Last week, Google confirmed that Android TV’s home screen would be getting a redesign to bring it in line with the recently launched Google TV experience. This week, the Android TV Home app is receiving an update from version 2.3 to version 3.0, and while simply installing the update doesn’t bring the redesign, it’s clear that the preparations have been made.
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Google Photos for Android getting advanced video editor with cropping, filters, and more
February 12, 2021
Last August, Google introduced a new video editing experience in Photos for iOS. Google Photos on Android will soon see that revamped video editor with more advanced tools and granular customization.
Editing inside Google Photos for Android was previously limited to…
Google Photos bringing Pixel-exclusive editing tools to other Android phones with Google One
February 12, 2021
Google One primarily serves to give you more storage space for Gmail, Drive, and Photos. Last year, the subscription added a VPN and is now providing all Android users with access to “enhanced” Google Photos editing tools and filters that were previously only available…
Android Auto is now rolling out wallpaper support [Gallery]
February 12, 2021
Google’s Android Auto has exploded in popularity over the past few years, and with competition from Apple, the platform has seen some big changes over the past couple of years. Following CarPlay’s addition of wallpapers last year, Google has now finally delivered the same functionality in Android Auto.
This feature arrival comes as no surprise, we’ve seen it in development for months now…
Samsung reportedly bringing high refresh rate displays to Galaxy A52, A72 this year
February 12, 2021
The most popular phones Samsung sells each year are not the high-end Galaxy S or Fold devices you’ll hear in the media all of the time. Rather, it’s the Galaxy A series for their affordable price points and mass appeal. This year, the Galaxy A52 and Galaxy A72 will…
Google Search turns on passage ranking to help find buried answers
February 12, 2021
Google Search has historically evaluated “all content on a web page to determine if it is relevant to a query.” Back in October, alongside the launch of Hum to Search, Google announced passage ranking, and it’s now starting to roll out.
The company wants to address…
While Chrome for iOS hasn’t seen a stable release since November amid an ongoing pause in updates, Google continues work on the beta channel and is currently testing a way to lock Incognito tabs with Face or Touch ID.
Chrome will let you “Lock Incognito tabs” so that they will be blurred in the tab switcher “until you confirm it’s you” using Touch or Face ID. Google calls it a way to…
YouTube site picture-in-picture mode working again w/ all browsers in iOS 14.5 beta
February 11, 2021
YouTube users on iPhone or iPad can again access picture-in-picture mode on all browsers when visiting the video-sharing mobile site when running the recent iOS 14.5 beta.
The ability was last working with the iOS 14.0.1 update but was limited to Apple’s own Safari…
Fraudulent Website Warning gets privacy boost in iOS 14.5
February 11, 2021
Apple’s Fraudulent Website Warning is designed to alert you when you’re about to visit a website that is known to host malware, or that is believed to be a phishing site. Previously, that check consulted a database hosted on a Google server, but as of iOS 14.5 it instead…
Review: Anker PowerWave charges your iPhone 12 and AirPods with 2-in-1 MagSafe compatible mount
February 11, 2021
One of the key new features with the iPhone 12 lineup was MagSafe technology. When it was introduced initially, I was somewhat underwhelmed by it. As time has gone on and more accessories have been released, it’s become one of my favorite aspects of the iPhone 12 mini, though. I recently purchased the Anker PowerWave to use at my desk, and it’s quickly become one of my favorite iPhone…
