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Like iPhone, a stolen Android phone’s PIN could be used to change Google account password

February 28, 2023
A report from The Wall Street Journal last week sounded the alarm on an obvious, but frightening issue on iPhone that would allow a criminal to take over your Apple account. But that’s not something exclusive to iOS. Your Google account could be compromised if a criminal stole your Android phone and its PIN, but there are ways to protect yourself. 9to5Google has a rebooted newsletter that…
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What apps support the new Android 13 media player [Updated]

February 28, 2023
Android 13’s most obvious UI change is a redesign of the lockscreen and notification shade media player. However, not all music, podcasts, and audio apps have been updated to support them yet, and here’s our running list of what controls have been modernized. Original…
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Waze ditches its iOS widget in latest updates

February 28, 2023
Google-owned Waze is removing its iOS widget for the left-most homescreen, with the feature being removed in the latest updates rolling out now. 9to5Google has a rebooted newsletter that highlights the biggest Google stories with added commentary and other tidbits. Sign up…
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Google Keep adding single note widget and Wear OS 3 complications

February 27, 2023
Following the dual-pane layout optimized for Android tablets (and Chromebooks) in November, Google Keep is getting a single note widget and a pair of Wear OS 3 complications. The two existing Google Keep widgets let you pin a feed of notes by pinned or label to your homescreen (Note collection) and quickly start a text, list, drawing, image, or audio note (Quick capture).  A single note widget…
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Samsung February 2023 update rolling out for these Galaxy devices

February 27, 2023
Even though Samsung has just launched the Galaxy S23 series, the Korean company has not forgotten about its predecessors. A growing number of Samsung Galaxy devices are getting the February 2023 Android security update – here’s the full list. Samsung February 2023 security update – here’s what’s new Every single month, Google releases a generic or generalized Android security bulletin.
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Android is adding support for eSIM transfer between devices

February 27, 2023
eSIM has been around for several years at this point, but support and handling is wildly different across different Android devices and carriers. Today, Google is announcing a new tool that will help the future of eSIM on Android, with support for eSIM transfer. Alongside…
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Google says Fast Pair for ChromeOS is coming ‘soon,’ over a year after it was first announced

February 27, 2023
Google says that, finally, Fast Pair is coming to ChromeOS. As part of a series of announcements at MWC today, Google has once again announced support for Fast Pair for headphones as coming to Chromebooks via a future ChromeOS update. The company says the feature is coming “soon,” but offered no further timeline. Wear OS 3 getting new sound and display modes as Chrome for Android adds 300%…
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