After a brief Open Beta period, the stable OxygenOS update atop Android 12 is now rolling out for the OnePlus 8, OnePlus 8 Pro, 8T, and the OnePlus 9R.
OnePlus confirmed the start of the update process in a series of posts over on the official forums. The only outlier here is the OnePlus 9R, which is effectively just the OnePlus 8TT. That’s likely the reason for the delay in getting the…
Apple TV app for Android TV and Google TV blocks content purchases as Apple reportedly loses billing exemption [U]
March 21, 2022
It’s been over a year since Apple TV arrived on Google TV and later on the wider Android TV platform, but something has changed in recent weeks. Suddenly, the Apple TV app for Android/Google TV is no longer able to buy content.
As FlatPanelsHD and 4KFilme report via some…
While Google has effectively dropped the public-facing dessert names for Android builds, in years prior a new themed statue would appear outside the Mountain View base to coincide with a new software release. It seems that in recent days, Google has removed all of the…
Google app for Android rolling out option to delete your last 15 minutes of search history
March 21, 2022
Google has been expanding its privacy features over the past couple of years, and at Google I/O nearly a year ago, the company announced the ability to delete 15 minutes of search history with just one tap, and now that feature is finally arriving on Android.
Showing up now in the Google app on Android, the ability to quickly delete 15 minutes’ worth of your search history, with a “new”…
Google adds Mei’s Red Panda from Pixar’s ‘Turning Red’ to its collection of 3D animals
March 21, 2022
After going viral back in 2020, Google has slowly expanded its collection of 3D animals and objects in Search. Now, Google is adding a fun one: a 3D dancing model of Mei’s Red Panda from Pixar’s latest film, Turning Red.
Available now in Google Search on both Android…
The Apple TV app on both Android TV and Google TV no longer offers the option to buy or rent movies, while Apple TV+ subscriptions can still be purchased.
It’s being suggested that the change may have been made to avoid Google’s 30% commission on sales through its…
Twelve days after Foxconn’s Shenzhen factory announced it had halted iPhone production due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the company says it has “basically” resumed normal operations in its campuses.
Shenzhen was in a strict lockdown imposed by the local government following a new COVID-19 outbreak. Although this factory could impact not more than 10% of global iPhone production, according to…
VLC media player for iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS just announced a major update it is rolling out today for all users.
According to the press release, this update adds a completely rewritten video playback interface, adds support for browsing NFS and SFTP network shares, and…
As classic Hangouts is set to go away for Workspace customers, Google continues to update Chat and Spaces with more capabilities. A small tweak sees Gmail for Android introduce new status bar icons that help differentiate notifications from Google Chat and…
The oddity of Android 12L: Google’s prelude to tablets & foldables instead of its big moment
March 21, 2022
You don’t get a second chance to make a first impression. The latest impression that Google wants to impart is that Android will power the wave of large screen devices to come. Besides proclamations, the biggest sign of Google’s commitment to this effort is Android 12L, a version of the mobile OS especially for foldables and tablets. It launched at the start of this month, but it has so far…
