The latest Files by Google update rolling out via the Google Play Store has added a neat new “Favorites” folder, while code strings within this build hint at some more potential new features.
With Files by Google v1.0.362806406, a new Favorites folder has been added that will essentially streamline the process of accessing commonly used files on your device. The change was spotted by XDA…
Google Family Link letting parents set ‘always allowed’ apps, get more detailed activity reports
March 16, 2021
With screen usage increasing in the past year due to distance learning and the need for alternative entertainment, Google is updating Family Link with more tools that tell parents “how kids use devices.”
Google says these features have been highly requested, starting…
In deciding to not put a camera on what was initially called the Home Hub, Google made its first Assistant Smart Display ideal for nightstands. The new 2nd-generation Nest Hub is further embracing that role with Sleep Sensing to track your rest. Otherwise, it looks the same…
Launched in 2018, the Google Home Hub was the first homegrown smart display from Google. One rebrand and a successor later, though, the original Google Nest Hub has reached its end, being discontinued today.
Simultaneously with the debut of the second-generation Google Nest Hub, the original model was pulled from the Google Store entirely. As of this morning, no mention of the original Nest Hub…
Google cutting Play Store commission to 15% on first $1 million in revenue for all Android devs
March 16, 2021
Google announced today that it will be reducing the commission it takes from Android developers that distribute paid applications and offer in-app purchases through the Play Store. The service fee on the first $1 million (USD) in revenue every year will be lowered from 30%…
iOS 14.5 beta 4 is rolling out to registered developers and public beta users today, coming two weeks after the release of iOS 14.5 beta 3. iOS 14.5 packs a variety of new features including the ability to unlock your iPhone using Apple Watch, and beta four makes further…
The fourth developer beta version of the upcoming watchOS 7.4 software update for Apple Watch is now available. iPhone users will especially appreciate this update as it allows the Apple Watch to replace Face ID and a passcode when wearing a facial covering.
Here’s how Apple describes the feature in Face ID and Passcode settings on the iPhone:
iPhone can use your Apple Watch to unlock when…
Following the release of iOS 14.5 beta 4 for developers, Apple continues to add new features to Apple Music. After bringing a new way to share song lyrics from Apple Music on Instagram and iMessage, Apple is now adding new “City Charts” daily playlists to its music…
iOS security fixes could soon be delivered separately from other updates, beta code suggests
March 16, 2021
Among all the new features introduced with iOS 14.5, which had its fourth beta released today to developers, there are also some changes hidden in the operating system’s internal codes. This time, 9to5Mac found references suggesting that Apple is working on a new method…
Clubhouse and Twitter Spaces just got another competitor… sort of. Swell is a new app for iOS focused on voice conversations.
Different from Clubhouse, Swell is not for real-time conversation. Instead, it should feel like an enormous WhatsApp chat with up to five minutes of long audio clips (via TechCrunch).
The app works like this: A user posts a standalone audio clip with an accompanying…
