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iOS 16 beta brings back the battery percentage icon

August 9, 2022
Earlier today, Apple released the fifth iOS 16 developer beta. It adds a handful of changes, but if you’ve spent any time on Twitter, you know there’s only one thing everyone wants to talk about: the return of the battery percentage indicator. For the first time since Apple removed the icon in 2017 to accommodate the iPhone X’s notch, it’s possible to see exactly how much battery your…
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Montblanc Summit 3, the second Wear OS 3 watch, doesn’t have Google Assistant

August 8, 2022
Wear OS 3 is finally on its way to other smartwatches, but its first new option is lacking a major feature. The Montblanc Summit 3 lacks support for Google Assistant entirely. Announced last month, the Montblanc Summit 3 is a luxury smartwatch running Wear OS 3, the first smartwatch outside of Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 4 lineup to use the OS to date. The short story on the watch is that it runs…
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Apple will use LG’s OLEDoS display tech to reduce bulk of mixed reality headset

August 8, 2022
The Apple mixed reality headset is expected to be unveiled next year. As we still have at least a few more months until we can take a look at Apple’s next big product, a report indicates that it will use LG’s OLEDoS display technology. According to The Elec, both Samsung Display and LG Display are developing OLED on silicon (OLEDoS), and LED on silicon (LEDoS) technologies. The first will be…
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Samsung rolls out Android 13-based One UI 5 beta on Galaxy S22 smartphones

August 8, 2022
Samsung has launched its Android 13-flavored One UI 5 OS in beta for Galaxy S22 smartphones, the company announced. Much like Android 13 itself, most of the changes are minor, with some cosmetic improvements along with enhancements for security, notifications, the camera and more. However, Android 13 may offer significant improvements for foldable phones like the Galaxy Fold 4 set to arrive at…
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