If you woke up this morning to a weird “test” notification from Airbnb, you’re not alone…
In the early morning hours of August 17, the Airbnb app for Android sent a “test” notification to users who had the app installed. The notification itself simply read “test dev,” and served no actual purpose. In fact, clicking on the notification simply opens up the Airbnb app on its…
Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Flip 4 FAQ: Everything you need to know
August 17, 2022
Samsung recently unveiled its fourth generation of foldable smartphones in the Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Galaxy Z Fold 4 – here are some of the biggest questions around the two devices.
To recap, the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 are part of Samsung’s fourth generation…
Android 13 may have just released a couple of days ago for Pixel smartphones, but it seems it won’t be too long before other brands launch the update. Today, Xiaomi has launched its Android 13 beta.
Announced on the Xiaomi Community site, MIUI 13 based on Android 13 is now…
Back in December of last year, we saw an interesting proof of concept of being able to control smart home devices simply by pointing your iPhone at them. Now a startup called Fluid One has brought that developer on board, and added the missing piece of the puzzle: hardware.
The video demo below looks extremely slick, but setting it up for a typical home won’t be cheap, coming in at $800 at the…
Evidence is mounting that Apple will increase the prices of the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max this year. Ming-Chi Kuo first suggested the possibility of a price increase last week, and now Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives says that he expects a $100 price increase…
In a…
Samsung has yet again dropped Galaxy Z Flip 3 trade-in values when upgrading to Flip 4 [U]
August 17, 2022
The Galaxy Z Flip 3 was an excellent device, but its sequel is even better. That’s why it was exciting for Flip 3 owners to get the chance to upgrade for the Galaxy Z Flip 4 for minimal cost thanks to excellent trade-in value, but that deal seems to have been cut short.
Pixel 6 Pro on Android 13 can be modded to run at 1080p, like the upcoming Pixel 7 Pro
August 17, 2022
An Android ROM developer has crafted a way to downscale the Pixel 6 Pro’s screen to 1080p, a feature we’ve seen should be coming to the Pixel 7 Pro this fall.
While digging into the many Android 13 Beta releases from this year, our team previously reported that the Pixel 7 Pro would be getting a dedicated toggle between the default 1440p output and 1080p. The same feature is available on a…
Pixel 6 series can’t go back to Android 12 after updating to Android 13 due to security vulnerability [U]
August 17, 2022
Google released Android 13 today for Pixel devices, and it’s rolling out now to devices. However, for Pixel 6 series owners, Android 13 is essentially a permanent upgrade, as there’s no way to roll back to Android 12.
Android updates are generally reversible, with the…
The Pixel 6 and 6 Pro introduced a (slightly) more detailed battery graph and Android 13 brings it to older Google phones.
The key difference between the two Battery usage graphs is how the newer one allows you to tap a two-hour increment to see app usage during that…
A small update to the Google Meet UI will help indicate how much noise cancellation is active and how loud your background environment is.
Google can remove typing, construction sounds, background chatter, and other noises that aren’t your voice to “make video calls more productive by reducing distractions.”
An expanding or contracting ring around Google Meet’s blue voice indicator is…
