audio support…
Following this morning’s big redesign unveil, developers can now watch all the Android 12-related sessions at Google I/O 2021. There are 25 videos in total with Tuesday decidedly the Android day of the developer conference.
The I/O schedule this year is roughly split…
Major updates for Google’s Android TV platform have historically been a lot slower than smartphones, but things took a big step in the right direction with the unexpected early release of the Android TV 12 Developer Preview. Now, Google is debuting the Android TV 12 Beta and giving developers a useful Google TV tool.
Right alongside smartphones, Android TV 12 is launching in beta today. As…
