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Chrome Custom Tabs are now more explicitly labeled on Android

September 6, 2022
In an ideal world, all Android apps would use Custom Tabs over in-app browsers (WebViews). Google is now making it more apparent when you’re “running” a Chrome Custom Tab (CCT). With Chrome 104 or earlier, you’d see “Powered by Chrome” at the bottom of the three-dot overflow menu. Version 105 of the Google browser is rolling out new “Running in Chrome” text for Custom Tabs…
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Android 12L starts rolling out to the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7

September 6, 2022
Over the past week, Samsung has finally launched Android 12L for its foldables and tablets, several months after the update was first launched by Google. Now, the Galaxy Tab S7 is getting its first taste of Android 12L. The Galaxy Tab S7 and Tab S7+ were first released in…
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Galaxy Watch 3 and Galaxy Watch Active 2 pick up new watch faces as Tizen updates continue

September 5, 2022
True to its word, Samsung isn’t giving up on the Galaxy Watch 3 or Active 2. The company is bringing some new Galaxy Watch 5 features in a new Tizen software update for the Galaxy Watch 3 and Active 2. This week, Samsung announced a few big changes to several devices. Those changes include the anticipated Android 12L update for the company’s older foldables, including the Galaxy Z Flip 3 and Z…
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Samsung officially launches Android 12L for foldables, Wear OS 3.5 for Galaxy Watch 4

September 5, 2022
Two big updates are headed out to Galaxy devices starting this week, as Samsung has just announced Android 12L for its older foldable smartphones, as well as Wear OS 3.5 for the Galaxy Watch 4 series. Rolling out starting today, Android 12L is heading to the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3. The update arrives as a part of One UI 4.1.1, the software version that runs out of the box on the…
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Nest Hub ‘Search’ shortcut is now just opening Google․com

September 5, 2022
Around the time Fuchsia widely rolled out to the Nest Hub Max, Assistant Smart Displays gained a “Search” shortcut, which is now curiously opening Google․com directly.  The Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max feature an “app” launcher when you swipe up from the bottom of…
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LG launches art NFTs for its smart TVs

September 5, 2022
Interested in learning what’s next for the gaming industry? Join gaming executives to discuss emerging parts of the industry this October at GamesBeat Summit Next. Register today. LG Electronics has launched its own non-fungible token (NFT) platform, LG Art Lab. Now…
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LG brings NFTs to its LED and OLED TVs

September 5, 2022
Over its long history, LG has never been shy about jumping on some unusual bandwagons. So it should come as no surprise that the South Korean electronics giant is getting into NFTs. Starting today, if you live in the US and own a webOS 5.0 or later TV, you’ll have access to the company’s new LG Art Lab platform. It’s a marketplace for buying and selling non-fungible tokens available directly…
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