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Google Wallet on your smartwatch: Which watches have tap-to-pay?

September 27, 2022
One of the biggest draws to owning a smartwatch is the ability to make touchless payments anywhere that allows it. So what Wear OS watches utilize Google Wallet and touchless payments? Here’s our up-to-date list of smartwatches that can use Google Wallet. Google Wallet – what does a watch need to use it? Google Wallet has become a staple among Android-based Wear OS watches on the market. Even…
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Apple publishes new design guidelines for Live Activities on the iPhone 14 Pro’s Dynamic Island

September 27, 2022
iOS 16.1 is currently available in beta testing and includes support for the Live Activities API, which allows developers to add real-time notifications to the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. As iOS 16.1 nears a public release sometime this fall, Apple has now published its full Human Interface Guidelines that outline best practices for developers implementing Live Activities in their…
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Google Photos new Memories revamp w/ vertical swipe gesture begins rolling out

September 26, 2022
The recently announced Memories revamp with added vertical swipe gesture is now beginning to roll out more widely in Google Photos on Android. This is the first major change to the look and feel of the story-like section found along a top carousel of the Google Photos app on mobile and desktop since it was introduced back in 2019. With these changes, the Memories section now has a cleaner…
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Samsung has updated these devices to Android 12

September 26, 2022
Android 12 is still a very new version of the platform, but Samsung is launching the update for its Galaxy devices less than a month after Google’s own Pixel phones. More devices will be updated over the coming months, and Samsung has confirmed a preliminary list of…
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Apple confirms it has already started manufacturing iPhone 14 in India

September 26, 2022
Apple has officially started manufacturing the new iPhone 14 in India, the company confirmed in a statement to TechCrunch. This marks the first time that Apple has started locally producing a new iPhone lineup in India in the same calendar year as its release. “We’re excited to be manufacturing iPhone 14 in India,” an Apple spokesperson confirmed in a statement. The units are being…
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