Apple has delivered a lot with the iOS 15.4 beta and one of the headlining features is the ability to officially use Face ID With a Mask. Support is also included for recognizing multiple pairs of glasses. Follow along for how to get going with the handy new feature.
Up until now, Face ID on iPhone hasn’t been designed to work when wearing a mask. There is a workaround, but it doesn’t work…
Apple has released the first beta of iOS 15.4, and it includes a handful of changes and improvements for iPhone users. Namely, there is now support for using Face ID while wearing a mask, Universal Control, new emoji, and more. Head below as we round up all of the new…
Tecno Pop 5X debuts with Android 10 Go, Unisoc chipset
January 27, 2022
There’s always room for another ultra-affordable smartphone, or at least that’s what Tecno thought. The Transsion brand launched the Pop 5X device in Mexico with a quad-core CPU, Android 10 Go and a 4,000mAh battery.
At the front, we have a 6.5” HD screen with a 5MP…
Apple working to allow iPhones to act as POS terminals
January 27, 2022
According to a new report, Apple is looking to introduce a new service that would allow businesses to use iPhones as POS (point of sale) terminals without any additional hardware involved. The move is expected to happen via a software update in the coming months and would allow customers to pay via NFC directly by placing their contactless credit/debit cards, iPhone or Apple Watch on another…
Xiaomi unveiled the 12-series just days before New Year’s eve and only announced plans for a launch in China. The rest of the world is still waiting for a global launch and while there is no official time line yet, there are clues piling up that suggest that the launch is…
Honor confirms MWC event set for February 28
January 27, 2022
The annual Mobile World Congress (MWC) trade show is set to take place in Barcelona in about a month and Honor just confirmed it will hold an in-person event. MWC 2022 will once again take place in Barcelona between February 28 and March 3 and Honor will be one of the brands…
It has recently come to our attention that a number of our Android app users have been receiving menacing virus warnings from various antivirus apps. A few users have reported a message from AVG identifying an Evo-gen trojan threat inside the app and a similar thing has also reportedly happened to a user on an Oppo phone, with the warning issues by the phone’s built-in protection.
AVG…
Magisk v24.0 adds Android 12 support, debuts Zygisk, plus more
January 27, 2022
Magisk v24.0 has arrived from developer John Wu, with this update including Android 12 support and the debut of Zygisk.
Announced by Wu via Twitter — and in a subsequent blog post — to most, the Magisk v24.0 update will undoubtedly be notable for the long-awaited…
Realme reverses course, will bring Android 12 to its four-month-old ‘Realme Pad’ after all [U]
January 27, 2022
Android tablets are often criticized for getting too few updates and not enough long-term support. Realme, which just released its first tablet a few months ago, isn’t doing anything to help that reputation by confirming that its basically brand new Realme Pad won’t get…
Google Chrome will soon let you mute tabs with just a single click, and you can try it now
January 27, 2022
Auto-playing videos and ads can be super annoying when surfing the web, but Google has taken steps with its Chrome browser to make that easier. Now, Google Chrome is preparing a minor tweak that will make it much easier to mute tabs with a single click.
As it stands today, Google Chrome displays a speaker icon when a tab starts playing any kind of audio, whether it’s intentional or not. This…
