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PSA: A viral text string with an Italian flag and Sindhi characters will crash your iPhone [U]

Every so often, a bug in iOS emerges where a certain string of text will cause your iPhone or iPad to crash. This week, another such string of text is going viral, and a fix from Apple is not yet publicly available. The string of text, which we aren’t going to share here, includes the Italian flag emoji and characters in the Sindhi language. When an iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Watch receives a…
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Android 11 DP3: Status bar padding bug cuts off time, battery level on Pixel 4

The latest Android 11 Developer Preview is now available for those with a compatible device but for those with the Pixel 4, a bug is causing the time and battery within the status bar to be cut off. For those that are happy to install essentially pre-beta software, bugs are par for the course. However, a padding issue may see your local time and battery percentage disappear ever so slightly when…
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Android 11 DP3: You can ‘undo’ removing an app from Recents multitasking

Android’s multitasking screen is getting some useful new tweaks in Android 11, and now, we’ve spotted another. Starting with Android 11’s third developer preview, you can now bring back or “undo” recent apps after they’ve been swiped away. One of our awesome readers pinged us on Twitter regarding this feature addition. Google has added a second swipe gesture to the “Recents”…
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Here’s everything new in Android 11 Developer Preview 3 [Gallery]

Despite just being developer previews, the first two Android 11 releases have had their share of interface revamps and new features. Android 11 DP3 is available today and we’re finding every new feature. Over the coming hours, we’ll dive into Android 11 DP3’s new features and every single change. (The newest updates will be at top of this list. Be sure to check back often.) Google is…
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