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Google making it easy for Android apps to build Nearby Share cross-device experiences

For the Android team, “Better Together” has been a persistent theme in announcements at CES and now I/O 2022. Besides cross-device experiences in its own products, Google wants to make it easy for third-party Android developers to build similar Nearby Share experiences in their apps. Today, Nearby Share is how you can send text, files, and other information between Android devices and…
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WhatsApp for iOS is testing chat filters for all users

Popular communications platform WhatsApp is testing chat filters for all users. Currently only available for business accounts, chat filtering offers a simple and quick way to find certain chats. According to WABetaInfo, this feature is coming in a future update for iOS…
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Years before eSIM, Steve Jobs wanted the first iPhone to have no SIM card slot

We have recently been hearing rumors about Apple offering iPhone models that are only compatible with eSIM, without the physical SIM card slot. However, years before this technology even existed, Steve Jobs wished that the first iPhone didn’t have a SIM card slot. The story was revealed by former iPod VP Tony Fadell, who was recently interviewed by journalist Joanna Stern at a Computer History…
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Google Pixel 7 specs: Second-gen Tensor, matte glass, and everything we know so far

Google’s Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro aren’t due to launch until later this year, but at Google I/O 2022 the company unexpectedly offered a first look at the new devices. As far as specs go, here’s what we know about the Pixel 7. What does the Pixel 7 look like? In terms of design, the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro share a lot in common with the existing Pixel 6 series, and that’s a good thing!
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Google seems smitten with its boring Pixel cases, as they’ll return for Pixel 6a

Google threw away its fabric cases with the Pixel 5a and the Pixel 6 series, and it seems the replacement is sticking around. Like last year’s lineup, the Pixel 6a will get a set of pretty boring official cases. While they haven’t launched on the Google Store just yet, Google has confirmed that its plastic cases will make a return for the Pixel 6a, as pictured above. Like with the Pixel 6 last…
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