Social networks still aren’t doing much to safeguard LGBTQ people against abuse, according to GLAAD. Bloomberg notes the media monitoring organization has published its second-ever Social Media Safety Index, and has given failing scores to Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube after examining their LGBTQ-oriented features and policies. While GLAAD found that all the platforms had…
Google Maps to offer energy-efficient routes tailored to electric vehicles, hybrids, more
July 15, 2022
Google Maps is preparing to expand its fuel-efficient routing options by specifically tailoring to electric vehicles, hybrids, and more.
About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the…
One of the distinct advantages of having Wi-Fi speakers is the ability to wirelessly play music on multiple devices at the same time. It just so happens you can do this through the Google Home app on your phone by creating speaker groups. All you need is a few Google Home…
In Chrome, both on desktop and mobile, Progressive Web Apps are becoming more common among certain websites. The current look on Chrome for desktop is very basic and doesn’t provide much information for users prompted to install a website’s PWA. That looks to be changing in the future with Chrome for desktop testing a new dialog box for PWAs.
Over the past few years, experimentation has…
Google Maps has been making a lot of changes recently, including adding expanded support for electric vehicles, letting users see estimated toll prices, and much more. One interesting UI change may have gone unnoticed though. Google Maps has made an adjustment to the shared…
The Google-Samsung relationship has improved a great deal in recent years with the latter often appearing at the former’s keynotes, while there have been joint ad campaigns. The latest highlights a slew of Google services running on Samsung hardware.
Update 7/14: The…
The iPhone chipmaker TSMC predicts Q3 revenue of up to $19.8-$20.6 billion from $14.88 billion year-over-year, thanks to increased demand for the iPhone 13. TSMC seems confident in long-term chip demand.
As reported by Reuters, TSMC follows “blow-out results for the April-June period that underscored resilient demand amid a chip crunch caused by pandemic-fuelled sales of smartphones and…
The Messages app gets some valuable upgrades this year with iOS 16. One of the interesting features is the ability to unsend iMessages on iPhone. Follow along for a hands-on look at how the feature works, its limitations, and what the experience is like for the person on the…
Samsung has quietly unveiled the Galaxy M13 and M13 5G in India, in turn adding another affordable device to its growing M-series in the regions.
The duo has popped up on the Samsung India website (h/t SamMobile), and there are some notable differences between each…
Kakaotalk removes external billing from its Android app to comply with Google’s rules [U]
July 14, 2022
The Google Play Store has been cracking down on its billing policies over the past couple of years, and some major apps have complied with the new rules. In South Korea, though, Google had resorted to blocking updates to the popular messaging app Kakaotalk, as the app was refusing to comply with billing rules. Now, though, Kakaotalk has agreed to Google’s terms.
Update 7/14: As reported by…
