For the past few years, Google has aggressively encouraged adoption of two-factor authentication (2FA) — or 2-Step Verification (2SV) as the company refers to it. This includes physical security keys that plug in over USB, while it also offers phone security keys. The latest effort turns Chrome for Android into a security key for Google Account sign-in.
After entering username and password…
Leaked Galaxy Watch photos show Samsung and Google’s new smartwatch OS on an actual device
August 1, 2021
We’re a little over a week away from Samsung’s next Unpacked event, but new photos from 91mobiles may have revealed our first in-person look at two things we could see at the show: the rumored Galaxy Watch 4 Classic and the new smartwatch OS from Samsung and Google.
The…
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now.
Nintendo flat-out dominated video game national TV advertising for the first half of 2021. But depending on your programming of choice, you may not have noticed.
Overall, the industry drove 3.73…
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now.
As consumers, we’ve widely welcomed artificial intelligence and machine learning into our daily lives. “Smart” speakers, facial recognition on our phones, targeted ads we love to hate — these are just some of the AI-powered technologies all around us.
But inside companies, where AI holds virtually incalculable…
AI leaders talk intersectionality, microaggressions, and more at Transform Women in AI Breakfast
August 1, 2021
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now.
At VentureBeat’s third annual Women in AI Breakfast at Transform 2021, leaders in AI and machine learning across industries came together to discuss some of the most urgent questions in the…
In this week’s top stories: Apple releases iOS 14.7.1 and watchOS 7.6.1 with important fixes, beta testing for iOS 15 continues, AAPL reports Q3 2021 earnings, and more.. Read on for all of this week’s top stories and more.
iOS 14.7.1
Apple this week released iOS…
Google renaming ‘Device Personalization Services’ to ‘Android System Intelligence’ on Pixel
August 1, 2021
“Device Personalization Services” is the method through which Google delivers and updates features like Now Playing (on Pixel), Live Caption, and smart actions in notifications to Android devices. This app updated via the Play Store is now being renamed to “Android System Intelligence,” at least on Google Pixel phones.
Functionality offered by DPS differs from device-to-device with the…
Quick Charge Podcast: July 31, 2021
August 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…
Coming with Android 12 on Pixel devices, “Material You” is the next evolution of Google’s design language, and it brings with it the neat ability to customize colors to match your wallpaper. This primarily affects system elements, but app developers can also tap into…
Back in June, YouTube Music for Android got a redesigned Now Playing UI that did a great deal to help modernize the streaming service, and it’s now finally coming to iPhones.
Update 7/31: In March, the Now Playing redesign appeared for very few YouTube Music users with iPhones. As of yesterday, a wider rollout seems to be underway. There are a handful of reports in the past 24 hours, but…
