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Vivo will unveil new T1 series tomorrow - T1 and T1x

October 19, 2021
vivo announced that it will unveil a couple of new smartphones tomorrow – October 19 – as part of the T1 series. The teaser itself shows a phone with a triple camera and a top-mounted headphone jack. Vivo teaser for T1 announcement Popular insider Digital Chat Station on Weibo has a bit more information on the pair. The vivo T1 will reportedly use a high-refresh rate IPS LCD and a…
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Material You weather widgets go live on Android 12 with latest Google app beta

October 19, 2021
In a very welcome change from what we previously expected, the Google Weather Material You widgets are now live on existing Pixel phones with the latest Google app beta. Earlier today, Google app 12.40 fixed At a Glance weather in the Pixel Launcher on Android 12 Beta 5. The 12.41 beta enables the two Google Weather widgets with Material You that we’ve been tracking for the past few…
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Google Chat adding ‘mark as unread’ for DMs and Spaces

October 19, 2021
Google is rolling out a simple but rather useful ability to “mark as unread” in Chat. This capability is already found on competing team messaging solutions, and doubles as a light reminder system.  On mobile, long pressing on a conversation will reveal a new “Mark…
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CIRP: iPhone 12 Pro Max was the best selling iPhone in Q3 as buyers avoid ‘smaller, older models’

October 19, 2021
Following last month’s launch of the iPhone 13 lineup, new data from analysts at Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) shows that trends suggest iPhone buyers are “replacing phones more quickly,” despite more iterative year-over-year improvements. The data covers calendar Q3 2021, which includes only two days of availability for the iPhone 13 lineup. Nonetheless, CIRP says that the…
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Apple releases iOS 15.1 RC to developers and public beta users

October 19, 2021
Right after Apple’s September keynote, the company introduced iOS 15.1 beta, which reintroduces some features removed from iOS 15.0 and also adds some new ones. Now iOS 15.1 RC (Release Candidate) is available for developers and public beta users. One of the key iOS 15…
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Google Play starts letting developers fill out ‘Data safety’ info, section launching in February

October 19, 2021
Back in May, Google announced a new Play Store requirement to have Android apps detail how they collect and use personal information. The Google Play “Data safety” section will go live in February as developers will soon be able to fill out the necessary information. Starting today, the “Data safety” form will appear in the Google Play Console. It will be fully available for “everyone…
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