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Android 12 DP3: Playing audio now crossfades when switching player

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 tap to play a song in YouTube Music, if you’re running Android 12 DP3 the audio will crossfade for a couple of seconds…
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Android 12 to introduce slightly altered notification card design

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 the notification cards isn’t big as it just relocates the notification count for stacked cards. For instance, in Android…
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Flashback: Batman and Superman love Nokia, the X-Men use LG

A couple of weeks ago we looked back at some phones with true star power – phones featured in blockbuster movies. Since Marvel characters featured heavily in that (Tony Stark/Iron Man, Steve Rogers/Captain America and others), we thought that this week we can have a look…
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Google airs ‘A CODA Story’ Oscars ad highlighting Meet and Live Caption

Following a widely-received ad during the NCAA Final Four at the start of April, Google at the 93rd Oscars aired “A CODA Story” to highlight another way COVID-19 has impacted family and communication. Tony, a Google employee, starts by introducing the term “child of deaf adult” (CODA): I’ve always had one foot in the deaf world, and one in the hearing world. I translated a lot for my…
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When will Apple release iOS 14.5 to the public?

Update: Apple has confirmed that iOS 14.5 will be released to the public this week, likely on Monday, April 26 or Tuesday, April 27 at 10 a.m. As Apple continues beta testing iOS 14.5, speculation is starting to mount about a potential release to the public. Currently, all…
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Verizon's Motorola One 5G UW gets Android 11 update

The Motorola One 5G UW for Verizon announced last October with Android 10 is receiving the Android 11 update. The new build comes with version number RPN31.Q1-51-30-1 and March 2021 Android security patch. It also brings new UI and features to the One 5G UW, such as Chat Bubbles and One-time Permissions. The Android 11 update is rolling out over the air, and if you haven’t received a…
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