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Some iOS 16 features require an iPhone XS or newer; here they are

iOS 16 will support the iPhone 8, iPhone X, and newer models. Even so, not all functions will be available to older iPhones. With that in mind, 9to5Mac gathered all the features that will require at least an iPhone XR and iPhone XS, when this upcoming operating system is available to all users a month from now. Some features will only be available to iPhones with the A12 Bionic chip or newer…
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Four features we expect to see on iPhone 14 this year

In a few weeks from now, Apple will announce the upcoming iPhone 14 series. With rumors heating up, there are some features that are pretty much confirmed on these new phones. Read on as we roundup four of them that we expect to see on the iPhone 14. Max regular iPhone 14 is coming It’s been a while since we’ve heard that iPhone mini sales disappoint Apple. 9to5Mac sources can confirm that…
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Google Photos renaming ‘Archive’ to ‘Hidden’ as Android shows on-device file location

In a small tweak, Google Photos is renaming the “Archive” ability that lets you hide images and videos from the main feed to be much more obvious.  Upon updating Google Photos for iOS to version 6.1 today, we were greeted by an “Archive is now called Hidden” prompt: Hidden photos will still show up in albums and search results. You can find the Hidden folder in the Library…
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Google built the Pixel Buds Pro firmware with its Pigweed development kit

We’ve now learned that the Pixel Buds Pro mark the first known major use of Google’s open source Pigweed development kit. Back in 2020, Google unveiled Pigweed, an open source collection of libraries or “modules” meant to make it easier to develop for embedded devices. In layman’s terms, Pigweed is something of a starter kit for creating a new gadget. At the time, Pigweed was…
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