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Last year, Android 11 introduced a clever privacy feature that removes permissions granted to “unused apps” that haven’t been opened in some time. Google is now bringing this auto-reset to older phones and tablets via Play services over the coming months.  Android 11 (and newer) can automatically remove permissions from “unused apps” to limit access to sensitive personal data…

Google Phone is the latest app to get a Material You makeover ahead of Android 12’s release later this year. Update: Within days of the Material You design rolling out, Google Phone has gained the dynamic colors to match, for some. In the last few weeks, Google has been rolling out Material You redesigns with greater frequency, with Android 12 Beta 5 bringing colorful new designs for the…

This week 9to5Google’s Abner Li, Ben Schoon, and Kyle Bradshaw discuss Samsung’s beta of Android 12, more material UI redesigns, possible specs for the Pixel 6, and what Google’s plans might be with their marketing campaign. Subscribe Google Podcasts Spotify Overcast New episodes of Alphabet Scoop are published every Thursday/Friday. Subscribe to our podcast in Google Play or your…

After being announced at the “California Streaming event” earlier this week, Apple’s entire iPhone 13 lineup is now available for pre-order with prices starting at $699. This includes the iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max. The first pre-orders are set to arrive to shoppers next Friday, and will hit Apple Stores on that same day. iPhone 13 pre-orders now…