Apple has included a new privacy tool with the arrival of iOS 15.2 that expands on the features it’s rolled out recently like app privacy labels and app tracking transparency. Follow along for how to turn on iPhone App Privacy Report to understand what your apps are up to when it comes to data access, sensor access, and network activity.
App Privacy Report includes two main sections on iPhone…
WhatsApp bug is making the app crash for many iPhone users
December 15, 2021
iPhone users are having a hard time accessing WhatsApp today. For some unknown reason, the iOS app crashes shortly after the user tries to open it, and the issue has been affecting many users around the world for the past few hours.
As reported by users on Twitter…
48MP iPhone 14 camera with 8K video – another analyst backs Kuo
December 14, 2021
A Kuo report back in April said that we can expect a 48MP iPhone 14 camera next year, together with 8K video recording. This has now been echoed by a second analyst.
We would, however, repeat the caveat we offered at the time: The headline may not tell the whole story ……
Google Photos ‘Memories’ now available more widely on web
December 14, 2021
Google Photos “Memories” carousel is now starting to appear more widely on the web client after first being confirmed as launching on the desktop version back in October.
Simply a desktop-oriented version of the popular AI-generated photo flipbooks that have been on Google Photos for mobile for a couple of years now, Memories on a desktop browser offers a slightly more detailed look at…
T-Mobile to start selling a new Google TV dongle with the built-in Ethernet that Chromecast lacks
December 14, 2021
Google TV launched in late 2020 on the Chromecast, but it’s seen slow adoption in the time since with Sony, TCL, and Realme getting on board. Now, though, T-Mobile has quietly announced the TVision Hub, which is the second Google TV streaming stick to be sold in the United…
Oppo takes a note from Google Pixel to improve photos and AI w/ ‘MariSilicon X’ chip
December 14, 2021
The chips used by Android devices are mostly provided by just two companies, but over the past couple of years, more major device makers have been working on their own chip designs. Today, Oppo is debuting its first self-made chip, the MariSilicon X imaging chip.
Announced…
Best iPhone apps to enhance your experience with Apple Music
December 14, 2021
Although iOS comes with a native Apple Music app, there are some third-party apps that offer even better experiences for those who subscribe to Apple’s streaming service. If you’re an Apple Music subscriber and want to find out how to better enjoy your music library, check out some of the best iOS apps with Apple Music integration.
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Instead of working as an alternative player to Apple…
Google developing ‘Augmented Reality OS’ for ‘innovative AR device’
December 14, 2021
Compared to Apple and Facebook, Google has been very quiet about its plans for augmented reality glasses. That’s starting to change as Google is actively hiring to create an “Augmented Reality OS” for an unspecified “innovative AR device.”
Mark Lucovsky shared…
Google has “improved” the Calendar setting responsible for preventing unwanted event invitations from automatically appearing in your schedule.
Today, Calendar’s “Automatically add invitations” preference under “Event settings” has three options:
Yes
Yes…
Apple’s most affordable 5G iPhone could turn a billion Android users into switchers
December 14, 2021
Apple is rumored to launch a third-generation iPhone SE in early 2022 with 5G support. According to J.P. Morgan analysts, this phone “has the potential to attract more than a billion non-premium Android users.”
In this JP. Morgan’s analysis, according to Reuters, the iPhone SE 3 has the potential to lure “nearly 1.4 billion low-to mid-end Android phone and about 300 million older iPhone…
