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Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri announced today that the social network is starting to beta test a new digital wellbeing feature dubbed “Take a Break.” As the name implies, this feature is designed to encourage users to take regular breaks from using Instagram. In a video posted today, Mosseri explained that this is an “opt-in control that enables you to receive break reminders in-app after a…

Following its massive hit in Pokemon Go a few years ago, Niantic has returned with Pikmin Bloom, another Nintendo-based property that takes place in the real world. However, the release of Pikmin Bloom on Android seems to have come with a strange issue affecting notifications. A growing number of users on Pikmin Bloom’s forums and Reddit are reporting that the game seems to be tied to…

Android 12 brings a lot of exciting features to the OS, even in Samsung Galaxy devices. With the beta release of One UI 4, Samsung devices are able to take advantage of new color-theming options and privacy features. Fortunately, Samsung is making the beta available to a few select devices before Android 12 is completely released. Table of contents How to sign up for One UI 4/Android 12…

Every app open on Android 12 is accompanied by a launch animation to make “startup a more consistent and delightful experience.” One aspect of this is an animated icon on the splash screen, with Drive being the first Google app to support this on Android 12. Update 11/10: The animated Google Maps splash screen is now rolled out to the stable channel with version 11.6.2. It starts with a ring…