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Less than a month after they received the previous update, today the members of the Galaxy S22 family have been graced with yet another update. So far this is only going out to Snapdragon-powered Galaxy S22, S22+, and S22 Ultra units, but those using Samsung’s Exynos chip should get it too in the near future. The new version is labeled S90xEXXU2AVE4 (where “x” changes depending…

If you send a direct message on Twitter for Android this week, you might see a new look. As spotted by Max Jambor, Twitter seems to be testing out a new UI for direct messages in its Android app. The new design puts the message text box in a row of its own, instead of being lumped in with the image attachment, GIF search, and send buttons. There’s also a rounded look to this box which feels…

A new Apple patent application for iPhone reverse charging has been published today, further boosting speculation about when the Cupertino company will finally offer the wireless power sharing capability. The application describes another possible application for the technology: placing two iPhones back-to-back to enable one to charge the other … Background Reverse charging – more formally…

The Play Store is one of the 20 first-party apps getting optimized for tablets and Google is kicking off the redesign with a navigation rail. Google Play previously made use of an always-visible navigation drawer at the left, while the store logo was followed by “Google Play” above it. Meanwhile, the search field spanned most of the screen. In the new design, you just get the Google Play Store…