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Galaxy Watch 5 series appears to be using the same charger

We still don’t know a ton about Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 5, but there’s plenty of room for improvements over last year’s Galaxy Watch 4. It doesn’t seem, though, that we’ll see much of a difference with the Galaxy Watch 5 charger. The Galaxy Watch 5 charger seems identical. If a new regulatory listing is to be believed, the Galaxy Watch 5 will have a charger that’s virtually identical…
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Google Pixel and iPhones can now use an eSIM on Verizon’s BYOD program

eSIM support has been expanding for a few years now, with Google and Apple at the forefront. This week, Verizon is opening up support for BYOD users to get their service going on Pixel, Samsung Galaxy, and iPhones with an eSIM instead of waiting for physical delivery. You can now use an eSIM on Verizon’s BYOD program Verizon has vastly improved the process of bringing unlocked smartphones to its…
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iOS 15.6 fixes bug that automatically puts Apple Music in the Dock after reinstalling the app

Users last month discovered a bug in iOS 15 that caused Apple Music to be automatically added to the Dock after reinstalling the app – even if there were other apps already there. Now with iOS 15.6 beta 2, which was released this week to developers, that bug has finally been fixed. As noted by YouTuber Aaron Zollo, iOS 15.6 no longer automatically places Apple Music in the Dock if for some…
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Google Messages disables RCS ads in India as it attempts to stop abuse

Last month we reported on the rampant abuse of RCS in Google Messages that was flooding users in India with ads, and now, Google is stopping that abuse to address the problem. Google Messages RCS ads are paused, for now For over a year now, ads have been hitting Google Messages users with RCS enabled in India. While the problem is common across both RCS and traditional SMS, the problem was…
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