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TiVo may ditch Android TV going forward as Google copies the Stream 4K’s biggest selling point

About a year ago, the TiVo Stream 4K dongle made its debut, bringing Android TV to all for an affordable price and with a neat piece of software that could recommend and organize content. Sound familiar? Now that Google has built features just like this into its Android TV platform, it sounds like TiVo is planning to turn away. TiVo CEO Jon Kirchner noted during the company’s quarterly…
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Windows 10X, Microsoft’s Chrome OS competitor, not launching in 2021 and likely killed

At the start of 2021, a “near final version” of the operating system with which Microsoft intends to counter Chrome OS leaked. It revealed key visual similarities to Google’s offering, but it has now emerged that Windows 10X is not shipping in 2021 and might have been killed, at least in its current iteration. According to reports from Petri and Windows Central today, Microsoft is…
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Here’s how to get back the missing Google Play Store ‘My apps’ shortcut on Pixel

App shortcuts have been a part of Android for the past several years and the most useful one from Google is arguably for the Play Store “My apps” page. If the shortcut has recently gone missing on your Pixel, there is fortunately a fix for that problem. Long-pressing on the Play Store icon from your homescreen reveals a “My apps” shortcut. This directly opens the “My apps &amp…
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WhatsApp for iOS testing new sticker suggestion feature

WhatsApp for iOS is testing new sticker suggestions, as reported by WABetaInfo. With this, WhatsApp users will be able to more easily find stickers to send to friends, family, or coworkers. According to WABetaInfo, this feature is under development and will be available…
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Google Play Store requiring Android apps to detail data use in new ‘safety section’ next year

With every major OS release, Android has continued to iterate on privacy and security features. Google announced today that the Play Store is adding a “safety section” that all Android applications must fill out to “help people understand the data an app collects or shares.” Developers agree that people should have transparency and control over their data. And they want simple ways to…
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