After the launch of the OnePlus Nord 2 late last year, the Chinese firm is following up with a refreshed and tuned OnePlus Nord 2T. But is there enough of a difference to warrant switching from the OnePlus Nord 2 to the OnePlus Nord 2T?
After a huge year for OnePlus that included a design team merger with Oppo and a software integration with ColorOS that has since fallen through, we’re seeing…
Flaw in Huawei AppGallery allows paid Android apps to be downloaded for free [Update: Fix incoming]
May 19, 2022
A newly discovered flaw in Huawei’s AppGallery store makes it possible for paid Android apps to be downloaded for free, but a fix is on the way.
Given the ongoing sanctions against Huawei that prevent the phone maker from using Google’s services (among other things)…
TikTok is launching a few crediting tools so creators can have the ability to directly tag, mention, and credit a video in their description. The app will also prompt users to credit a creator throughout the posting process along with an educational pop-up that explains the…
Playing Fortnite on mobile phones is about to get a lot better, as Nvidia GeForce Now is rolling out support for the full hit game with touch controls on both Android and iOS.
Starting today, Fortnite on GeForce Now works on Android and iOS with full touchscreen controls. On Android, controls are available through the GeForce Now app, while iOS players can stream through Safari.
This rollout of…
A new report by Canalys shows that the iPhone accounted for half of the smartphone shipments in North America in Q1 of 2022, achieving a 51% market share powered by the strong performance of the iPhone 13.
“The North American smartphone market has been buoyed by…
As announced in March, Google TV is rolling out a redesign that adds a “Highlights” news feed and reorganizes other parts of the Android app.
“For you” is the new “Home” tab, and it occupies the second position in the bottom bar. The only real change here is the…
Today’s Google Doodle honors Stacey Park Milbern, a champion of the disability justice movement, as part of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
In the United States, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is observed through the month of May and is intended to honor the contributions of Asian and Pacific Islander to the country’s history. There’s no better recent example of the impact even…
The popular privacy-focused web browser Brave released an update to its iOS app on Wednesday that brings a new “Privacy Hub” to its users. There, the app shows a summary of how visited websites collect and use personal data from the device.
The feature is part of version…
Google effectively blocks Total Commander file manager from sideloading APK files on Android
May 19, 2022
The Google Play Store has apparently blocked the relatively popular file manager, Total Commander, from sideloading APK files by threat of removal from the app from the store.
Detailed on a forum post as well as in a Reddit comment, Google sent a notice to the developers of…
A newly discovered flaw in Huawei’s AppGallery store makes it possible for paid Android apps to be downloaded for free.
Given the ongoing sanctions against Huawei that prevent the phone maker from using Google’s services (among other things), the company’s own suite of apps and services have been critically important. This includes the AppGallery store, which allows for distributing Android…
