Ads in software are a great source of revenue for companies, but it’s usually something that users don’t appreciate. This week, Realme announced that it would be bringing ads to ColorOS following a year of massive growth in the Android market.
Realme, for those unaware, is a popular Android smartphone maker, especially in India. We haven’t covered Realme much, but in 2019, the company…
Samsung has been well ahead of schedule in pushing out Android 10 to its devices and now, that’s extending to older models. This week, the Galaxy Note 9 is getting its Android 10 update in some regions.
Spotted by , the Galaxy Note 9 is getting Android 10 in India. The…
The iPhone 11 and 11 Pro include so many great camera improvements and one way to get more out of yours is using different lenses for various shooting types. Follow along for how to shoot timelapse videos on iPhone 11 with the ultra wide and telephoto lenses.
Having the…
Apple has long had the vision of a truly bezel-free iPhone, famously described by Jony Ive as ‘a single slab of glass.’ How long it will take the company to create a notchless iPhone has been the topic of much speculation, but a second report argues that it could be as soon as next year.
It suggests that this could be seen in Apple’s top-end iPhone in 2020 thanks in part to a fingerprint…
Apple’s Emergency SOS feature is again being credited with helping an iPhone user reach emergency services during a dire situation. reports that a Virginia Beach woman used the Emergency SOS feature on her iPhone to reach emergency services when a man attempted to…
WhatsApp dropping support for older iOS versions in February
December 30, 2019
Facebook-owned WhatsApp has announced that it is dropping support for older versions of iOS starting in the coming months. According to a new support document, WhatsApp will drop support for iOS 8 and older on February 1, 2020.
Up until now, users running WhatsApp on a…
Chrome for Android tests new UI for tab groups, designed for Duet
December 30, 2019
Earlier this year, Google Chrome officially launched tab groups on Android, confirming the change from the classic tab switcher to the new grid-based design. Google’s next step for their mobile browser is to integrate Tab Groups into Chrome for Android’s recent “Duet” redesign
As it stands today, Chrome for Android’s tab groups UI uses a bar along the bottom of the screen to allow you…
WhatsApp ends support for devices running older Android builds
December 30, 2019
While WhatsApp remains almost ubiquitous across an array of hardware and software, support has now been ended for devices running older Android builds.
WhatsApp confirmed via a post on its dedicated support site that the messaging platform will now only run on Android…
WhatsApp runs on a huge range of operating systems, but even the ubiquitous messaging app doesn’t think it’s worth supporting Windows Phone any more. The company has announced it is ending support for older versions of Android and iOS as well as the rarely-used…
2020 iPhones will have Chinese-made OLED screens for first time
December 30, 2019
Some 2020 and 2021 iPhones will have Chinese-made OLED screens for the first time, according to Korean analysts.
The report says that BOE’s negotiations with Apple have been successful, and that it will supply more OLED panels than LG by 2021 …
reports that Samsung will remain Apple’s lead OLED supplier.
BOE will supply OLED displays for the iPhones in 2020, more than LG and less than…
