Setting up a smart watch is even more frustrating than setting up a phone. Maybe it’s the little screen or the slow pairing process common to most Wear OS devices. And, completing the tutorial on a just feels extra burdensome. Well, something you may not know is that you can absolutely skip the tutorial on the Galaxy Watch 4! Here’s how.
When setting up a Galaxy Watch 4 right out of the box…
Comment: iOS should support RCS, but Apple has no incentive to make iMessage work with Android
January 11, 2022
Over the past year, Google has publicly pressured Apple to support Rich Communication Services. The latest salvo this weekend was the harshest yet, but RCS on the iPhone is not the panacea to Google’s historical messaging woes, nor will support lead to a transformatively…
How to back up pictures and videos on Android with Google Photos
January 11, 2022
Google Photos makes it extremely easy to keep all of your photos in one place, safely in the cloud. Whichever device you use, the service allows you to keep your photos backed up. Follow along to learn everything you need to know about backing up your images to Google…
Apple appears to have officially discontinued the Beats Pill+ portable Bluetooth speaker that was first announced in 2015. The speaker was actually the first totally new product to come from Apple under the Beats brand following its $3 billion acquisition of the company in 2014. The product has now been discontinued without a clear replacement.
The Beats Pill+ originally retailed for $229, but…
Earlier today, a report indicated that some European carriers were blocking the Private Relay feature introduced by Apple with iOS 15. This feature is designed to give users an additional layer of privacy by ensuring that no one can view the websites that they visit.
Now…
After critical comments on Saturday, Android chief Hiroshi Lockheimer is back with some “thoughts and clarifications” on RCS and iMessage.
The SVP of Platforms and Ecosystems starts by stating that Google is “not asking Apple to make iMessage available on Android”…
Gmail reaches 10 billion Google Play Store downloads
January 10, 2022
Gmail for Android has hit a pretty huge milestone after surpassing the 10 billion download milestone on the Google Play Store.
Having been around since the dawn of Android, the Gmail app is essential for billions of people across the globe, so it comes as no great shock that it has attained this download milestone (spotted by Android Police). However, it’s quite a shock that it has taken this…
Honor Magic V is a thinner, slightly bigger Galaxy Z Fold 3 with no global launch plans
January 10, 2022
The foldable market continues to heat up, as the success of Samsung’s recent attempts has pushed more companies to try out the space. This week, formerly Huawei-owned Honor is debuting its first foldable smartphone, the Honor Magic V.
Honor Magic V is a foldable in the…
Some European carriers are already blocking Apple’s Private Relay feature on the iPhone
January 10, 2022
One of the major new iCloud features announced last year was Private Relay, which seamlessly sets up an encrypted VPN-like tunnel for all iPhone Safari traffic. Private Relay is currently available as an opt-in beta in iOS 15. Apple says that this feature means that no one…
Virgin Media O2 – which owns both the O2 and Virgin Mobile networks – has announced a U-turn on European roaming charges for UK customers following Brexit…
Background
Normally when you travel outside your own country and continue to use your own SIM, you will pay “roaming” charges for calls, texts, and data. In some cases, these charges will be extremely high, and in others, they will…
