After years of poor software support, Samsung has done a complete reversal and is now among the best in the business, at least on the Android side of things. As part of its schedule, though, phones occasionally drop from monthly updates to less frequent patches, and now the Galaxy S9 is moving down to quarterly updates.
Spotted by Droid-Life, Samsung has just moved the Galaxy S9 from its monthly…
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Roblox is one of gaming’s many quiet giants. Or, if you have teenagers or children, perhaps it is not so quiet. The long-running user-generated content platform went public in…
WhatsApp is testing the ability to easily migrate chat history between an iPhone and an Android device, according to WABetaInfo.
As the site reports, this feature is part of a strategic change in the WhatsApp app. The company had been exploring the possibility of using…
When might Apple release iOS 14.5 to the public?
April 6, 2021
As Apple continues beta testing iOS 14.5, speculation is starting to mount about a potential release to the public. Currently, all signs point to a release sometime in the spring. Read on as we recap everything we know about iOS 14.5 so far.
What’s new in iOS 14.5?
The biggest change in iOS 14.5 is a new feature that allows you to unlock your iPhone with your Apple Watch when you’re wearing…
Following this morning’s Tim Cook interview with Kara Swisher that focused on privacy, Apple has reminded developers to update their apps with the new AppTrackingTransparency framework before the release of iOS 14.5. AppTrackingTransparency, or ATT, is a new tool Apple is…
In a new interview with Kara Swisher on the Sway podcast, Apple CEO Tim Cook addresses the upcoming lawsuit with Epic Games, the controversy over iOS 14.5’s App Tracking Transparency policies, and more.
In regard to Apple’s interest in self-driving cars and autonomous…
In August of last year, Google announced that it would allow more kinds of Android Auto apps on the Play Store. Developers can now publicly release new navigation, parking, and charging apps for Android Auto.
In March, Google started the process by releasing the Android for Cars App Library as part of Jetpack. Regular users could test these clients in recent months by signing up for a beta…
Back in November, Google announced that Docs, Sheets, Slides, and other Workspace files will count toward storage caps. This is set to start for personal accounts on June 1, but Workspace users will be given an extension into 2022.
Google Workspace accounts, like free…
Mercedes-Benz has unveiled today the specs of its upcoming EQS electric sedan and confirmed a range of up to 478 miles on a big 108 kWh battery pack.
The full unveiling of the Mercedes-Benz EQS isn’t planned until April 15, but the German automaker has been doing a slow…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
A new study finds that anglers see Block Island wind farm as an enhanced fishing destination.
The world’s largest solar company is entering the hydrogen market.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to…