MobileNews

TikTok for iOS adds new Green Screen Duet feature — here’s how to use it

TikTok announced today that it’s combining two of its most popular features for a better immersive view experience with Green Screen Duet. We’re combining the best of both worlds with the release of Green Screen Duet, a mashup of two TikTok favorites designed to inspire imaginative new formats for creativity and expression. Now, when the user is on the Duets layout, they’ll see the…
Read more
MobileNews

Google details how Meet codes expire based on the app they were created in

In pushing Meet adoption over the past year, Google made it possible to schedule a video call from nearly all of its main Workspace apps. The company today fully detailed when meeting codes for Google Meet expire. Unlike consumer video chatting apps (e.g., classic Hangouts), Google Meet and its competitors leverage a link-based invite/joining system. URLs are inherently familiar — more so…
Read more
MobileNews

Samsung is now a contributor to Google’s Fuchsia OS

For years now, Google has been steadily developing Fuchsia OS, exploring the potential benefits of building an operating system from the ground up. Now it seems that Samsung has begun contributing some of its work to Google’s Fuchsia OS project. Back in December, Google…
MobileNews

Google Fi store adds Samsung Galaxy A32 5G for $279

The latest phone available on Google Fi is the Samsung A32 5G as the MVNO, like all other carriers, continues its 5G adoption push. Samsung announced the A32 in January as its cheapest 5G phone to date. It starts with a 6.5-inch waterfall (“Infinity-V”) TFT LCD at HD+ resolution. There’s a thicker bottom bezel, but that’s par for the course at this price range. It’s powered by an…
Read more
MobileNews

Google Search adds ‘DVD screensaver’ easter egg that might eventually hit the corner

Google Search is chock-full of easter eggs and the latest mimics the bouncing DVD screensaver that later generations most likely know from The Office (as they’ve primarily only ever used streaming devices).  As surfaced this afternoon by @_zouhir on Twitter, enter “dvd screensaver” into Google Search on desktop web — this easter egg does not work on mobile web/devices. After the…
Read more