Following an announcement earlier this year, it seems app archiving on Android is coming together, as a working demo has been shown off.
One of the first steps in saving storage space is usually to uninstall apps that you aren’t using. It’s a familiar and relatively harmless process, but it also results in deleting all of the data from that app.
Google’s pitch for app archiving on Android…
Google made its augmented reality (AR) work official at I/O 2022 in May, and is now using Glass Enterprise to test productivity-focused capabilities with the help of Workspace and Pixel phones.
Glass, which is currently on Enterprise Edition 2 (EE2) announced in 2019, does…
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Password-based security is an oxymoron. With over 15 billion exposed credentials leaked on the dark web, and 54% of security incidents caused by credential…
A new report claims to reveal more about Apple’s medium-term plans to expand and “deepen” iPhone production in India as it works to reduce its reliance on China.
It follows and supports yesterday’s suggestion that enough iPhones for the entire US market could be made outside China within three to five years …
Background
Steve Jobs originally transferred most Apple manufacturing to…
If you’re still hanging on to an old Apple TV model, iOS 16 breaks one of the most useful features. With this update, you are no longer able to cast most content using AirPlay from your iPhone to your Apple TV. This only affects the second-generation and third-generation…
A security researcher back in August found a significant flaw in iOS VPN apps, and a second researcher has now demonstrated another major issue.
The first problem was that opening a VPN app should close all existing connections, but didn’t. The second is that many Apple…
Google begins adding passkey support in Android and Chrome
October 12, 2022
Google has begun rolling out initial passkey support for Android and Chrome. In a blog post published Wednesday, the company said web admins can start integrating the technology into their websites through the WebAuthn API. Similarly, developers can download the latest Google Play Services beta to start testing the authentication standard within their apps.
Google expects to roll out stable…
iOS 16.0.3 rolls out with fixes for new iPhones and the Mail app
October 12, 2022
A new bug-squashing update is now rolling out for iPhones. iOS 16.0.3 is available to download and weighs in around 1GB. The update will address a few bugs that users with iPhone 14 models may be experiencing, and it also fixes a bug with the Mail app.
One issue with…
Honor X40 GT's advanced cooling teased
October 12, 2022
Honor X40 GT is arriving on Thursday with a Snapdragon 888 chipset. The company revealed on Weibo today that the smartphone will come with an advanced cooling solution with 13 different layers to guarantee optimal sustained performance. Its vapor chamber will have a total…
Samsung is pushing an update to the Galaxy Watch4 series
October 12, 2022
Samsung issued a new update for the Galaxy Watch4 wearables. It comes with minor fixes, mainly related to system stability, but does not include a new security patch. It is 185 MB in size with firmware version R8xxXXU1GVI3.
The update is hitting devices in South Korea and, barring any issues with early adopters, should go global soon.
Samsung Galaxy Watch4 change log
The update log reveals the…
