You may remember that earlier this year, HBO rolled out a new HBO Max application for Apple TV that abandoned the native tvOS video player in favor of a custom solution. After backlash, HBO reverted to the native tvOS player a few weeks later. Now, the HBO Max application for iPhone and iPad is facing criticism because of a bizarre bug affecting video playback when connected to AirPods.
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While Android 12 for Samsung devices look more likely with each passing week, the Korean firm is rolling on with its consistent monthly security patches. For November 2021, a select few Samsung Galaxy smartphones are already seeing the latest updates. Here’s the full…
Google Play Store is finally getting a redesign on the web, here’s a sneak peek [Gallery]
November 19, 2021
It’s always been nice that the Play Store has been accessible not just from smartphones and tablets, but also the web. The functional website offers up the ability to remotely install apps, manage payment methods, and more. However, it’s been out of date for ages.
YouTube on Android TV testing autoplay videos on home, subscription tabs; how to turn it off
November 19, 2021
YouTube on Android TV and Google TV devices are now seeing a limited rollout of autoplay video previews for all content on site.
The feature somewhat mimics the autoplay videos already seen on desktop and mobile versions of YouTube, but this is infinitely more jarring in action. When scrolling through the various homepage and subscription sidebar sections, highlighting a video thumbnail preview…
Google TV integrates with over 30 streaming services and apps, here’s the full list [U]
November 19, 2021
Perhaps the most useful thing about the new Google TV platform is the ability to aggregate and organize content from a variety of different sources. Which ones, though? Here’s a full list of streaming services and apps that Google TV supports.
Of course, Google can pull…
Can it run Crysis?…actually, with NVIDIA GeForce NOW it can [Video]
November 19, 2021
To celebrate the launch of the Crysis Remastered on , almost every single device you own should now be able to “run Crysis”. We’ve decided to put that to the test in our own special way…
Back in the heady days of 2007, we were all asking our PC gaming friends “but…
Google Messages may soon show iMessage reactions as emoji
November 19, 2021
The latest update to Google Messages prepares for a new way to handle the annoying iMessage reaction messages often seen in mixed group chats.
About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we decompile these files (called APKs, in the case of Android apps), we’re able to see various lines…
Here’s how Background Sounds work in iOS 15
November 19, 2021
One of the handy new features in iOS 15 is Background Sounds. Read along for how to use iPhone Background Sounds, what you get, what you don’t, how it works while listening to music, and more.
Backgrounds Sounds comes with six options: balanced, bright, or dark noise…
Instagram for iOS adds the ability to delete a photo from a Carousel, adds ‘Rage Shake’ to report a problem
November 19, 2021
Instagram for iOS has added two new features that the head of the app considers “hidden gems.” It’s now possible to delete a photo from a Carousel as well as use this “Rage Shake” function to report a problem.
These features were announced by Adam Mosseri, the…
Darkroom for iOS adds Filter Management feature with version 5.8
November 19, 2021
Darkroom is updating today its iOS app with a new Filter Management feature. With this feature, if you have a few filters you frequently use, it’s easier to manage and find them.
Users can now update to version 5.8 of Darkroom through the App Store. Here’s what the app says about today’s update:
Filter Management is here! If you have a few filters you frequently use, or a lot of filters…
