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1Password 8 for Android brings redesign, improves autofill with Gboard, requires manual upgrade

August 9, 2022
Password managers are the one app that just about everyone should be using in this day and age, and 1Password has long been one of our favorites. Today, 1Password 8 is officially available to everyone on Android and iOS with a brand new design, new features, and more. But you won’t get it automatically… 1Password 8 brings a new homescreen and more 1Password 8 has been in the works for a…
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Comment: The problem with the iOS 16 battery percentage icon

August 9, 2022
Five years ago, Apple removed the battery percentage icon when it introduced the iPhone X. From there, we heard a lot about what were the reasons behind it. “It wouldn’t fit due to the notch,” or “Apple doesn’t want to make users anxious about the battery…
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Google starts ‘Get The Message’ campaign to pressure Apple into RCS on the iPhone

August 9, 2022
For the past year, Google has been increasingly calling out Apple for not adopting RCS (Rich Communication Services) on the iPhone. Meant to replace SMS/MMS, it has a number of technical advancements that would improve the messaging experience between Android and iOS users. Google is now launching a “Get The Message” pressure campaign in hopes that Apple will change its mind on RCS. If…
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Google’s Read Along app for kids is now a website with in-browser speech recognition

August 9, 2022
Read Along wants to help improve child literacy by using Google’s speech recognition technology to give kids reading aloud verbal and visual feedback. Originally an Android app, Google’s Read Along is now on the web to better expand availability. Read Along first launched for India in 2019 before expanding a year later. Aimed at those 5 and up, it supports nine languages (including English…
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OtterBox now offers $150 toward iPhone screen replacements

August 9, 2022
OtterBox is trying to differentiate itself from its rivals by offering up to $150 toward the repair of your iPhone screen if it breaks while using the Amplify or Alpha OtterBox screen protectors, the company said in a press release spotted by 9to5Mac. It’s available…
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Samsung removed a Quick Settings slot from the notification tray in Android 13

August 9, 2022
Android 13 is here, at least in beta, for Samsung smartphones. The update is largely minor, but there’s one change that’s unfortunate. In Android 13, Samsung removed one of the Quick Settings shortcuts from the notification tray. The Quick Settings on Samsung phones, like on Android in general, live in a two-step menu. You can swipe down the notifications tray to access a handful of primary…
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