As we steadily approach the midway point of the year, rumors have begun to swirl about the next Google Pixel phone, presumed to be the “Pixel 5a.” Here’s what we’ve learned about Google’s next phone from the Android 12 Preview builds.
Android’s Developer Preview and Beta versions have long been a source of information about what’s coming next for Google’s Pixel phones, from…
Following its debut last year, the Fitbit Versa 3 has been a great choice for its lower price and excellent feature set, but a discount is making that deal even sweeter. The Fitbit Versa 3 is now available for just $179 at its biggest discount yet.
Live now on the Google…
Google Lens has begun to appear in the Pixel Launcher’s search bar side-by-side with the Google Assistant, in a new test.
For the last few years, the Google Search bar on the Pixel Launcher has had a fairly consistent design, offering the ability to quickly search or…
When will Apple release iOS 14.5 to the public?
April 26, 2021
Update: Apple has confirmed that iOS 14.5 will be released to the public this week. Furthermore, a report from the New York Times confirms that iOS 14.5 is coming today, Monday, April 26. The update will likely be released around 10 a.m. PT.
As Apple continues beta testing iOS 14.5, speculation is starting to mount about a potential release to the public. Currently, all signs point to a release…
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…
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 votes weren’t spread quite as evenly as we had expected, the most common responses weren’t a surprise either. However…
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…
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 tap to play a song in YouTube Music, if you’re running Android 12 DP3 the audio will crossfade for a couple of seconds…
