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Android devices stop alerting users to completed app updates

January 15, 2020
Swiping away unwanted alerts and notifications is part and parcel of smartphone ownership, but it seems that Google is trying to mitigate some of the annoyance. According to a number of reports, the Play Store notification that usually pops up after an app has been updated has stopped appearing. As Android Police reports, users first noticed the missing notifications in early November. Then…
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OnePlus CEO: Folding smartphones are not ready yet

January 15, 2020
In an interview with , OnePlus CEO Pete Lau has suggested that foldable smartphones are not quite ready for primetime. Despite the fact that OnePlus has pursued its recent Concept One device, in this interview with , Lau confirmed that his firm has looked at foldable smartphones but was unable to see a distinct advantage in the new form factor over the more “traditional” route. Speaking…
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Xiaomi Mi 10 shows up in live photos

January 15, 2020
Xiaomi’s upcoming flagship, the Mi 10, is expected to come around sometime next month and we have plenty of leaked info so far. But this is the first time we see the phone in the flesh and it’s a bit different from what we’ve expected. According to a previous leak, the phone was supposed to have a clean display without notches or cutouts and curves to the sides. There’s…
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Google now treats iPhones as physical security keys

January 15, 2020
The latest update to Google’s Smart Lock app on iOS means you can now use your iPhone as a physical 2FA security key for logging into Google’s first-party services in Chrome. Once it’s set up, attempting to log in to a Google service on, say, a laptop, will generate a…
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Google turns iPhones into 2FA security keys — good news in an election year

January 15, 2020
Google will now allow iPhone users (iOS 10+) to use their mobile device as a security key to authenticate themselves when logging in to their Google Accounts. This brings iPhones in line with Android phones, which have harbored built-in security keys since last April. While this new functionality can be used by any iPhone user as a two-factor authentication (2FA) mechanism, today’s launch is…
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