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Using custom app icons has become more seamless with iPhone 14 Pro’s Dynamic Island

Apple has never officially let users change iOS app icons. However, thanks to the Shortcuts app, anyone can create a home screen shortcut with a custom icon that opens a specific app. This process comes with the downside of showing a huge banner every time the user taps the icon, but iPhone 14 Pro and Dynamic Island makes using custom app icons much more seamless. Custom app icons on iPhone 14…
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Samsung has updated these devices to Android 12

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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Google Wallet randomly stops working for some users, falsely claims devices are rooted

Google Wallet is a pretty simple and straightforward way to manage mobile payments and other cards, but over the past few days, the app has randomly stopped working for some users with a notice claiming that “your device doesn’t meet security requirements,” falsely claiming that devices are rooted. As some users have reported on Reddit over the weekend, Google Wallet and Google Pay seem to…
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Samsung's Galaxy Watch 5 falls to a new low of $250

If you have your eye on Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch 5 but were waiting for a deal, one has already arrived. Amazon’s Woot portal is selling the 40mm model in several colors (Grey, Pink Gold and Silver) for $250, a savings of $30 or 11 percent off the regular price.  Buy Galaxy Watch 5 at Woot – $250 The Galaxy Watch 5 scored a solid 85 in our Engadget review, and we once again…
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iPhone 15 'Ultra' could replace next year's Pro Max model

Next year’s iPhone could introduce a change to Apple’s naming convention. According to Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman, the company could call its largest and most expensive device in 2023 the iPhone 15 Ultra instead of the iPhone 15 Pro Max as you would expect given its recent track record. The shift would reportedly coincide with the most significant redesign of the iPhone since Apple…
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