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Google’s online coloring book goes in-depth on hardware hues while offering wearable hints

January 28, 2022

Besides the physical comic book that looks to have confirmed the “Pixel 6a” name, Google also made an online version to celebrate the “inspiration, beauty, and application of hardware colors developed” and used for its products. At colors.withgoogle.com, you’ll find 10 outlined illustrations of various Google products that you can very easily color, including the Pixel 6, Nest Cam…

Hands-on: Motorola’s wireless Android Auto dongle is dead simple, and very quick to pair

January 28, 2022

Wireless Android Auto support is something rarely seen built into cars, but the rise of third-party dongles has made it much easier to bring this functionality to cars that don’t already have it. Tomorrow, a new wireless Android Auto dongle under the Motorola brand will…

Android Automotive apps look ever so slightly different from car to car

January 28, 2022

With Android Automotive, Google maintains the underpinnings of the OS and various services, while car makers can fully customize the UI. That customization extends to third-party apps sporting some differences depending on the car brand. In announcing that version 1.2 of the…

Apple’s cheapest iPhone is now $359, but you shouldn’t buy it

January 28, 2022

Ahead of the impending launch of the third-generation iPhone SE, Apple is liquidating some of its previous-generation, low-cost devices. But as tempting as the idea of an iPhone with 128GB might be for $359, you absolutely should not buy it. Read on as we explain why. As first spotted by MacRumors, Apple has recently restocked the 128GB iPhone 8 in its refurbished store. In general, the Apple…

Apple releases first betas of iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4 to developers

January 28, 2022

Following the release of iOS 15.3 to the public earlier this week, Apple is now continuing the beta testing process. The company is rolling out the first betas of iOS 15.4, iPadOS 15.4, and watchOS 8.5 to developers now. Head below for the full details and build numbers for…

iOS 15.4 enables Face ID support while wearing a mask, no Apple Watch required

January 28, 2022

With iOS 15.4 beta 1 Apple is starting to test the ability to use Face ID while wearing a mask but without the need for an Apple Watch around. Not only that, but the company is also improving glasses support. Mask support was first spotted by YouTuber Brandon Butch. On the…

iOS 15.4 beta comes with over 37 new emoji including melting and peeking face, troll, more

January 28, 2022

Along with great new features like the ability to use Face ID with a mask, the first iOS 15.4 beta is the first release from Apple to feature over 37 new emoji that were first revealed last fall. Back in September, Unicode officially voted on and finalized the Emoji 14.0 update. The release comes with 37 totally new emoji and when counting all the variations, features 838 new characters. Now Apple…

iOS 15.4 beta lets users add notes to their iCloud Keychain passwords

January 28, 2022

Following the release of iOS 15.4 to developers earlier today, we’ve been finding out that the update comes with several new features. One of them is a welcome change to iCloud Keychain, which now lets users store notes to their passwords. Passwords stored in iCloud can be…

PSA: iOS 15.4’s new ‘Use Face ID with a Mask’ option limited to iPhone 12 and newer

January 28, 2022

Today’s release of iOS 15.4 includes the major new addition of support for Face ID recognition while wearing a mask. Unfortunately, this feature is limited to only newer-model iPhones and iPads. Apple hasn’t published specific availability details, but it appears that…

iOS 15.4 reveals new ‘Trade-In Tool’ for scanning cosmetic details with your iPhone camera

January 28, 2022

Apple today released the first beta of iOS 15.4 to developers, which comes with multiple new features like Universal Control, secure notes on iCloud Keychain, Face ID when using masks, and more. Interestingly, Apple has also been working on a new “Trade-In Tool” for scanning cosmetic details from another device using the iPhone camera. The new Trade-In Tool was found by 9to5Mac in the internal…