One of the clunky aspects of the new camera system with the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max was the Macro mode originally kicked in automatically with no option to disable or manually trigger the feature. After first seeing a disable Auto Macro option with iOS 15.1, now Apple has included a toggle option inside the Camera app with iOS 15.2 beta 2.
The new Macro toggle inside the Camera app for the…
Review: Nomad’s Base Station Mini is a slick and clean MagSafe-compatible homebase for iPhone
November 15, 2021
This fall Nomad has launched a variety of premium iPhone accessories including the updated Base Station Mini with MagSafe compatibility. We’ve been testing out the leather and aluminum magnetic wireless charger along with some of Nomad’s new iPhone 13 cases, check out…
There’s still time to enter the 9to5Rewards iPhone 13 giveaway. Readers have just two weeks left for their chance to take home the new iPhone 13 Pro, courtesy of Survivor. Head below to enter, and check out the new line up of cases for iPhone 13 from Survivor.
To help…
WhatsApp for iOS to add new privacy features for seeing Profile Photo, Last Seen, About
November 15, 2021
In a new public beta, WhatsApp is adding more options for users to decide who can see their profile photos, last time they used the app, as well as their about page.
According to always reliable WABetaInfo, version 2.21.230.15 of WhatsApp brings this new “My Contacts Except” feature for specific beta testers. With that, apart from letting “Everyone,” “My Contacts,” or “Nobody”…
Another Samsung Galaxy S21 FE leak shows the device from more angles
November 15, 2021
The yet-to-be-announced Samsung Galaxy S21 Fan Edition (FE) has become the victim of another leak, according to a report by Android Police. Just like its S20 FE predecessor, which serves as the affordable counterpart to the S20, the S21 FE is supposed to be the…
Vindex and MLG co-founder Mike Sepso believes the games industry still needs esports
November 15, 2021
Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.
Major League Gaming cofounder Mike Sepso believes the games industry needs esports due to rapidly changing business models. The boon of free-to-play games…
Back in March, Google Fit introduced heart and respiratory rate tracking that uses the Pixel’s camera, and the Pixel 6 is now getting this capability in “early access.”
Update 11/11: The capability looks to already be out of “early access.”
At launch, the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro lacked the camera-based tracking. It has since appeared on just one of our new devices in “Early…
Google reorg creates new ‘Labs’ group focused on ‘high-potential, long-term projects,’ like AR
November 15, 2021
An internal Google reorganization sees the company create a new group to oversee “high-potential, long-term projects.” Overseen by Clay Bavor, Google Labs includes AR & VR and Area 120.
According to TechCrunch today, with the company confirming, Google Labs is…
YouTube Music adds new ‘Energize’ mood filter on Android, iOS
November 15, 2021
YouTube Music introduced an “activity bar” last year that generates a “personalized homepage full of playlists” that are centered around one of four moods, and now YouTube is adding a fifth: “Energize.”
Using an image of the Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo as the top…
While Chrome has been modernized over the years — most recently for Material You, many UI components are quite old. Chrome for Android is now testing a replacement to the snackbar that uses top banner notifications.
When downloading a file or image, Chrome for Android has historically made use of a snackbar that includes the file name, open, and closes buttons. The Google browser is now…
