With the March Feature Drop, Google announced that Pixel owners can access all of their phone’s camera features underwater when using a scuba diving case. Besides needing to get a third-party accessory, a “Dive Case Connector for Google Camera” app was released today.
The new companion app, which requires location, microphone, and camera/video permissions, is where you connect your phone…
At the start of last month, Google started to release new iOS versions of the YouTube family of applications following a long, unspecified pause. Gmail, Google Calendar, Docs, and other apps were updated today in a seeming return to normal for iPhone and iPad…
Google’s AR services on Android are set to gain an upgrade, adding support for multiple cameras, which should give your favorite AR apps, like 3D animals, a better sense of depth.
Google Play Services for AR, previously known as ARCore, is responsible for running…
Find My Powerbeats Pro feature coming to iOS 14.5
March 1, 2021
A Find My Powerbeats Pro feature is coming to iOS 14.5, according to a new report this morning. It will allow owners of the wireless in-ear headphones to locate them using Apple’s Find My app, just as is possible with AirPods.
The Find My app only offers full functionality with headphones when within Bluetooth range…
As we outlined last month, they need to be out of their case and connected…
Brazil distributes enterprise iPhone SE devices to public prosecutors, and they aren’t happy
March 1, 2021
Brazil sells one of the most expensive iPhones in the world. A story published today by Folha, a Brazilian newspaper, reports that public prosecutors aren’t happy to use an iPhone SE for work.
Brazilian public prosecutors have one of the best-paid jobs in public…
YouTuber pairs folding display w/ Raspberry Pi to imagine what a foldable iPhone looks like [Video]
March 1, 2021
YouTuber Strange Parts has been interested in creating a folding iPhone for a while now. And taking the first step to see if it’s really something he wants to commit the time and resources to, he created a setup that uses a Raspberry Pi to get iOS onto a couple of folding…
A new Unc0ver jailbreak tool works on almost every iPhone, including the iPhone 12. It is based on the same vulnerability Apple said may have been been actively exploited by hackers.
The approach works on iPhones running iOS 11 through to iOS 14.3, as Apple patched the flaws in iOS 14.4…
TechCrunch reports:
In a tweet, the jailbreak group said it used its “own exploit” for CVE-2021-1782…
Google Photos shines a light on bar game billiards with ‘Let’s Play’ Memories collection
March 1, 2021
The AI-generated Google Photos Memories collections continue to grow with a bar game billiards or pool-focused “Let’s Play” grouping for images of you and your friends playing the popular table games.
In many regions around the globe, lockdowns and restrictions mean…
The stable OxygenOS 11 update complete with Android 11 is now officially rolling out for the OnePlus Nord after a couple of months of testing and beta builds.
Given how long that fans have waited for patches in recent months, this is a big bonus especially as the Android…
The OxygenOS Open Beta 3 is now rolling out for the OnePlus 7T and 7T Pro with the update bringing a fix for HD playback with Netflix, plus much more.
We’ve literally just seen the stable Android 11 build of OxygenOS 11 begin rolling out for the OnePlus Nord, but OnePlus 7T series owners will have to wait a little longer. The OxygenOS Open Beta 3 update should provide a little bit of respite…
