The world of affordable smartphones is about to get a new contender in the form of the LG K31, a very modest device that is aimed squarely at the low-end.
Measuring in at 5.78-inches, the LG K31 is a reasonably small smartphone compared to the average 2020 device. It comes with an HD+ display in a 720 by 1,520 pixel resolution — which isn’t going to be spectacular. This will be one of the…
Earlier this month, Google rolled out two big sleep-related features to all Android phones through the Clock app. On Android 11, Bedtime mode in Digital Wellbeing gains the ability to turn off the always-on display (AOD) at night.
Bedtime mode — which was previously…
It emerged on Tuesday that the next version of Android will force apps to use the built-in camera and ignore third-party defaults. This is part of Android 11’s focus on privacy, with Google specifically wanting to protect location data derived from the camera.
With this…
Android Auto has picked up a few handy changes lately — like the triumphant return of calendar integration — and today, another has been spotted. In a quiet tweak, Android Auto now shows the title of your song when switching between tracks.
As seen below, this change enables users to see the title and artist of the song they’re playing through Android Auto’s “control bar,” constantly…
Google has been working on a revamp of Assistant preferences since February. It saw some tweaks in February and April, but the Google Assistant settings redesign is now seeing a wider rollout.
Compared to what we spotted earlier, there is no longer a search field above to…
Password managers make it much easier to have secure passwords for all of your accounts, and Google takes that a step farther by building one right into your Google account. Now, Google’s password manager can use biometric authentication with Android autofill.
In…
Sony has pulled back the covers on a Japan-only exclusive Xperia 1 II model that includes some notable internal hardware bumps plus a brand new color option.
Despite the fact that Sony has a relatively small footprint outside of Japan, the company is doubling down in its home market with this slightly more powerful Xperia 1 II. The two key differences between this and the global version are that…
We detailed last week that Google would eventually replace Duo with Meet. As our report noted, the “pace of Duo development is winding down,” but that a handful of features are still in the pipeline. One of those, captions for video and voice Duo messages, was quietly…
Review: Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra gets the formula right at the wrong time [Video]
August 24, 2020
Smartphones have reached a bit of a plateau over the past few years, with mainstream flagships essentially just trying to surpass each other in getting closer and closer to perfection. With its Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, Samsung improves on what’s been an excellent formula with…
This year, Google has been working on ways to bring Android and Chrome OS devices closer together, expanding their “Better Together” initiative. Chrome OS’s latest work-in-progress feature would allow you to sync WiFi passwords between your Android phone and your Chromebook.
In a normal year, when folks would actually travel to and from the office or visit friends, your phone and laptop…
