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Android Auto is glitchy in Android 11

September 14, 2020
You might not want to rush to install Android 11 if you depend on your phone for in-car music and navigation. Android Police points to reports on Google’s forums and Reddit of serious bugs in Android Auto. There are numerous audio problems, including intermittent music, calls that don’t route through the stereo and missing notification sounds. Google acknowledged that the Calendar app was…
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iOS 14: What developers need to know

September 13, 2020
The only constant in the game industry is change. And as changes go, the upcoming updates planned for the UA and advertising ecosystem in iOS 14 are pretty substantial for game makers. And while Apple recently announced that some of the most disruptive changes won’t be enforced until early 2021, it’s never too early to start planning. The good news is that developers will have a few months of…
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Samsung's Galaxy S20 Fan Edition appears headed to the US

September 13, 2020
Samsung’s Galaxy S20 Fan Edition is a poorly kept secret, but there have been questions about availability — would it be widely available, or sell only to a limited audience? Americans, at least, might not have to look at the phone from afar. WinFuture’s Roland Quandt…
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We made Google’s official Android 11 Red Velvet Cake recipe [Video]

September 13, 2020
Well, personally, I never anticipated that I would be making a cake based upon a recipe that Google shared during the launch of Android 11 but here we are. For those slightly out of the loop, during the launch of Android 11, Google left a little Easter Egg of sorts on their not-so-traditional Android statue. It contained a Red Velvet Cake recipe which was, of course, the internal codename for…
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SoftBank is reportedly close to selling ARM to NVIDIA

September 13, 2020
SoftBank might be close to finding a buyer for ARM, and it won’t surprise you who the bidder might be. Wall Street Journal sources say SoftBank is close to a deal to sell ARM Holdings to NVIDIA for “more than” $40 billion. The two have reportedly been in exclusive…
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Google Maps for Android widely rolling out pill-shaped search field

September 12, 2020
Google gave Maps on mobile a big revamp earlier this year. Like all other first-party apps, the design is always being tweaked and Google Maps for Android now features a pill-shaped search field. The search field at the top of Google Maps for Android has long been a rectangle with rounded corners. With February’s bottom bar-focused revamp, the hamburger menu for the navigation drawer was…
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