After initially removing the compass within Maps on Android way back in early 2019, Google has now restored the much-loved feature after fan pressure.
The little floating compass widget was unceremoniously ripped from Maps in what Google said was an “effort to clean up the Navigation screen” — which you can see in the header image above. However, in an official support thread, Google…
Apple to buy over $50 million worth of batteries from Tesla for new energy storage project
April 1, 2021
Apple announced a massive new energy storage project in California, and we learned that Tesla will supply its Megapack battery systems for the project.
In a press release yesterday, Apple announced that it is building a massive new 240 MWh energy storage project at its…
I first found my way into electric bicycles over 10 years ago as a form of alternative urban transportation. But lately I’ve been getting more into gravel riding for fitness. And in my never-ending quest to find more affordable ways to help get people onto their first…
Even after trawling through almost all aspects of the recent Android 12 Developer Preview, things slip the net. One of those looks to be the long-overdue addition of a Google Lens translate option within the Android recent apps panel.
If you cast your mind back, this feature was touted as far back as July 2019 during the Android 10 preview phase. The original Android Q solution provided a…
New design filings for the BMW CE 04 show that the radical electric scooter may be closing in on series production.
We first caught wind of the BMW CE 04 project last August when BMW registered a slew of new trademarks for motorcycles and scooters.
Then we finally got our…
The past several years have seen LG flailing to maintain its share in the smartphone market. Earlier this year, it was reported and later confirmed that LG would make some tough calls regarding its smartphone business, and now it seems we’ll hear the outcome on April…
Samsung was once among the worst in the Android world when it came to updates big and small, but in 2021 they’re arguably better than Pixel. Now, Samsung is rolling out the April 2021 security update to its huge lineup of smartphones including Galaxy S21, S20, A52, and more.
The April security patch, technically, hasn’t been fully released when Samsung started its rollout. Google follows a…
Tomorrow is April Fools’ Day, and with such a bummer of a year leading up to this point (and things are only now just starting to look better in a few places), everyone could use some laughs. To that end, photographer Richard Wakefield shows how you can create eight visual…
Hands-on: iOS 14.5 beta 6 changes and features – new Siri voices, and battery recalibration [Video]
April 1, 2021
The sixth developer beta for iOS 14.5 went live earlier today, and it comes bundled with noteworthy features: two brand new realistic-sounding American Siri voices, and an updated battery tool for iPhone 11 users. Watch our hands-on video walkthrough for the details, and be…
Quick Charge Podcast: March 31, 2021
April 1, 2021
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
