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Oppo promises 4 OS updates, 5 years of security patches for select 2023 flagships

ColorOS 13 was introduced on August 18 and Oppo’s concentrated efforts to deliver it to existing phones made for the fastest rollout out of any ColorOS version yet. But this announcement comes with an even more exciting piece of news – Oppo will be extending the software support for select flagships starting in 2023. The plan is to offer 4 OS updates and 5 years of security patches for…
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YouTube for Android testing a video progress bar that isn’t always red

Back in October, YouTube rolled out a big redesign across its mobile apps and the web. YouTube for Android is now testing a more subtle video progress bar that isn’t red all the time.  On one of our Android devices, YouTube’s progress bar — when you’re passively watching a video with dark theme enabled — is white/gray instead of the usual red. In those circumstances, YouTube also…
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Apple TV app for Android is rumored, following earlier expansion to Android TV devices

An Apple TV app for Android is rumored, which would bring the Cupertino company’s streaming video service to Android smartphones and tablets for the first time. Apple TV is already available on Android TV devices … The Android world first got access to the Apple TV app back in 2020, though this was initially limited to Sony Bravia models. Last year saw the app hit Chromecast with Google TV…
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Google Lens might be able to decipher prescriptions from your doctor’s bad handwriting [U]

If you have trouble understanding what your doctor just wrote down for you, Google Lens might just be able to help in the future. Google announced as a part of an event in India this morning that the company is working on a new feature for Google Lens which is aimed at trying to decipher prescriptions written by doctors that are tough to read. The feature is being worked on with the help of…
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