When Apple released the first beta of iOS 14.5 to developers in early February, 9to5Mac reported references to a new “Apple Card Family” feature that is under development based on internal system code. Now, with iOS 14.5 beta 3, Apple has added even more references to the Apple Card Family — suggesting that the feature is coming soon.
We already know that the Apple Card Family, which is…
iOS 14.5 beta 3 enables new ‘Items’ tab in Find My to track AirTags and third-party accessories
March 3, 2021
Apple today released the third iOS 14.5 beta to developers, following two other betas that brought some nice changes for iPhone and iPad users. With today’s beta release, the company has enabled the new “Items” tab in the Find My app, which will allow users to track…
Android Beam may have been ditched in favor of Nearby Share, but the ability to tap-to-send files, websites, contacts, and more lives on as the option actually still exists with the help of NFC.
Nearby Share in the basic sense allows you to open up a connection with a…
The Google Play Console is rolling out new engagement and monetization benchmarks to better inform performance. Powered by differential privacy, Android developers can use this information to make “more informed decisions about [their] product roadmaps and opportunities.”
These new features are the result of developers, especially smaller ones, wanting more “data and insights” to help…
To mark National Read Across America Day, Google Play Books is getting a pair of tools to make the Android and iOS apps more friendly for kids and young readers.
The app has always been “primarily designed for proficient readers,” but Google last year set out to…
Given how “typography and iconography are so strongly related,” Google Fonts is adding Material icons and getting a new logo in the process.
Google has long offered a catalog of free and open source fonts. It’s now adding iconography to make a one-stop discovery…
Countless cyber threats are emerging every day, and it can be a difficult task protecting all the devices in your home. Sophos Home is for 9to5Google readers so you can get the best business-class cybersecurity software running on your PC, Android, Mac, and iOS devices today.
Basically Sophos Home is an all-in-one suite designed to give you peace of mind — to use your devices for everything…
Google Duo on Android using ‘Lyra’ to offer natural-sounding voice calls on even a 2G connection
March 3, 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.
With so many of us still unable to visit with loved ones, video calling apps have played a…
Google’s car OS today is available on the Polestar 2 and Volvo XC40 Recharge, with many more vehicles coming down the road. Volvo today announced the C40 Recharge as a follow-up that also uses Android Automotive.
The C40’s center console is very similar to that of the…
The Chief Marketing Officer of Oppo India tweeted out the following teaser for the upcoming F19 Pro series. Two models are mentioned by name – Oppo F19 Pro and F19 Pro+ 5G (there should be a vanilla F19 too).
We only get a vague “coming soon” for the launch date, but rumors from last month point to a March launch. The phones will be sold through Amazon in India, which already has a landing…
