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How to use Google Wallet with your Galaxy Watch 5

August 24, 2022
The Galaxy Watch 5 is a great smartwatch for your Android device, and since it runs Wear OS, it works well with some of Google’s most important apps. One of those is Google Wallet – formerly known as Google Pay. This guide will take you through installing and setting up easy access to Google Wallet on your Galaxy Watch 5. By default, you can already use virtual cards for touchless payments on…
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Android Auto 8.0 begins rolling out, still no sign of redesign

August 24, 2022
Google has begun releasing Android Auto version 8.0, but despite the jump in version number, there’s no sign of the highly anticipated redesign. For the last few months, fans of Android Auto have been anticipating a major redesign of the app’s car screen layout. That…
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Galaxy Z Flip 4 gets full apps and more on outer display with ‘CoverScreen OS’

August 24, 2022
After debuting on last year’s Galaxy Z Flip 3, CoverScreen OS has arrived to give the Galaxy Z Flip 4 support for full Android apps, more widgets, and more on the tiny outer display. Our Galaxy Z Flip 4 review went live last week, and in it, we went over some of the tweaks Samsung made to the 1.9-inch outer display of the clamshell foldable. The display picked up new quick settings, better…
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Acer’s first Vero Chromebook is repairable, upgradeable, and eco-conscious

August 24, 2022
As part of a series of “Green Day” announcements — no, not the band — Acer has unveiled its first Chromebook in the eco-conscious Vero series, which promises to be repairable and upgradeable. The first thing you’ll likely notice about the Acer Chromebook Vero 514 is its boxy, no-nonsense form factor. The steeply curved corners are also reminiscent of Google’s Pixelbook, but otherwise…
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iOS 16 beta 7 now available as Apple wraps up final development

August 24, 2022
The weekly beta cycle continues. iOS 16 beta 7 is now available to developer beta testers as we inch closer to an official release next month. We aren’t expecting many new features in iOS 16 beta 7 as Apple is finalizing the release ahead of a September launch. iOS 16 beta…
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iOS 16.1 to let users delete Wallet app amid antitrust concerns over Apple Pay

August 24, 2022
Apple on Tuesday surprised developers with the release of both iOS 16.0 beta 7 and iPadOS 16.1 beta 1. And while neither update comes with significant changes, it seems that Apple will soon let users delete the Wallet app from their devices with iOS 16.1. To make things clearer, iPadOS 16.1 beta is only available for iPad at this point as Apple has confirmed that the release of iPadOS 16 has been…
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