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9to5Google 597: Samsung does have Android 11 smart home controls after all, Chrome grouped tabs rollout, plus more

January 30, 2021
Listen to a short-form recap or roundup of all the top 9to5Google stories of the previous 24 hours. 9to5Google Daily is available on Spotify,Google Podcasts, Amazon, iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Pocket Casts and other podcast players. New episodes of 9to5Google Daily are recorded every weekday. Subscribe to our podcast in Google…
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Google Discover tests marking each article with hashtags

January 30, 2021
Google’s interest-based stories field is to the left of even more Android homescreens following the launch of Samsung’s Galaxy S21 and continued One UI 3.1 rollout. Google Discover is now interestingly testing applying hashtags to every article that appears. The…
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Google Camera 8 introduced a new way to quickly access the zoom slider

January 30, 2021
The Pixel 5 and 4a 5G launched with a redesigned Camera app that later made its way to other phones. One of the Pixel UI tweaks to Google Camera 8.0 is a new way to access full zoom controls outside of the preset increments. Above the shutter button is a pill with .6x (4a 5G/5 only), 1x, and 2x increments for quickly zooming in/out. It’s more convenient than pinch-to-zoom, which requires…
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Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro poster leaks, showing a beefier camera with 10x periscope

January 29, 2021
The Xiaomi Mi 11 launched alone, but more a more upscale model is on the way – and it just leaked on Weibo. An image of the Mi 11 Pro has been making its rounds, showing the addition of a periscope lens. The 120x text to it refers to the maximum zoom (including digital zoom), the lens is expected to deliver 10x optical magnification. This also makes it likely that one of the other three cameras…
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Sony Xperia 10 II gets Android 11 update

January 29, 2021
The latest Sony phone to get Android 11 is the Xperia 10 II. Sony is seeding firmware update 59.1.A.0.485 in South East Asia and it’s expected to make its gradual release to more regions in the coming weeks. Xperia 10 II Android 11 update screen (Source: XDA) The…
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Apple shares Nian, a Chinese new year film shot on iPhone 12 Pro Max

January 29, 2021
Apple has shared Nian, a 12-minute Chinese new year film shot, created by the team behind the 2019 Golden Globe-nominated American comedy drama The Farewell. There’s a separate behind-the-scenes (BTS) video showing how the film was shot on an iPhone 12 Pro Max. You can watch both videos below … Nian is based around the traditional Chinese New Year legend which led to the famous lion…
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