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Honor Magic3 series launches w/ Snapdragon 888+, Play Store access, IMAX camera enhancements

August 12, 2021

Former Huawei sub-brand Honor has now officially launched a trio of Magic3 devices with a number of impressive internals but most importantly for global markets, Google Play Store access. Three devices make up the lineup, starting with the entry-level Honor Magic3, but there are some common traits. The base Magic3 comes with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset, 8GB of RAM, 128/256B of internal…

Android 12 squashes bugs on path to stability, but fourth beta breaks VPNs [Updated]

August 12, 2021

The first Android 12 Beta worked out relatively well. There were no major bugs to speak of outside of one that prevented users from accessing the power menu easily. With Google Pay functional, it seems as though there were no major reasons to skip. After a second beta…

Google testing an ‘app’ launcher on the Nest Hub Max [video]

August 12, 2021

In October 2020, a big Smart Display redesign that brought more interactivity, as well as a dark theme, widely rolled out. Google is now testing an “app” – though it’s more akin to shortcuts – launcher on the Nest Hub Max. Officially, apps on the Nest Hub Max are…

Chrome for Android will soon support locking Incognito tabs behind your lock/biometrics

August 12, 2021

Incognito mode on the Chrome browser can prove useful for a variety of reasons, and on Android, it may soon be picking up the ability to lock your tabs behind another layer of privacy. A commit to the Chromium Gerrit spotted by ChromeStory shows that Google is working on bringing the ability to lock your Incognito tabs behind your lockscreen code and/or biometrics to Chrome for Android. This is…

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Tesla claims its battery packs lose only ~10% capacity after 200,000 miles

August 12, 2021

In the latest news released as part of its impact report, Tesla claims that its battery packs lose only about 10% of their energy capacity after 200,000 miles. Battery degradation, which represents the loss in capacity and range over time with increasing mileage, is one of…

Android’s Find My Device network preps to crowdsource locating lost phones, secure vehicle data

August 12, 2021

Google is preparing to upgrade its “Find My Device” system to use other Androids to anonymously find your lost phone, as well as gain the ability to protect data on a lost vehicle. About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version…

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Android App Visualizes On-Device and Cloud-Stored Photos on a Map

August 12, 2021

Levion Software’s free Photo Map app for Android shows photos stored on device or in multiple cloud storage platforms and illustrates them on a world map so users never lose track of where and when their images were taken. As smartphones get better and more powerful features, the ability to sort, geotag, and place images on a world map has become more popular. It is a feature that has long been…

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Canon R5 Beats Out the Sony Alpha 1 in Comprehensive IBIS Test

August 12, 2021

The Digital Picture has published an in-depth in-body image stabilization (IBIS) test that compared the performance of the Canon EOS R5 and the Sony Alpha 1. In many cases, Canon’s EOS R5 showed a 1/3 to 2/3 stop advantage over Sony’s flagship. The camera and lens…

Google provides a more detailed look at Nest Cam with floodlight, Doorbell set-up [Video]

August 12, 2021

The new Nest Cam (battery) and Doorbell (battery) will launch on August 24 in several countries, and ahead of that Google has released videos showing the set-up process. We also get to see more of the Nest Cam with floodlight variant. At a high-level, you set up the new…

Galaxy Z Fold 3 uses the tablet version of more Android apps including Google Chrome [Gallery]

August 12, 2021

The Galaxy Z Fold 3 makes a lot of physical improvements over its predecessor despite, on the whole, being a relatively minor upgrade. However, it also makes some tweaks to the software with the Fold 3 to show the tablet version of more Android apps. One of the complaints we had regarding the software on the Fold 2 was that a lot of Android apps just didn’t take advantage of the space.