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Google shares what the Android Earthquake Alerts System detected in Los Angeles last night

September 20, 2020
The Android Earthquake Alerts System turns phones running the mobile operating system into mini seismometers. Following last night’s earthquake in Los Angeles, Google shared an interesting visualization of what Android phones detected. Android engineering VP Dave Burke tweeted a video showing Los Angeles and the surrounding area moments after the earthquake. P-waves (shown as yellow dots) appear…
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iOS 14 Weather app includes real-time precipitation data, more

September 20, 2020
iOS 14 adds a slew of new features such as widget support on the home screen and Siri enhancements. The update also brings new features to the Weather app, including a variety of new data points and much more. As a quick refresher, Apple acquired the hyperlocal weather app…
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TuneTrack app brings Spotify widget to your iOS 14 home screen

September 20, 2020
As we’ve been rounding up all week, a variety of third-party apps have rolled out powerful iOS 14 home screen widgets. Spotify itself has not updated its iOS app with support for widgets, but there is a third-party app available that brings Spotify widgets to your iOS 14…
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This week’s top stories: ‘Phone by Google’ app, Google TV Chromecast, OnePlus 8T leak, more

September 19, 2020
In this week’s top stories: Google’s ‘Phone’ app for Android gets renamed, new images leak of the upcoming “Google TV” powered Chromecast, renders appear for the OnePlus 8T, and more. Recently, Google brought their “Phone” app, previously a Pixel exclusive, to nearly all Android phones. This week, possibly to emphasize that change, the company has renamed the app to “Phone by…
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YouTube’s website now blocks iOS 14’s picture-in-picture mode unless you pay for Premium

September 19, 2020
One of iOS 14’s big new features is picture-in-picture mode, which lets you watch a video in a small window while you’re doing other things on your iPhone. That could be handy if you, say, wanted to watch a YouTube video in Safari while chatting with your friends or checking email. But unfortunately, it seems YouTube has done something to stop videos from continuing to play when PIP mode is…
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These are all of the iPhones that support iOS 14

September 19, 2020
Apple has officially released iOS 14 with a variety of new features, including a redesigned home screen with widgets, the ability to set default email and browser apps, and much more. Does your iPhone support iOS 14? Head below for the full list of compatible…
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How to use iOS 14’s App Library to organize your apps

September 19, 2020
If you’re an organization junkie and an iPhone user, then iOS 14 has provided you with a new tool: the App Library, which organizes your apps in labeled groups to make them easier to find. In fact, all your current apps can now be found there, and any apps you download in…
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OnePlus will release an app to make its OnePlus Buds work better with other Android phones

September 19, 2020
OnePlus released the OnePlus Buds, its $79 true wireless earbuds, back in July. While they have great battery and an affordable price, if you used them with a non-OnePlus phone, you weren’t able to manage some settings or get firmware updates. That should change in the future, though, as a OnePlus Buds app will be coming to other Android devices, according to a Q&A on OnePlus’ Chinese…
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