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OnePlus Launcher 4.4 update refreshes the default app switcher

The OnePlus Launcher 4.4 update has now been updated to show app icons when in the app multitasking view. Previously, the app switcher would simply show you all of your background or opened apps in the card style, with the floating name and icon above each “card.” The refreshed look added with the OnePlus Launcher version 4.4 update gives you a neat visual prompt that makes it far more…
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LG Velvet is the company’s revamped smartphone that emphasizes design over specs

Between reports and official teasers, LG has been prepping something brand new for its Android smartphones. Tonight, LG has officially announced the “LG Velvet,” the first in a new line of phones that emphasizes design over specs. In a press release, LG teases “Velvet,” the new smartphone it first teased earlier week that is apparently what we expected the LG G9 to be. This new device has…
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Google testing new Lens logo in Photos for Android

Google Lens was announced at I/O 2017 as a way to visually search the world and receive help. As the tool integrated into Assistant, Photos, and Search approaches its third birthday, Google looks to be testing a new Lens logo. At the announcement three years ago, Google…
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Google’s dialer app for Pixels can now be installed on some other Android phones

Google has made several of its apps from Pixel smartphones available widely in the Play Store for other Android users, but its phone/dialer app hasn’t been one of them historically. Now, some Android phones have been able to download the dialer app from the Play Store. Spotted by XDA-Developers, a handful of devices have been able to install the Google Phone app this past week. Previously, the…
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Highlights is a PDF reader for researchers, now on iPhone, iPad, and Mac as a universal purchase

Apple last month officially rolled out support for universal app purchases between iPhone, iPad, and Mac. One of the latest apps to take advantage of this functionality is Highlights, a powerful research-focused PDF reader. Highlights has been available on the Mac for years, but alongside Apple’s support for cross-platform universal purchases, the app is also now available on iPhone and iPad for…
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