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 increased efficiency — a wide range of issues, including missing fitness data, health apps that refuse to open, inaccurate…
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 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…
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 time.
Strava launched the new statmaps for premium Strava users today that offer an easy way to quickly understand your fitness…
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…
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 was developed by Steve Troughton-Smith with the purpose of creating and saving custom color palette collections for…
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…
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.
Foldable smartphones still aren’t nearly as durable as the typical slabs most people buy, but Samsung has made great strides in improving that. To prove it, JerryRigEverything is back with a Galaxy Z Fold 2 durability test that shows off the strength of the hinge.
It should come as no surprise on the Galaxy Z Fold 2 that Samsung hasn’t made much progress on the screen’s durability. The…
