Flickr has rolled out a new update to iOS app this week, bringing support for home screen widgets on the iPhone. The Flickr widgets bring in images from the Flickr Explore feed, so you can see the images directly on your home screen.
Flickr explains:
Introducing Widgets! Now you can see the best of Flickr Explore throughout the day right from your Home Screen.
To add a Flickr widget to your…
This week’s top stories: AAPL earnings, Apple Watch Series 7 rumors, iOS 14.4, and more
January 31, 2021
In this week’s top stories: iOS 14.4 released, Apple Watch Series 7 rumors, ‘Time to Walk’ feature now available, AAPL’s record-breaking Q1 earnings, and much more. Read on for all of this week’s top Apple Stories.
Time to Walk
Apple this week officially launched…
Google Maps Street View gets split screen UI on Android
January 31, 2021
Street View launched over a decade ago and this vast image database is currently powering the Live View AR feature. An update to Google Maps for Android improves the Street View experience by adding a split screen mode.
The new split view UI launches automatically when you…
3 tips for enterprises as Apple’s iOS14 privacy features roll out
January 31, 2021
Enterprises and app developers, brace yourselves — the iOS 14 upgrade will soon roll out a new data consent window that will appear in all apps that collect and share data with outside parties for advertising purposes. The rollout will have a widespread impact on businesses and will affect the number of iOS devices available for personalized advertising.
Many consumers will view the new consent…
Oppo just opened up the Android 11 beta program for three of its phones – the Reno2 F, the Reno 10x Zoom and the Oppo F15. However, this applies only to the Indian variants but will soon be available to other regions as well. Also, the registration for Reno2 F users…
Remember when people went on trips? For fun? Yeah, those were the days. Samsung seems either unaware of the ongoing global pandemic and the measures taken by most Western governments to deal with it by restricting traveling, or wants to forget about all that and just…
OnePlus 8 finally gets Android 11 update on Verizon and T-Mobile
January 31, 2021
Never settle? When it comes to updates for carrier-branded devices, OnePlus is more like Sometimes settle. Or even – Always settle. We’re talking about how long it takes carrier versions of its handsets to receive big new Android updates.
Case in point, the OnePlus 8. Unlocked units have been bathing in the glory of Android 11 since mid-October. And yet, if you bought one from Verizon…
Xiaomi files court challenge against US ban
January 31, 2021
Xiaomi isn’t wasting time disputing the US’ decision to put it on a list of Chinese military-backed companies and ban American investments. Reuters reports the Chinese phone giant has filed a legal complaint against the US Defense and Treasury Departments, calling the…
Google is once again coming under fire for its less-than-forgiving approach (real or perceived) to federated Android apps. According to Android Police, Google has pulled Element’s federated chat app from the Play Store for allegedly hosting abusive content. However…
Assistant Smart Displays can either display a clock or photos when they are not being actively. For the past few weeks, Google has been testing a new background ‘Photo Frame’ that brings the Weather Frog from mobile Search to Nest Hubs.
This “Google Weather Frog” has been in testing on the Nest Hub since at least September. More end users have encountered it over the past few weeks, but…
