Google’s Nest Wifi and Google Wifi routers make mesh setups easy and, for the most part, pretty reliable while being relatively cheap. However, over the past few months, some Nest Wifi and Google Wifi owners are reporting that their networks have been going offline at random for months, and it seems Google has no concrete fix.
First reported all the way back in September, one Nest Wifi owner…
Google working on AR headset codenamed ‘Project Iris’ with custom chip, cloud streaming for 2024
January 21, 2022
Back in September, we spotted that Google was developing an “Augmented Reality OS” for an “innovative AR device.” A new report today reveals that Google is working on an AR headset with “Project Iris.”
Citing sources familiar with the project, The Verge says…
Galaxy Z Flip 3 cover display could get replies and full apps with neat ‘CoverScreen OS’ project
January 21, 2022
The Galaxy Z Flip 3 is the best-selling foldable smartphone to date, and it’s a device we really came to love during our time with it last year. However, if there’s one downside (outside of the battery life), it’s the outer display’s lack of functionality. Now…
An interesting – albeit specific – user experience (UX) study from Google’s Material Design team today goes into what transition animation people prefer the most in Android apps.
Researchers on the Material team set out to “learn which transition best suited a grid of cards.” The context was specific to the fairly common interaction of using a food ordering app, but it applies to any…
You can play these Android games with your Netflix subscription
January 21, 2022
Back in November 2021, Netflix announced that it would launch a new addition to its mobile app – a gaming section. While the service only started out with a few titles, it has been expanding over time. So what does Netflix’s gaming section have to offer in terms of…
Google Chat, the company’s alternative to Slack and Microsoft Teams — not to be confused with the web app for its RCS and SMS messaging app on Android — is rolling out an overdue feature to its web app. Starting today, Google Chat is making it easier to add rich text…
Samsung teases February event for ‘Note-worthy’ Galaxy S22 w/ better low-light camera
January 21, 2022
In a blog post from Samsung’s head of mobile business, the company has officially confirmed a February event for the Galaxy S22 and teased some areas of focus, too.
Samsung’s TM Roh offered up Samsung’s first official teaser for the Galaxy S22 series by first looking back at the company’s Note lineup and the Galaxy Z series. For this year, Roh says that Samsung’s next lineup will bring…
iOS 15.3 Release Candidate and more now available for developers
January 21, 2022
After just two betas for developers and public beta users, Apple is now rolling out the Release Candidate versions of iOS 15.3, iPadOS 15.3, watchOS 8.4, and tvOS 15.3. This suggests that the updates could be released to the public as soon as sometime next week.
Today’s…
Phone calls are usually annoying and most people try not to answer, rather than picking up a random caller. With iMessage and many social networks, why would someone try to reach you with a call? With that in mind, a designer created a concept to improve a renegade feature…
iOS 15.3 RC fixes Safari bug that gives websites access to browsing history and Google ID data
January 21, 2022
We recently reported that Apple was working on a fix for a Safari bug that led to the leaking of users’ browsing history and Google ID. Luckily it seems that Apple was able to fix the bug with iOS 15.3 RC and macOS Monterey 12.2 RC, which were both released on Thursday to developers and beta users.
The bug was first discovered by FingerprintJS, which revealed that websites could use an exploit…
