iOS 14.5 – arriving in a couple of hours – comes with a host of new features, and one of those is apps have to request permission before they can track you. Along with that, you have total control to allow or block iPhone app tracking, read on for how it works.
Apps with ability to track you across the web and other apps is very common and in many cases, can be harmless. However, there are…
Twitter Spaces begins rolling out more widely on Android
April 26, 2021
Twitter Spaces — the social firm’s take on the drop-in-drop-out voice chatrooms made popular by Clubhouse — now appear to be rolling much more widely on Android.
Spaces have been very slowly rolling out to those already enrolled upon the Twitter beta program, but it…
Last week we asked you just how often you upgrade from one Google Pixel to another. It was a popular poll, with over 8,000 responses officially recorded — although many more left us a comment describing their process of upgrading from one device to another.
While the…
Roku may lose YouTube TV as negotiations with Google break down [Update: Google statement]
April 26, 2021
YouTube TV is an excellent, though not cheap, option for cutting cable and instead streaming live TV, but it seems Roku users may soon lose access to the app as a negotiations battle goes on.
Over the past day or so, Roku has sent an email blast to some customers to notify them of the “possibility” that YouTube TV could soon leave the platform. Why? Roku says that negotiations between Google…
Knowledge Panels and other widgets are a big part of what set Google Search apart from competitors, but one of those features will soon disappear. The “Q&A” widget for Google Search will be removed in late June.
On a support page, Google explains that it will shut…
A new change to the audio-playing experience on Android 12 DP3 might prove to be very divisive, as currently playing audio will now crossfade when another app initiates playback.
It’s a tough one to properly explain, but say you’re playing a podcast in Pocket Casts and…
After years of customers complaining that the Snapchat app on Android was inferior to the iOS version, the company rebuilt it from scratch as an “investment.” As it turns out, that investment has paid off in a big way, with the new Snapchat app leading to a huge boost in Android users.
Reuters reports that Snapchat has seen a 22% year-over-year increase in daily active users during the first…
Huawei announced the nova 8 Pro 5G last December, and now the company has followed it up with a 4G version, which is actually a nova 8 Pro 5G without 5G support. That means the nova 8 Pro 4G comes with a Kirin 985 SoC, Android 10-based EMUI 11.0, and two memory options…
Just like almost every Android version, there’s some change to notifications, even if it’s just a minor improvement and not a full-fledged functionality. Which is the case with the latest Android 12 DP3 update.
Android 11 and Android 12 DP3
The re-design of…
Realme introduced the Realme 8 5G in India a few days ago, and on the occasion of the launch, we spoke with Mr. Madhav Sheth – Vice President of Realme and CEO of Realme India and Europe – allowing us to learn more about the company’s ambitions for 2021, the success of the number series, plans for affordable laptops and tablets, and the positioning of the Realme 8 5G. You can…
