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Google Messages: How to use emoji reactions with any recipient

In Google Messages, you can send reactions to received messages with a selection of emoji, no matter who texted you. This guide will quickly show you how to react to messages. For a while now, Google Messages users have been able to react to RCS messages with a roundup of seven different emoji. As of recently, that feature is now expanding to SMS messages as well, which means messages sent by an…
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Google Account switcher on Android getting Material You tweaks

One of the most common UI components across first-party Google apps is the account switcher, and it’s picking up more Material You elements. As spotted in Messages (if you have the Google Photos video integration enabled), tapping your profile avatar reveals that the…
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Apple touts iPhone 14 Pro camera prowess with high-energy ‘Chase’ ad

Apple is out with its latest ad, focused on the power of its iPhone 14 Pro camera system. The high-speed ad “Chase” highlights the all-new 48MP main camera and features like Action Mode, 4K Cinematic mode, improved low-light performance, and more. The new one-minute iPhone 14 Pro ad shows a variety of ways the device can capture impressive chase-style shots from just holding the smartphone…
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iPhone 6 is now considered a ‘Vintage’ product by Apple

iPhone 6 will certainly remain in the memory of many Apple users as it was the company’s first smartphone with a considerably larger display than its predecessors. The phone was discontinued a few years ago, but it still gets security patches and technical support from…
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Expert RAW support now available for Galaxy S20 Ultra, Note 20 Ultra, Z Fold 2

After being teased some months ago, the popular Expert RAW camera application is now officially available on the Galaxy S20 Ultra, Note 20 Ultra, and Z Fold 2. For those unaware, the Expert RAW application is developed and published by Samsung. It gives you Pro controls for the rear camera sensors on selected smartphones within a separate space rather than within the default camera…
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Android 12 begins rolling out for Galaxy Tab A8 in Europe

Samsung is now beginning to seed the Android 12 update for the affordable Galaxy Tab A8 tablet in selected European regions. Despite the fact that Android 13 is already available for Pixel phones and the One UI 5.0 beta is in full swing, the LTE versions of the Galaxy Tab…
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iPhone 14 panel orders down 38% vs. iPhone 13, iPhone 14 Pro Max production strong

We’ve heard quite a bit about how the iPhone 14 Pro models are selling better than the rest of the iPhone 14 lineup. Now, Display Supply Chain Consultants analyst Ross Young has some additional data, this time focused on iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro shipments in comparison to last year’s iPhone 13 lineup. Young’s latest data is based on supply chain information for panel orders through the…
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