It’s pretty much customary in the Android world for carriers to come out with deals on old flagships right around the time successors are made official. The companies cut the prices in order to get more sales before the new models steal the spotlight.
This seems to be what the three Korean carriers had in mind for the Galaxy Fold, but Samsung is having none of it. Apparently the carriers…
Twitter has made a pair of changes on iPhone and iPad today. The company is rolling out a fix for a bug that caused polls not to appear in the Twitter for iOS app, while it’s also making a notable tweak to the redesigned iPad app it released two months ago.
Twitter says…
Earlier this week, Google during its quarterly earnings call revealed that YouTube Premium and Music has 20 million paying subscribers. YouTube Music is now beginning to roll out built-in lyrics on Android.
Lyrics are accessible from the now playing screen by tapping the…
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip rumors: Everything we know so far
February 6, 2020
Last year Samsung was able to keep a lid on the Galaxy Fold until the final hours before the Unpacked 2019 event. This time around we know quite a bit more on the rumor front ahead of the launch of the Galaxy Z Flip — the firms second-generation foldable.
When you look at the first Unpacked 2020 event of the year, there really is a lot to dissect and — sadly — not a lot left to learn.
Google Translate is a very powerful tool, and a popular app on both Android devices and iOS, too. Now, it looks like Google is rolling out dark mode support for Google Translate on both platforms.
With Google Translate v6.5, some users are reporting dark mode on Android…
In early January, the FBI asked Apple to unlock two iPhones as part of the Pensacola case. Apple stood its ground and said it wouldn’t create a backdoor for iOS but would help as much as it could without crossing that line. Even though the FBI has the ability to unlock the…
Netflix starts streaming AV1 on Android to save cellular data
February 5, 2020
Netflix announced today that it’s beginning to stream video using AV1 on Android. This high-performance, royalty-free codec provides 20% improved compression efficiency over VP9.
Developed by the Alliance for Open Media, founding members include Google, Netflix, and Amazon — all large video providers. Netflix says its “goal is to roll out AV1 on all of our platforms.” In starting on…
Apple enables universal purchases for Mac and iOS apps
February 5, 2020
Apple’s Catalyst apps were designed to help bridge software between its macOS and iOS platforms, and now the company is taking things a step further by enabling universal purchases between the two platforms, as spotted in Apple’s Xcode 11.4 beta by developer Steve…
New ‘CarKey’ feature in iOS 13.4 beta brings built-in support for unlocking, driving, and sharing NFC car keys
February 5, 2020
Apple today released the first beta version of iOS 13.4 for developers, and now has found evidence of a new feature that will make it possible to use the iPhone as a car key, and more.
iOS 13.4 contains references to a “CarKey” API, which will make it possible to use…
iOS 13.4 has reverted a bad design choice made with the iOS 13 Mail app, namely the actions toolbar the bottom of the screen.
The delete and reply buttons now sit at opposite ends of the toolbar, and Apple has added back the quick actions for flagging and moving folders.
The new design will look similar to iPhone and iPad customers who stuck with iOS 12. With earlier versions of iOS 13, Apple…
