Currently, YouTube on mobile changes default video quality based on usage instead of giving the option to change resolution right away. This guide will go through changing your videos on YouTube to a specific resolution to get the best quality.
In previous versions of the YouTube mobile app, you always had the option to easily change the resolution to whichever quality you wanted, up to 8K in…
Google Pay (GPay) getting some Material You tweaks
December 6, 2022
The GPay app, which was once the future of Google’s payments strategy, is still available for users in three countries and is getting some Material You tweaks.
From the beginning, GPay had a rather unique bottom bar that was fluid. Besides highlighting the current tab in…
Android 13 QPR1 rolling out to Beta 3.1 users — opt out before next week to avoid data wipe
December 6, 2022
As of this afternoon, the stable Android 13 QPR1 release is rolling out to users enrolled in the Beta Program, and you can now opt out of the program without a data wipe occurring.
Initially, Beta 3.1 (from November 7) users could not sideload Android 13 QPR1 with the…
Google is adopting continuous scrolling for desktop Search results as it did for the mobile website in October 2021.
Search has famously shown 10 blue links, though you’ve long been able to go up to 100 results per page from google.com/preferences.
Google says “you’ll now be able to see up to six pages of results” after reaching the bottom of a search results page, which is marked by…
Top 5 stories of the week: Nvidia and OpenAI updates, 2023 predictions for cybersecurity, and more
December 6, 2022
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As we enter December, marking the year’s end and begin to look ahead to what’s on the…
Xbox will start charging $70 for some Series X/S games
December 6, 2022
Microsoft has confirmed it will increase the prices of some of its first-party Xbox games to $70 starting in 2023. Specifically, major games built for Xbox Series X/S will cost $10 more in the US, including Starfield, Redfall and Forza Motorsport. Regional price increases…
Microsoft’s pledge to stay neutral in unionization efforts is about to be tested in a big way. On Monday, quality assurance staff at ZeniMax Media went public with the news that they’re working to form a union. The approximately 300 workers involved in the effort want to be represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA). That’s the same union that recently helped QA staff at…
Apple introduced its first smartphone with an always-on display with the iPhone 14 Pro. Now with the upcoming iOS 16.2 release, users will get flexibility with the feature to make it more subtle. Here’s how to customize iPhone always-on display.
While the iPhone 14 Pro…
Gamefam sees rapid growth in making games for Roblox
December 5, 2022
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Making games like Sonic Speed Simulator for Roblox, Gamefam saw record growth with revenues up more than 275% over a…
Third-party apps have been rather slow to support the Android 13 media player, with Spotify just starting to do so.
It starts with a rounded square pause and circular play button at the right that smoothly animates between each state. The bottom row sees the timeline scriber flanked by last and next song, while Spotify has chosen shuffle and heart as its two additional actions. (This is similar…
