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Do manual iOS updates, or you may wait weeks, says Craig Federighi

If you want to ensure your iOS devices are updated as soon as new releases are available, you should do manual iOS updates. The indirect advice comes from no less a source than Apple SVP of software engineering, Craig Federighi. If you instead rely on automatic updates, you could be waiting days or weeks … Federighi answered an email from a Reddit user. I wrote an email to Craig Federighi who…
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Will iPhone ever use under-display Touch ID? Kuo isn’t so sure now

After predicting the iPhone 15 could feature under-display Touch ID, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo now says a latest survey indicates neither the 2023 nor the 2024 iPhone may adopt this technology, as Apple could be satisfied with its software solutions and new technologies. In a tweet, Kuo wrote: I previously predicted iPhones would support under-display fingerprint sensing/Touch ID in 2023 at…
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Android 13 wish list: Things we’d love to see in the next OS release [Video]

Android 13 is just around the corner with the public-facing beta set to arrive in the coming weeks. We’ve already had the opportunity to test drive the Developer Preview, but that hasn’t stopped us from dreaming up an Android 13 wish list of things we’d love to see later this year. Just looking at the weight of the Android 12 release, it’s going to be tough for Google to follow up such a…
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How to set Google Chrome as your default browser on Windows 11

Google Chrome is an extremely powerful web browser. It becomes even more capable once you start adding extensions to make tasks easier and faster. Though, if you’re setting your default browser to Google Chrome on Windows 11, there are a few things to keep in mind. Why…
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Motorola benefits from LG’s fall, becomes third-largest US OEM in 2021

For the first time, Motorola has gained the title of #3 OEM in the US for the year of 2021. The long-standing company looks to have benefitted from the sudden loss of LG, filling the void and doubling its own smartphone sales in 2021. Since 2016, there had been three top competitors for the title of largest OEM. Those companies were Apple, Samsung, and LG. In mid-2021, LG took its hat out of the…
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