Mobile

Following the release of iOS 14.4 last week, Apple today stopped signing iOS 14.3. That means users who have updated their devices to iOS 14.4 can no longer downgrade to iOS 14.3. iOS 14.4 brought changes to the Camera app, bug fixes for keyboard input lag, and it also includes support for the new Apple Watch Unity watch faces. Prior to that, iOS 14.3 was released in December 2020 with Apple…

Besides the feed to the left of most Android homescreens and the Google app for iOS, Discover is also available in Chrome’s new tab page on mobile. Website owners will soon be able to see Discover traffic from Chrome in the Google Search Console. We are now providing a single place in Search Console to see all your site’s Discover impressions and click stats, including from…

An apparent “set up” issue with the Google Assistant today prevents users from controlling smart home devices with their voice.  On phones, Assistant returns the below error when trying to control smart lights, plugs, ceiling fans, and even robot vacuums. Philips Hue, Kasa, and Roomba devices are currently inoperable over voice, but C by GE bulbs do work in our testing this afternoon. It…

LineageOS 17.1 now supports the cutesy Nextbit Robin and a bunch of Moto devices including the Moto G5, but disappointingly is dropping the Galaxy S9 and Note 9. If you were not aware, the Nextbit Robin was the precursor to the also ill-fated Razer Phone series, with a boxy design and — at least as far as I’m concerned — the best color scheme of any Android phone to date. It shipped back…