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Here’s what Android 13’s ‘Tap to Transfer’ feature looks like; new media card design too [Gallery]

February 11, 2022

A few weeks back, concept renders revealed that Google was working on a new “Tap to Transfer” feature in Android 13 for speakers and other devices. Now, in the first developer preview, we’ve been able to turn on the feature so you can see what it looks like. Android 13 ‘Tap to Transfer’ feature We’ve been able to activate the “Tap to Transfer” feature in Android 13, which allows…

Xiaomi targeting Apple in ‘life and death’ growth plan with 20,000 new retail stores and more

February 11, 2022

An ambitious new growth plan will see Xiaomi targeting Apple, aiming to overtake the Cupertino company to become China’s biggest premium smartphone brand. It follows news that record iPhone 13 sales in China saw Apple take the top slot in China during Q4, achieving its…

Samsung’s new Galaxy S22 Ultra ad embraces the spider-like design of the rear cameras [Video]

February 11, 2022

The Galaxy S22 Ultra is a Note by another name, but its most unique design aspect is easily the five circular camera-related cutouts on the back of the device. In a new ad, Samsung is fully embracing how that design reminds one of a spider. Published in Germany, this new…

LumaFusion is coming to Android in the ‘first half’ of 2022 [Update: More details]

February 11, 2022

Thanks to the popularity and power of the iPad, it’s not uncommon for some professional-level utilities to make their way to iOS before Android. After announcing its Android version last year, LumaFusion has confirmed that it will debut on Android in the first half of 2022. Last year, LumaFusion announced in a very brief statement that it would arrive in beta on Android and Chrome OS, but…

Currents, previously Google+, shutting down next year in favor of Spaces in Gmail/Chat

February 11, 2022

Google+ shut down in April of 2020 as a social network for consumers, but the product was kept around for businesses that wanted an internal tool to communicate with employees in a post/stream-like manner. Citing low usage, Google is shutting down Currents and replacing it…

Google disables web browser on non-Nest Hub Smart Displays citing lack of SafeSearch support

February 11, 2022

Starting in January, Google disabled the ability for third-party Smart Displays from Lenovo and JBL to browse the web. The company has now revealed that this is due to those devices not featuring hardware support for SafeSearch. This removal first emerged at the start of…

Google launches Android 13 Developer Preview for Pixel phones

February 11, 2022

Even as 12L is still in the Beta Program ahead of its Q1 launch, Google today announced the Android 13 Developer Preview. This is now the seventh year that Google is providing an early look at the direction Android is going in the fall. The preview is again getting underway in February to give developers more time to offer feedback and update apps. Android 13 again has “privacy and security”…

Android 13 DP1: Any app can now offer a Material You-style Themed Icon

February 11, 2022

Google has shared info on how, starting with Android 13, any app can offer their own Themed Icon to appear in the Pixel Launcher and more. With Android 12, Google launched a “beta” feature for the Pixel Launcher called Themed Icons which gives many of Google’s apps a…

How to install the Android 13 preview on Google Pixel

February 11, 2022

Android 13 is several months away from its formal debut, but Google has opened up the first previews for its latest mobile operating system today with new features and more. If you’re on a Google Pixel smartphone, you can install Android 13 now. Here’s how, and why you…

Android 13 gets accelerated release timeline with earlier start to betas

February 11, 2022

Google today highlighted the first set of features coming with Android 13. The release timeline was also shared, and it revealed that Android 13’s consumer launch might be coming earlier than usual. For starters, there will only be one other Android 13 developer preview. There’s usually three in total, but Google is jumping straight to Beta 1 after Developer Preview 2 in March. Android betas…