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The Pixel 6 series debuts the first two smartphones Google has ever sold with in-display fingerprint sensors, which unfortunately means that a broken display can also result in non-functional biometrics. To help with the repair process, Google has added a fingerprint calibration tool to its Pixel Repair Tool so you can fix your Pixel 6 display yourself. The “Pixel Repair Tool” is a…

Following the launch of Android 12 to Pixel devices, it’s been discovered that the update disables the once-handy volume controls for nearby Chromecast media sessions due to a “legal issue.” Before Android 12, if your phone was actively casting something like YouTube or Netflix to another device like a TV or smart display, you were able to use your phone’s volume rocker to adjust the…

Approaching the start of its third year on the market, one of the most exciting recent developments for Google Stadia has been the arrival of free trials on the platform. Following the feature’s debut with Hello Engineer, Stadia has expanded free trials to Control: Ultimate Edition as well as Ubisoft’s just-released Riders Republic. Released over the past few days, these two new trials on…

Amid the Apple Silicon transition for the Mac and continued advancement of the iPhone and iPad, Apple’s relationship with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing is deepening and evolving. A new report today from the Information takes a closer look at the dynamic of this relationship, while also noting that TSMC is struggling in its transition to 3nm manufacturing. The A15 processor in the iPhone…