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Google working to remove Android apps with disruptive fullscreen and notification ads

February 20, 2020
In addition to the web with Chrome’s industry-backed ad blocker, Google wants to reduce disruptive advertising that occurs in Android apps. The company today detailed an enforcement push against mobile advertising fraud. Google has removed 600 Android apps from the Play Store, as well as banning them from its AdMob and Ad Manager monetization platforms. Those applications featured disruptive ads…
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Apple releasing second public beta of iOS 13.4 and more today

February 20, 2020
Apple will release the second public betas of iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4 today. This comes after the update was released to developers yesterday, bringing even more changes to the Mail app. Update: The second public betas of iOS 13.4, iPadOS 13.4, and tvOS 13.4. The first beta…
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Microsoft set to bring its antivirus app to iOS and Android sometime this year

February 20, 2020
Microsoft launched a preview of its Defender antivirus software for Mac last spring and now the company is preparing to bring the app to iOS and Android something this year. For the mobile versions, it’s unclear exactly how it will work or what features will be available, but the antivirus software for iOS and Android could be more focused on preventing phishing. Microsoft announced that it…
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Android 11 DP1: Media controls may move out of notification shade [Video]

February 20, 2020
Android 11 is still in its early days, but behind the scenes, there are potentially some big changes on the way. Now, we’ve been able to flip the switch on a new design for media controls in Android 11 which moves them out of the notification tray. For years now, Android has left the media controls in the notification tray. For quick controls over what’s playing on your device, this has always…
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Medal.tv launches data platform for PC and Android apps

February 20, 2020
Medal.tv announced today that it is launching Medal Trends, an analytics platform that collects data from its PC and Android apps. Medal.tv records and shares short clips from people’s games, making it easier to show off highlights and other moments. Medal Trends will use player behavior to collect data, which can give an idea of which games are the most popular among its users. And since…
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