“Are you breaking stuff over there?” my wife said, seconds after my phone hit the ground. Sadly, though, I was. My Pixel 6 Pro’s display was dead and, for the first time in years, it was time to figure out the cost and time it would take to repair my daily driver. Here’s how that went.
Wrapped up in a case and Whitestone screen protector, I figured my Pixel 6 Pro would easily survive a…
Google’s long-term goal for its hardware is having technology that’s always available in the background to help. The latest work towards Ambient Computing from Google is about “hidden interfaces” where the display is invisible unless being used. This is similar to…
While straightforward SMS texting isn’t perfect by any means, the adoption of the RCS standard means you can do pretty neat things in Google Messages that you couldn’t for a very long time. Follow along to learn a few tips and tricks for using RCS messaging and Google…
Safari got an overhaul with iOS 15, and while there are a number of improvements and changes, some features aren’t found where they used to be. Read along for a look at how to switch to iPhone Private Browsing in Safari with iOS 15.
As a refresher, here’s how Apple describes Private Browsing mode:
Safari won’t remember the pages you visited, your search history, or your AutoFill…
CIRP: iPhone 13 best-selling lineup in recent years (despite tiny interest in iPhone mini)
April 22, 2022
A new report by the Consumer Intelligence Research Partners shows that the iPhone 13 lineup is delivering ”some of the best results in many quarters,” although the two mini version launched so far still account for as little as 3% of all sales on the second quarter of…
Continuing the stellar efforts in recent months, Samsung is now rolling out the April 2022 security update to selected Galaxy devices. Here’s every device that has been updated so far.
Samsung April 2022 security update – what’s new
We’ve seen Samsung really up the…
A new Google Play Store policy coming into force is set to block third-party call recording apps from the online storefront from May 11.
Changes to the Google Play Policy initially spotted over on Reddit by user /u/NLL-APPS mean that there will be further restrictions placed upon access to the Accessibility API by developers. This has been used as a workaround to enable remote call audio…
Out of respect for Earth Day, Google has replaced their homepage logo with a series of timelapse animations showing the harsh realities of climate change.
From time to time, Google temporarily replaces their homepage logo with another that’s usually made to be fun or…
Samsung debuts sustainably sourced Galaxy S21 cases and Galaxy Watch 4 bands for Earth Day
April 21, 2022
As Earth Day approaches, Samsung has debuted a new batch of accessories that are sustainably developed with Sean Wotherspoon for the Galaxy S21 and Galaxy Watch 4.
Launching tomorrow, April 22, Samsung will start selling its Samsung Galaxy x Sean Wotherspoon Sustainable…
Google re-engineers how cookies work on its sites to add ‘Reject all’ button in Europe
April 21, 2022
Following regulatory fines this year, Google has announced new consent choice banners for cookies in Europe that most notably feature a “Reject all” button.
Google was criticized for just having “Accept all” previously, and now gives users the opposite ability, alongside “More options.”
Based on these conversations and specific direction from France’s Commission Nationale de…
