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Sofa media organizer for iOS gets major update w/ ‘The Shelf,’ sticky notes, advanced stats, and more

Sofa for iOS is a beautiful and powerful app to organize all the media and other things that you want to check out with rich artwork, widgets, and a great UI for not only keeping things tidy but also keeping track of what you’re consuming. Now Sofa is out with its big 3.0 update that comes with advanced features like sticky notes, more powerful stats/filters, The Shelf to prioritize content…
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Google Photos adds haptic feedback when scrolling your extended image library

A very quiet new addition to a recent Google Photos update has added delightful haptic feedback when using the scroll tab in your extended image/video library. At least on Android, high-quality vibration motors have only recently started to become a serious addition to most smartphones. The Pixel series has been a forerunner for this, but many other OEMs have started to take note — Oppo…
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OnePlus ends Android 11 betas for OnePlus 8/8T series

OnePlus has confirmed that the OxygenOS Open Beta program for Android 11 is now ending with the most recent releases for the OnePlus 8 and 8T series. In two separate announcement posts on the OnePlus Forums(1), it was confirmed that OxygenOS Open Beta 12 and 7 — for the…
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Samsung announces Android 12 Beta for One UI 4 on Galaxy S21 is coming soon, then deletes it

We’re a little over a month away from the formal release of Android 12 on Google’s own devices, but apparently that’s not slowing Samsung down too much. Overnight, the company briefly revealed that some Samsung Galaxy S21 devices would be eligible for an Android 12 Beta way ahead of schedule. Highlighted by Ice Universe on Twitter, an official post on Samsung’s forums revealed that the…
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Google previews Play Store ‘safety section’ and privacy policy requirement for all apps

Back in May, Google announced that all developers in the Play Store will have to fill out a new “safety section” that’s set to appear in app listings next year. Aimed at letting users see what data an application collects and shares, Google provided more details about this new policy today. This new safety section will provide developers a simple way to showcase their app’s overall…
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