Mobile

Google is following this week’s announcement of Bard with a slew of new Lens capabilities, including “Search screen” on Android and wider Multisearch availability.  To start with, Google Lens is now used over 10 billion times per month. This is up from 8 billion/month in September. “Search screen” is a proper replacement for Assistant’s “What’s on my screen?” functionality…

The Samsung Clock app doesn’t see many updates, as it’s such a simple tool. Recently, an update has been making the rounds to devices that fixes a persistent issue with the way the Samsung Clock app syncs with paired Galaxy Watch models. The Galaxy Watch series is meant to be a fitness and productivity companion. Generally speaking, the Galaxy Watch syncs with your device and becomes an…

Following the Library revamp in January, YouTube Music for Android and iOS is rolling out a redesign of the album view. YouTube Music first modernized playlists and albums on Android tablets as part of the large screen optimization push that makes use of dual-column layouts. This new playlist UI then came to Android phones in mid-October and very recently arrived on iOS. This redesign prominently…

In an effort to “streamline” its portfolio of smartphones, the “OnePlus 11 Pro” won’t be coming. Through 2019 to 2021, OnePlus launched the OnePlus 7, 8, and 9 series each with a base model and a “Pro” option. The two phones in each series offered up similar designs and features, but often with additional features or better hardware on the “Pro model for a higher price. For…