The focus of Android 12L is on tablets and foldables, but the release is also coming to phones and Google is introducing Unicode 14 emoji support with it.
Unicode 14.0 was originally expected to arrive in 2021 but was delayed. The emoji creation process takes two years, and COVID-19 pushed back everything by six months. Instead, Google spent this year redesigning its existing 992 character…
Android 12 Security Hub starts appearing on older Pixel phones
October 28, 2021
The Pixel 6 has introduced a centralized settings page to manage your phone, app, and Google Account. This Security “Hub” is now appearing on older Pixel phones running Android 12.
The Security Hub appears in the main Android 12 Settings list on Pixel phones like…
How to try Android 12L on your Chromebook
October 28, 2021
Google has made Android 12L available for developers — and everyone else — to test out and see how well their apps can run on a large device, but not how you might expect. Here’s how to try a version of Android 12L on your own Chromebook.
As part of the 2021 Android…
Google Stadia’s free trials don’t require an account, will add more games soon [Updated]
October 28, 2021
After announcing platform-exclusive features in two new games today, Google Stadia is quietly adding another new feature. Starting today with one title, Google Stadia is adding support for free trials to games and it doesn’t even require a Stadia account.
Spotted by Gem, Google Stadia has opened up the ability to get a 30-minute free trial to its exclusive title Hello Engineer. This option…
Photoshop will get a 'Prepare as NFT' option by month's end
October 28, 2021
Adobe’s Chief Product Officer, Scott Belsky, confirmed to the Verge, on their Decoder Podcast, that Photoshop will preview a ‘Prepare as NFT’ system by the end of the month. The objective is to prevent imposters from minting non-fungible token (NFT) art on…
HTC True Wireless Earbuds Plus offer ANC and IPX5 rating
October 27, 2021
HTC isn’t confined to making VR headsets and a few phones each year. If you needed proof, the company’s True Wireless Earbuds Plus are now official as HTC’s latest TWS earphones. They bring an in-ear design with rubber tips and short stems and a charging case that…
Watch the new Sony Xperia flagship debut live
October 27, 2021
Sony unexpectedly scheduled a smartphone event in the early hours of tomorrow, where it will unveil its new flagship. We have no clue what the name will be, but we expect to see “a camera with a phone attached”, as the company put it.
The unveiling will be broadcast live, and we have embedded the stream below. The YouTube link has a 46-second teaser which will be replaced with a live video…
Apple releases iOS 15.1 with SharePlay support
October 27, 2021
Apple today is rolling out iOS 15.1 and iPadOS 15.1 to compatible devices. The major change in this update is the inclusion of SharePlay, one of the headlining features of iOS 15.
With SharePlay, users will be able to listen to songs, watch a movie or a TV show, complete a…
For a while now, Samsung’s been doing this thing where it sometimes releases a security patch before even Google gets round to it. It’s usually at the very end of a month when a specific Samsung device might get next month’s security update, but the…
Update: Check out our Sony Xperia Pro-I hands-on review.
Out of the blue, Sony has a new Xperia Pro phone. The Xperia Pro-I (where ‘I’ stands for ‘Imaging’) is the first phone outside Japan to deliver a 1.0-inch camera sensor with phase-detect autofocus.
That 1.0-inch type imager is taken straight off the company’s very popular RX100 VII compact camera, but it has…
