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Google Photos starts rolling out a new pop-up UI for quick sharing and library management

July 6, 2022
Google Photos is in the midst of changing up its UI yet again, this time with a revamped pop-up UI for sharing photos and videos directly from the library. In what appears to be a server-side update on top of Google Photos 5.96, this new pop-up UI appears when selecting photos or videos from your library. We’re seeing the change on one of our devices, but it appears that this is a limited…
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How to unpair Apple Watch from iPhone

July 6, 2022
If you’re having issues, selling, or upgrading your wearable, you’ll want to unpair Apple Watch from your iPhone and probably back it up. Below we’ll look at how to unpair Apple Watch if you have your iPhone nearby and also a couple of options if you just have your…
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Apple releases iOS 15.6 beta 5 to developers

July 6, 2022
Apple is releasing iOS 15.6 beta 5 to developers a week after its fourth beta. This update comes two weeks after Apple also seeded the second beta of iOS 16, the next milestone of the company’s operating system for the iPhone. Apple is also making available the fifth beta…
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Paying with iPhone at drive-thrus still legal in places with laws against phone use in the car [U]

July 6, 2022
Update: The article was originally written prior to finding out an exception in the law. It is in fact, okay to use Apple Pay or other forms of contactless payment through drive-thrus in the UK. Source: gov.uk As new Highway Code rules were released last month, it is now illegal for drivers in the UK to touch their phone while driving. With this, it is now illegal for fast food customers to use…
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Geely buys majority stake in troubled phone maker Meizu

July 6, 2022
Chinese car giant Geely has purchased a majority stake in the now-small smartphone maker Meizu. Bloomberg reports that Meizu will be run as an independent company under Xingli Technology, another tech brand under Geely’s umbrella. That said, the pair are expected to work…
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Paranoid Android Sapphire Beta 2 comes to OnePlus 7/7T series, more

July 5, 2022
Not long after formally being announced, the Paranoid Android Sapphire beta which is based upon Android 12 is now available for a swatch of OnePlus 7 and 7T series handsets. The third-party ROM project has managed to withstand some funding and development issues to eventually come to devices and now is available in Beta form for the OnePlus 5, 5T, 7, and 7T series (h/t XDA). Sadly, the more…
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Microsoft Outlook is getting a faster ‘Lite’ app on Android

July 5, 2022
If you use Microsoft Outlook for your email needs, Microsoft is about to release a new “Lite” app on Android to keep the app running as fast as possible. Mentioned on the Office 365 roadmap, Microsoft says that it will be releasing “Outlook Lite” sometime in July 2022. The company describes the app: An Android app that brings the main benefits of Outlook in a smaller app size with fast…
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