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Flighty update brings live flight tracking data to your iPhone, even when you’re in Airplane Mode

November 22, 2022
The flight tracking app Flighty has been one of the top implementations yet of Apple’s new Live Activities feature in iOS 16 and the iPhone 14 Pro. A new update rolling out this week, just in time for holiday travel, adds a clever new trick for updating your flight progress with real data even when you’re in the air. Live Activity support is available for all iPhone models running iOS 16.1 or…
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Galaxy S20 FE and Galaxy S21 FE are now getting Android 13

November 22, 2022
Samsung is now bringing Android 13 to the Galaxy S20 FE and the Galaxy S21 FE, starting in select regions. Following updates to the rest of the Galaxy S20 and Galaxy S21 series, Samsung is now expanding One UI 5 to its pair of “Fan Edition” devices. The Galaxy S20 FE and…
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Google tweaking Nearby Share with a touch of Material You [Gallery]

November 22, 2022
The other change Google is making to Nearby Share are UI tweaks that infuse Material You to the main sheet you interact with. About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we decompile these files (called APKs, in the case of Android apps), we’re able to see various lines of code within that…
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An official Google social account is now on Mastodon

November 22, 2022
The Twitter upheaval has affected everyone from end users to advertisers and brands. It will be interesting to see where the latter group lands, but Google — via its Search Liaison account — now has an official presence on Mastodon. @searchliaison@mastodon.social joined…
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Storage-saving archivable App Bundles replacing APKs for Google/Android TV in 2023

November 22, 2022
Over the past few years, Google has been transitioning to Android App Bundles as part of modernizing development practices. In May of 2023, App Bundles that support archiving will be required for Android/Google TV devices. Storage is the big reason for this change, with Google noting how smart televisions in 2022 have an average of 8GB compared to 64GB for smartphones. TVs are often priced…
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Researchers say iPhone usage data isn't as anonymous as Apple claims

November 22, 2022
Code sleuths at Mysk are challenging Apple’s vaunted focus on privacy. The developers claim Apple’s anonymous usage data for some in-house apps includes a Directory Services Identifier (DSID) uniquely linked to your Apple ID and iCloud data. Apple could potentially use this DSID to pinpoint your App Store browsing habits, according to Mysk. This seemingly contradicts Apple’s…
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