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Apple’s patent reveals a new system for predicting when your iPhone will run out of battery

April 7, 2021
Apple has been working on new ways to let users know more about the battery life of their devices, and it seems that the company plans to add even more related features to iOS. The US Patent & Trademark Office this week granted Apple a patent for a new system that can predict and warn the user when the iPhone battery is expected to run out. As noted by Apple Insider, the patent is described…
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Google now supports Rust for underlying Android OS development

April 7, 2021
For the past few years, Google has been encouraging developers to write Android apps with Kotlin. The underlying OS still uses C and C++, though Google today announced Android Open Source Project (AOSP) support for Rust. This is part of Google’s work to address memory…
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Gmail for Android gains delightful swipe action animations

April 7, 2021
Besides integrating Chat and Rooms with Gmail, Google recently introduced minor yet delightful animations when swiping away emails in the list view on Android. The Gmail mobile apps have long offered “Mail swipe actions” to quickly archive, delete, mark as read/unread, move to, and snooze messages. It’s a very convenient way to triage your inbox. Each gesture is already distinguished by a…
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Google rolling out first Chrome for iOS update since November

April 7, 2021
Unlike other first-party apps, Google’s browser has historically followed a strict, publicized six-week release cycle. After going without updates for the past four months, a new version of Chrome for iPhone and iPad is rolling out now. In February, Google started…
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Google Duo on Android using ‘Lyra’ to offer natural-sounding voice calls on even a 2G connection [Updated]

April 7, 2021
Google has unveiled Lyra, a new technology that allows Duo, and soon other apps, to offer natural-sounding voice chat with as little as 3 kilobytes per second of network bandwidth. Update: Google has now made Lyra open source for other apps to use. With so many of us still unable to visit with loved ones, video calling apps have played a key role in keeping us all connected to one another, with…
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Some Google Pixel phones stuck with Widevine L3 and SD quality Netflix

April 7, 2021
Netflix and many other video streaming apps use Google-owned Widevine DRM to ensure content isn’t easily pirated on Android. An issue for the past few months sees some Google Pixel phones unable to stream Netflix in HD quality due to Widevine L3 being detected Widevine L1 is required to watch Netflix in high resolution on Android. If Netflix only sees L3, you can still stream but only in…
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