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Save on the OnePlus 8 and PlayStation Plus this weekend

October 3, 2020

Welcome to the weekend. Amazon Prime Day 2020 kicks off in less than two weeks, starting on Tuesday, October 13th and lasting through the 14th. That’s two days to get some of the best deals that we’ll see all year. We’re prepping behind the scenes for the event to make sure you’re able to get exactly what you’re looking for. But for now, I’m going to highlight a few of this week’s…

If iOS 14 is causing battery drain, you might need to wipe your iPhone

October 3, 2020

Operating system updates can often suffer from unwanted glitches, and it seems that the latest iOS 14 and watchOS 7 releases from Apple are not immune. There have been complaints over the last few days that some people who have updated their devices have found — instead of…

Apple imagines a foldable iPhone with a ‘self-healing’ display

October 3, 2020

An Apple patent application published yesterday reveals an idea for a foldable smartphone that would include a “self-healing” display cover, allowing the device to repair dents or scratches covering the screen. The application, spotted by Patently Apple, was originally…

Google Calendar officially rolling out Tasks integration on Android and iOS

October 3, 2020

Google has been working on Tasks integration in Calendar for Android and iOS over the past year. The feature is now officially rolling out in the coming weeks. On the web, Google Tasks integration was previously limited to calendar.google.com or the Gmail/Drive sidebar. You can now create and view tasks in Google Calendar on Android and iOS. Previously, you could only do this in Calendar on…

Strava fitness app for iPhone upgrades workout visualizations with new ‘statmaps’ feature

October 3, 2020

Strava, the popular fitness tracker for iPhone, Apple Watch, and more has launched a new feature to offer improved workout visualizations. The new “statmaps” bring color-coding to your workout maps for data including speed, elevation, pace, heart rate, power, and…

Google officially drops support for Daydream VR with Android 11

October 3, 2020

At last year’s hardware event, Google stopped selling the Daydream View, while many apps dropped support long before that. Google announced today that “Daydream VR software is no longer supported” and that it ended with Android 11. A “Daydream service update”…

Android 11 officially drops support for Google’s Daydream VR

October 3, 2020

Google officially dropped Daydream virtual reality support from Android 11 — a final step in its retirement of the system. As Android Police notes, Google posted an announcement saying its latest version of Android doesn’t support the VR platform’s app. “Daydream VR app is no longer supported by Google and may not work properly on some devices running Android 11 or later,” it reads. In…

New ‘Pastel’ widgets make it easy to give your iOS 14 home screen a colorful aesthetic

October 2, 2020

If you’re looking for new ways to give your iOS 14 home screen a custom aesthetic, the Pastel color palettes application has been updated with new home screen widgets. This allows you to add custom colors and designs directly to your iPhone. For those unfamiliar, Pastel…

How to watch 4K YouTube videos on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV

October 2, 2020

This year’s major software releases from Apple bring a nice upgrade for watching YouTube videos on many of its devices. Follow along for how to watch 4K YouTube videos on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. Update 10/2/2020: YouTube 4K support is rolling out to Apple TV…

These iOS 14 apps offer home screen widgets, App Clips, and much more

October 2, 2020

Apple has officially released iOS 14, iPadOS 14, and watchOS 7 to the public. The updates bring many new features to iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch users, and third-party developers have been hard at work on updating their apps to take advantage of Apple’s latest tools. Read on for the details… We’ll be updating this post throughout the next few weeks with new apps and features. If…