Following up on his amazing app experience “Apple Store Time Machine,” Apple Retail aficionado Michael Steeber is back with a new app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. With a beautiful UI, Facades makes it easy to “browse, discover, and bookmark a catalog of every current and former Apple Store.”
Michael launched the free Facades app today and shared how it came to be plus all the handy features…
Google Play Store tests advertising apps in search over history
November 14, 2022
Advertising in app stores is the norm, but Google is now testing surfacing apps directly in Play Store search.
At the moment, tapping the search bar brings up the keyboard and shows your four most recent queries.
On one device today (running version 33.0.17-21 of the Play…
These iOS 16 apps offer support for the new Lock Screen widgets
November 13, 2022
As we’ve covered extensively, one of the leading features of iOS 16 is the ability to customize your iPhone’s Lock Screen for the first time. There are new wallpapers, font choices, colors, and filters that you can apply. The biggest change, however, is that iOS 16…
Nest Wifi Pro issue limiting speeds to 50Mbps for some, Google says fix incoming [U]
November 13, 2022
The Nest Wifi Pro has only been available for a few days now, but some customers are already seeing an issue that limits their download speeds to 50Mbps.
Update: Google has provided a timeline for when this issue will be fixed.
Nest Wifi Pro comes with the promise of Wi-Fi 6E, which is intended to enable high-speed connectivity, both within your home network and when using the internet. For some…
Apple Design Award-winning ski and snowboard tracking app Slopes has received another handy update ahead of winter arriving in the Northern Hemisphere. Now Garmin users can set up auto-imports and even bring in past ski/riding data from the last five years.
Along with iOS…
Bluetti EP600 saves money when the electricity grid is up, saves the day when it’s down
November 13, 2022
European consumers are facing eye-watering rises in electricity costs this winter, as the Ukraine crisis has reduced supplies of Russian gas. That has dramatically increased the cost of gas-generated electricity, which has driven up the wholesale price of all sources of…
Google Play services powers many key features on Android devices that might not be obvious to end users, and Google is now offering an explanation directly on your phone as part of a new approach.
If you go to Settings > Apps > See all > Google Play services, you’ll see a new “All Services” item as the first thing in the App info list underneath Disable and Force stop. Tapping lets you…
Gmail for Android’s bottom bar is now appearing more often [U]
November 12, 2022
Back in September, Gmail for Android removed text labels from its core navigation element; this change now makes sense as Google is making the bottom bar more persistent.
Update 11/11: This persistent bottom bar is more widely rolling out on Gmail and appearing on several…
Hands-on: Android Auto’s split-screen redesign gets thoughtfully retooled & enters beta today
November 12, 2022
At I/O 2022 in May, Google previewed a big redesign of Android Auto that brings a split-screen mode to in-car displays of all sizes, including smaller 5- and 6-inch screens. The summer launch was delayed due to Google incorporating feedback from early testing and polishing…
Samsung expands Android 13 to some Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Fold 4 users, Galaxy A73 too
November 12, 2022
Samsung continues to speed up its Android 13 rollout, this week bringing the update to the affordable Galaxy A73 as well as some early Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Galaxy Z Fold 4 users.
Starting with the Galaxy A73 5G, XDA spotted the update rolling out to users in Malaysia. The update carries a firmware version ending in BVK2 and arrives just days after the Galaxy A53 and Galaxy A33 were updated with the…
