Apple on Tuesday released iOS 16.1 beta 3 to developers as the company continues to tweak multiple aspects of the iPhone operating system. One of the main new aspects of iOS 16 is the redesigned lock screen, and with today’s beta, Apple is making it even easier for users to switch between wallpaper sets.
With the new iPhone lock screen, users can create multiple sets, each with a different…
Chrome and Google Drive updated with iOS 16 Lock Screen widgets
September 28, 2022
Previewed earlier this month, Google is now rolling out its first iOS 16 Lock Screen widgets with updates to Chrome and Drive.
Version 106 of Chrome is rolling out to stable today and introduces four lock screen widgets:
Search: Search in Chrome with your favorite search…
Watch iPhone 14 Crash Detection being put to the ‘ultimate test’ by totaling four cars
September 28, 2022
One of the headlining new features of the iPhone 14 lineup and the new Apple Watch models is Crash Detection. This feature is designed to recognize when you’ve been in a car accident, then use Emergency SOS to inform first responders and your emergency contacts.
A new…
iOS 16.1 to feature ‘Satellite Connection Demo’ for iPhone 14 users
September 28, 2022
As you probably know, iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro can communicate with emergency services via satellite. Although this feature won’t be available until November, Apple has been getting ready to release it with iOS 16.1 – which will also include a “Satellite Connection Demo” so that users can try out the satellite connection without actually calling emergency services.
Emergency SOS via…
Intel’s Unison app on Windows will let you text and send files from your Android device or iPhone
September 28, 2022
When it comes to an all-around solution to texting and sharing files between your phone and Windows computer, there isn’t one. Intel is aiming to fix that with a new Windows app called Unison that will be capable of sending texts and sharing files to and from your Android…
Edit iMessages: Here’s how the new iOS 16 iPhone feature works and its limitations
September 28, 2022
The Messages app gets some slick upgrades with iOS 16. One of the headlining features is the ability to edit iMessages on iPhone after sending them. Read on for a hands-on look at how the feature works and its limitations.
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The Google Play Store is notorious for making it difficult to find apps optimized for non-phone devices —you’ve often had to guess and hope for the best. Now, however, it just involves a couple of taps. Google says it recently added Play Store home pages to its Android app with recommendations for Android Automotive, Android TV and Wear OS apps. Visit “other devices” and you…
Google Pixel Watch teasers raise questions on bezel size – do you think they’re too thick? [Poll]
September 27, 2022
The Pixel Watch is a product that’s been developed for years, and is finally set to arrive in just a week. But as we approach the long-awaited arrival, new details give cause for hesitation. Recently, teaser videos posted by Google are raising questions around the…
Most Google apps don’t actually support Android 13’s themed icons outside of Pixel phones
September 27, 2022
One of the biggest evolutions to Material You in Android 13 is support for themed icons in third-party apps, a function that’s quickly expanding to more and more apps as of late. Now, Android 13 on Samsung devices also supports themed icons, but it turns out a lot of…
Iron Galaxy rolls out Rumbleverse’s first mid-season update
September 27, 2022
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Rumbleverse, the recently launched brawler royale from Iron Galaxy, is getting its first major update in the middle of Season One. Iron Galaxy held a stream this morning describing the event as it rolled…
