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Android Q Easter Egg shows up on latest Essential Phone beta w/ Picross puzzle

Android Q is quickly approaching its final release with the final beta version dropping earlier this week. For Pixels, that beta still didn’t include a new Easter egg, but it’s a different story on the Essential Phone. That Android Q beta release holds a new easter egg. Pointed out on the official Android Beta subreddit (via ), this beta build for the Essential…
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Huawei’s new HarmonyOS isn’t an immediate Android replacement

Huawei has unveiled its long-rumored internally developed alternative to Android, which will be called HarmonyOS — which is directly translated from the Chinese word HongMeng. While the operating system is not expected to come to mobile devices, it is set to form part of a wider ecosystem for Huawei products and services such as smartwatches, tablets, laptops, and more. It was unveiled at the…
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Huawei reveals Harmony OS, its alternative to Android

Huawei’s long-rumored Android alternative, Hongmeng, is finally official. At today’s Huawei Developer Conference, the company’s Consumer Business Group CEO Richard Yu surprised the audience by unveiling “Harmony OS,” which is said to be faster…
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Apple extends bug bounty and provides special iPhones for researchers

Apple wants everyone to know that it’s taking security seriously, and it’s willing to pay for it. The company announced today that it is launching a new bug bounty program that will pay people up to $1 million for discovering and disclosing security flaws in macOS, tvOS, watchOS and iCloud. The company also revealed that it will provide security researchers with special iPhones to help…
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Google explains and defends Android Q gesture navigation

With Beta 6 yesterday, Google offered a near-final look at what navigation will feel like when Android Q launches in the coming weeks. Some users are still unhappy about the choices, with the Android team today publishing a “backstory” explaining gesture…
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Dear Esther for iOS is set to debut later this year

Dear Esther for iOS will release later this year. Developer Chinese Room took to Twitter to announce the upcoming arrival of its beloved indie game on Apple’s handheld devices. All the details are down below. The journey to release Dear Esther for iOS has been a long one for The Chinese Room. The game initially began life as a free-to-play mod on…
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