Update #2: iOS 14.5 beta 3 is now available again, this time also via an OTA update.
Update: Apple has pulled the third developer beta of iOS 14.5. It is no longer available from the Developer website.
iOS 14.5 beta 3 is rolling out to registered developers today, coming two weeks after the release of iOS 14.5 beta 2. iOS 14.5 packs a variety of new features including the ability to unlock your…
Australian man takes legal action against Apple after his iPhone X ‘exploded’ in his pocket
March 3, 2021
Apple is facing a lawsuit in Australia after an iPhone X user claims the device exploded in his pocket, leading to second-degree burns. As reported by 7 News, the incident occurred in 2019 and the man is now taking legal action after Apple allegedly failed to respond to his…
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…
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 the rumored AirTags and third-party accessories.
9to5Mac reported in November last year that Apple began adding support for…
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…
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 “rethink what learning to read means for younger readers, their parents, and anyone else who may be a beginning reader.” It…
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…
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 key role in keeping us all connected to one another, with Google Duo and Meet hosting over 1 trillion minutes of video last…
