Google Photos has long been able to estimate the location of pictures that don’t contain geodata. It previously did this using Google Account Location History but has since stopped and is giving users the ability to remove those estimates.
Previously, Google Photos estimated missing locations by using your broader Location History, which is an “opt-in Google account setting that saves where…
Google TV showcases Zooey Deschanel’s watchlist in latest ‘Watch with Me’ installment
December 7, 2022
Google TV is showing off the favorite films and TV shows of Zooey Deschanel this week with a homescreen widget.
The latest installment of “Watch with Me” from Google TV interviews Zooey Deschanel, known for projects including New Girl, 500 Days of Summer, and most…
The latest macOS Ventura 13.1 beta makes a useful enhancement to the Find My app. With this update, you can now use the Find My app on your Mac to ping nearby accessories for the first time. This behavior was previously only available in the Find My apps on iPhone, iPad, and…
Documents iOS app gets all-new Action Menu that dynamically adapts based on file types
December 7, 2022
The popular Documents iOS app by Readdle has received a valuable update today. The main new feature is an overhauled Action Menu that makes it more seamless than ever to organize, copy/move, rename, and edit your various files by dynamically changing the buttons based on what type of file you’re looking at.
Readdle launched Documents 8.3 on the App Store today and shared more details in a blog…
You didn’t have to wait long for confirmation of Apple’s domestic chip plans. Company chief Tim Cook has revealed that Apple will buy chips made at TSMC’s upcoming factory in Phoenix, Arizona. While Cook didn’t say just how those chips will be used…
Spatial Audio on Pixel phones and Pixel Buds Pro is not launching until January, but Google today detailed how it will work and what Android apps will be supported.
Movies are the intended use case of Spatial Audio on Pixel phones to offer an “immersive effect.” It…
Waze gets Android Automotive app, coming to more cars in 2023
December 6, 2022
Google is fulfilling a common request of Android Automotive owners today with the launch of a dedicated Waze app, though availability will be limited until next year.
Until today, Google Maps has been the navigation experience on “cars with Google built-in.” The Waze app for Android Automotive provides “real-time routing, navigation and alerts, plus settings, preferences and saved…
Seamless updates have been around for the past few years and the way in which Google Pixel smartphones get their updates, but they have a tendency to take a while. Soon, that’s set to change, though.
Android’s seamless updates were first introduced in 2016 alongside…
As Samsung’s rollout of Android 13 continues, the company keeps bringing the update to more and more new models. Here are some of the latest smartphones picking up One UI 5.0.
Samsung first released Android 13 to the Galaxy S22 series in early November and has since…
Microsoft mulls ‘super app’ for iPhone as it fails to outbid Google for default search deal
December 6, 2022
Microsoft wants to ramp up its mobile efforts with a new “super app” for iPhone that would combine a number of different features into a single app. According to The Information, Microsoft’s hope is that such an app would help it break further into mobile search, which is currently dominated by Apple and Google.
This so-called “super app” would combine things like shopping, messaging…
