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Spotify getting accessiblity improvements on iOS/Android including auto podcast transcription

Spotify has announced three new accessibility updates heading to iOS and Android over the coming weeks. The most interesting may be a new auto transcription feature for podcasts so users can read their shows. Spotify announced the accessibility news in a blog post today: We’re continuously making accessibility improvements to the experience to help many of our users enjoy the songs and…
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OnePlus Watch may get a Harry Potter Edition because this product has its priorities straight

The OnePlus Watch faced a disastrous launch that’s still waiting on some extremely important updates to make the product work as promised. Instead of that, though, a recent app update hints that the OnePlus Watch may soon get a Harry Potter Edition. OxygenUpdater took a look within the OnePlus Health app this week, specifically at a newly released version, 2.1.3, which hasn’t even hit the…
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Google News Showcase launches in India with 30 publishers

Last year, Google announced a $1 billion licensing program to support publishers and surface new card-based content across services. Google News Showcase is now coming to India. The effort today has signed over 700 deals with news publications in Germany, Brazil, Canada…
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Apple releases iOS 14.6 RC to developers with Apple Card Family and more, here are the full release notes

The Release Candidate version of iOS 14.6 is now available to developers. Apple has also published the full release notes for the update, including new details on what’s new iPhone and iPad users. Find the full release notes below. Update: Now rolling out to public beta users. As a reminder, Apple has moved away from the previously-used golden master naming for near-final beta releases.
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Built-in Shazam music recognition is now an App Clip in iOS 14.6

Shazam, which is owned by Apple, was fully integrated into the iPhone and iPad last year with iOS 14.2, which introduced a new toggle to identify songs right from the Control Center. Now with iOS 14.6, Apple has expanded that integration and turned it into an App Clip packed with information about the song. With the previous integration, the user was redirected to the Shazam website once they…
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