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Pocket Casts adds support for the Android 13 media player [U]

October 26, 2022
The biggest third-party apps have yet to introduce support for the Android 13 media player, with Pocket Casts being a significant addition today if you’re on the beta program. Update 10/25: Version 7.24.2 is rolling out to the Pocket Casts stable channel. For the final release, the “Mark as played” action has been swapped out for “Starring.” Original 10/13: The latest beta version of…
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iCloud Shared Photo Library: Here’s how it works in iOS 16

October 26, 2022
Apple has launched a major new capability to the Photos app with iOS 16.1 that makes it much easier to share photos and videos with loved ones. Going beyond the Shared Albums feature that’s been available for years, iCloud Shared Photo Library lets you automatically or…
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iOS 16.2 lets users report to Apple when Emergency SOS is unintentionally triggered

October 26, 2022
Apple on Tuesday released the first iOS 16.2 beta to developers, and it comes with some new features – especially for iPad users. And when it comes to the iPhone, Apple has added an intriguing new option that lets users report to the company when Emergency SOS is unintentionally triggered. Apple wants to know when Emergency SOS is accidentally triggered As noted by iDeviceHelp and also…
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Google Home app adds ‘Household’ routines as device triggers roll out more widely [Gallery]

October 25, 2022
Ahead of its larger redesign heading out to the general public, the Google Home app is doing some work with routines, adding a new “Household” option for routines as well as expanding device triggers to more users. Rolling out now, the Google Home app now supports creating “household” routines that can be seen and edited by anyone in a household group. By default the “Home” and…
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Samsung will update these Galaxy devices to Android 13

October 25, 2022
After launching on Pixel phones earlier this year, Android 13 is now headed to Samsung Galaxy devices outside of a beta program. Here’s what devices have already received their update, and which ones will probably get it over the coming months. What’s new in Android 13…
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More Nintendo game controllers can now be used with iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV

October 25, 2022
One unexpected bonus from yesterday’s updates is that more Nintendo game controllers can now be used with iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV … Developer Steve Troughton-Smith demonstrated using the Nintendo Online classic controller with Apple TV, and MacStories confirmed that the Nintendo 64 controller also works. The same is likely true of the NES and Sega Genesis controllers, but these are…
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