This month, some users of Facebook’s iOS app found that that, in at least two situations, the app appeared to be activating the camera in the background without a user’s knowledge. Facebook said yesterday that it was submitting fixes for the issues to Apple, and the company tells us that, as of this morning, the updated app is now available for download on the App Store.
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Toward the tail end of today’s Stadia AMA, Google revealed that Stadia games and other in-game content can be purchased with existing Play Store credit on Android.
Save for and other free Stadia Pro content in the coming months, users still need to purchase games on…
Stadia interface on Android/iOS and televisions
November 13, 2019
In addition to demonstrating how games are casted, Google during the Stadia AMA revealed more of the Stadia interface for Android, iOS, and Chromecast-connected televisions. Highlights include the setup process, homescreens, and settings.
From the Home tab of the Stadia app…
YouTube for Android tests radical comments redesign
November 13, 2019
YouTube seems to test new UI changes more often on its Android app than most other Google products. Now, we’re seeing a radical redesign to the comments section of the YouTube Android app.
A Reddit user reports that a server-side update hit their device which revamps the comments section completely. In the app currently, the comments are placed at the very bottom of each video underneath…
Epic Games’ Battle Breakers launches for PC and mobile
November 13, 2019
Epic Games has officially launched Battle Breakers today for PC and mobile.
Battle Breakers is a tactical role-playing game. The title had a soft launch in select countries back in 2017. Now the free-to-play game is available for everyone.
This is the first game Epic has…
Fortnite’s Android installer is now a launcher for Epic mobile games
November 13, 2019
A few weeks after the launch of Fortnite’s second chapter, developer Epic made a seemingly minor change: the Fortnite installer for Android was updated to become the Epic Games App. What was once a tool for keeping Fortnite updated has now transformed into a way for the…
Adobe Lightroom for iPad and iOS will directly import photos
November 13, 2019
It’s been a long time coming, but you can finally import photos directly from your SD card or USB drive into the iOS version of Lightroom. Previously, users had to import images to their camera roll, then copy them over into Lightroom’s library. This doubled the amount of storage that the photos occupied, so taking the additional step of going back to your camera roll and deleting the…
Motorola's foldable display RAZR leaks ahead of today's launch
November 13, 2019
Motorola’s upcoming foldable display RAZR has leaked just hours before the company is likely to announce it at an event in Los Angeles. These new photos of the phone come courtesy of a Federal Communications Commission certification. And while they don’t reveal…
Verizon is giving away Android TV boxes to home 5G subscribers
November 13, 2019
You probably didn’t notice it, but Verizon (Engadget’s parent company) has a dedicated media player of its own. The carrier quietly released a Stream TV device meant to court 5G Home subscribers who’ve figuratively and literally cut the television cord.
GitHub launches iOS app, Android app coming in 2020
November 13, 2019
Popular project collaboration tool GitHub today announced a range of upgrades for programmers and developers working together including the launch of a smartphone app for iOS smartphones and iPads. An Android app will be released in early 2020, GitHub VP of engineering Dana Lawson told VentureBeat.
GitHub on mobile devices will allow users to receive notifications from open-source or private…
