iOS 14 introduced several privacy changes that are now becoming mandatory for developers, which has resulted in some large companies being unhappy with Apple. However, Twitter CFO Ned Segal said that he’s not worried about these changes, as he believes that this could even have a positive impact on smaller companies.
Speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference on…
The LG V60 ThinQ turned out to be an unexpected highlight of the 2020 smartphone season, but in our review, one of the things we pointed out was LG’s not-so-great history with updates. Thankfully, the company is being relatively timely with its still-flagship, delivering…
Xiaomi might not be a household name in the US, but the Mi 11 is one such smartphone that really ought to be available in North American markets as an alternative to the similarly solid Galaxy S21 series.
Filling the huge market gap left by Huawei in recent years…
Google Maps is one of the company’s most successful products, and for good reason. The app is useful for more than just getting around, but also for seeing nearby businesses and attractions, as well as live traffic. Now, Google Maps is starting to show railroad crossings too.
During navigation, users have noticed that Google Maps is starting to show railroad crossings along your route. As you…
In the age of social distancing, audio-only chat rooms like Clubhouse have made a splash. Twitter Spaces works in a similar way, and it’s beating Clubhouse to the punch on a major feature — Android support.
Announced last night, Twitter confirmed that its Spaces…
Fake ‘Google Home for PC’ Chrome extension fools thousands — why isn’t there a real one?
March 4, 2021
The Google Home app is a central tool for controlling any device that works with Assistant, but it’s only available on smartphones. A fake Chrome extension that promised to bring “Google Home app for PC” to life fooled thousands of users, and it begs the question of…
During the Flutter Engage live event, Google bumped Flutter, its massively cross-platform app development SDK, to version 2.0, adding stable support for web apps and sound null safety.
If you’re not familiar with Flutter, it’s Google’s ongoing effort to allow developers to create apps for Android, iOS, the web — including installable PWAs — Fuchsia, embedded systems, and desktop…
Microsoft working to make Google’s Flutter SDK better for foldables like the Surface Duo
March 4, 2021
Microsoft is publicly sharing its efforts to improve Google’s Flutter SDK with better support for foldable devices, particularly the Surface Duo.
While the big news for developers today is the announcement of Flutter 2.0 during Flutter Engage, Microsoft was also present…
Following the first release last month, Android 12 Developer Preview 1.1 is rolling out to address some bugs and early issues found by app developers.
Google is continuing last year’s DP/beta practice of releasing .1 patches roughly two weeks after the monthly tentpole…
Samsung has updated these phones to Android 11
March 4, 2021
It usually takes Android OEMs a fair bit to get the latest version of the OS on older devices, but Samsung has been getting better and better at this every year. For Android 11, the official update schedule kicked off in early December and continues to expand. Here’s every device Samsung has updated to Android 11 so far.
This article will be continuously updated with new devices as rollouts…
