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Samsung and Google are working to bring RCS to Galaxy phones

RCS messaging has had a rocky rollout so far, but Samsung and Google are now teaming up directly to enable the rich text message service on more Galaxy phones. Samsung announced that the partnership with Google to bring RCS messaging to more Galaxy smartphones officially in late April alongside YouTube optimization for the Z Flip (via ). However, it’s not clear just when the wider rollout…
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Spotify, TikTok, and other popular iOS apps were crashing due to a Facebook issue

Countless iOS apps experienced problems launching Wednesday evening, according to multiple reports on Twitter and crowdsourced user reports on Downdetector. The issues seem to have started around 6:30PM ET, and Spotify, TikTok, Pinterest, Tinder, and more were affected, according to Downdetector. I personally experienced problems with Spotify and GrubHub, but they are both working for me now, so…
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Google prepares an overdue gesture tutorial for Android 11

Google introduced an entirely new way to navigate Android back with the debut of Android 10, but one odd decision was the lack of a tutorial for that new system. Now, with Android 11, Google is finally adding a gesture tutorial — here’s what it looks like. Buried in Android 11’s most recent developer previews, there’s a tutorial attached to the launcher which we’re thinking appears…
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Opinion: Android TV’s interface is one of its best features — don’t ruin it, Google

I’ve been a huge proponent of Google’s Android TV essentially since it first launched, and over the years, I feel the platform has only been improved for the better. Now, though, reports are being thrown around that there are plans to revamp the Android TV interface again. Please don’t screw this up, Google. As we reported earlier this year, Google plans to deliver a second-generation…
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