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Google Discover feed tests showing like counts for articles

In a limited experiment, Google Search has begun showing like counts for articles in the Android app’s Discover feed for some. When browsing news and blog articles on social media, the like count can be a helpful metric in deciding what to read. Google, of course, hasn’t had a true social networking app in years, following the closure of Google+. However, it has long been possible to share…
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WhatsApp for iOS brings changes to saving disappearing messages

A new report from WABetaInfo notes that the popular messaging platform, WhatsApp, is rolling out changes to its media visibility. The update, coming to its latest beta, is changing the way media from disappearing messages save onto your device. WhatsApp for iOS is now automatically turning off “Save to Camera Roll” for disappearing messages. Previously, if users saved an item from their…
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Google Store UK spring sale offers £50 off Pixel 6 and 6 Pro, plus more discounts

The Google Store in the UK is offering a number of discounts on devices and accessories including the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro as part of a spring sale event. Discounts on Google’s latest flagship duo have been available from a number of third-party retailers, but this is one of the first such price adjustments to the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro from the official online storefront. This spring sale is not just…
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Google rolls out Android 12 QPR3 Beta 2 for Pixel

Following the launch of the April security patch to stable Pixel users, Android 12 QPR3 Beta 2 is now available. Coming four weeks after the unexpected first beta, Android 12 QPR3 will launch to the public in June as the next quarterly Feature Drop and reflects increased…
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The OnePlus 10 doesn’t exist (yet), but the Oppo Reno 8 looks an awfully lot like it

For months we’ve been hearing about the OnePlus 10 Pro, including a complete reintroduction last week when the phone was formally announced for the US and other global markets. But to date, there’s been no sign of a standard OnePlus 10. Now, a leak shows off the Oppo Reno 8 which certainly looks like a OnePlus 10 by another name. A post on the Chinese social network Weibo offers up a first…
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