Category: Apps & OS

January 18, 2023

Apple has acknowledged two frustrating iOS 16 issues and is expected to roll out fixes for both in an imminent software update. Back in December, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max users reported(opens in new tab) seeing green […]

January 10, 2023

Windows Insiders will get the first taste of a major update to the Windows Subsystem for Android on Windows 11. In a new update going to all channels, update 2211.40000.11.0, Microsoft is stepping up to Android 13. All of the […]

January 9, 2023

If you’re hoping to see some big changes to macOS 14, iOS 17, and iPadOS 17 this year, you might be out of luck. According to Mark Gurman’s ‘Power On’ newsletter(opens in new tab), teams across Apple have been pulled […]

January 6, 2023

Google Maps on Wear OS is getting a big navigation upgrade. On Thursday, Google announced that you can now get turn-by-turn directions in Google Maps on internet-connected Wear OS watches without a smartphone (via Droid Life). That means if you’re […]

December 20, 2022

If you need a second number that will still ring through to your smartphone, you might consider the Google Voice app. Subscribers to the service can also make phone calls using this second number, and send/receive text messages. The second […]

December 19, 2022

Hundreds of Android applications being distributed through the Google Play Store have been found leaking Application Programming Interface (API) keys, putting users at risk of identity theft(opens in new tab) and other threats. The risks were found by cybersecurity researchers […]

December 15, 2022

A popular Android browser app with more than five million downloads on the Google Play Store may have been leaking user data including browser history, experts have claimed. Cybernews(opens in new tab) says it discovered that the ‘Web Explorer – […]

December 13, 2022

Google posted on its Android Developers platform the first beta of QPR2 (Quarterly Platform Release 2), an Android update for Pixel devices. It upgrades over the QPR1 and brings a handful of refinements, such as bug fixes, and improvements to […]

December 7, 2022

Intro For years, the Android platform was synonymous with customization. You want a phone that you could fully customize? An Android phone would be the better fit. First to support widgets, first with live wallpapers, first with lock screen customization, […]

November 23, 2022

Machine learning technology has transformed countless fields in recent years. One of the professions affected the most by advances in machine learning is mobile app development. The market for mobile artificial intelligence is projected to be worth nearly $9.7 billion […]

November 17, 2022

Google’s engineers must’ve been hungry when designing these latest updates, as Google Lens is getting a feast of new features that make it easier to find delicious-looking food. Google Lens is Google’s picture-based search tool that allows you to use […]

November 17, 2022

Last week, Samsung released a stable update to One UI 5.0 based on Android 13 for the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 and Z Fold4, but it was made available only to beta testers in the US. Now, the Korean tech […]

November 14, 2022

A new report from GBHackers reveals that a simple “To Do” app (it’s called Todo: Day manager) with over 1,000 installs is actually a malware-laden banking trojan known as Xenomorph. The trojan was discovered by the Zscaler ThreatLabz team. Similar […]

November 9, 2022

Steam Deck(opens in new tab) owners who use Windows on their portable gaming machines rather than the Linux-based SteamOS have an updated APU driver to play with. Announced by the Steam Deck Twitter account — which tweets using the web […]

November 4, 2022

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4, which got its first One UI 5.0 beta update last month, is now receiving the third One UI 5.0 beta. The new beta build has a firmware version number ending with ZVK1 and requires a […]

November 3, 2022

The Samsung Internet browser can now sync bookmarks with Google Chrome. The feature, which was first introduced on the beta channel of the app in the Summer, is finally available to all users. To enable bookmark sync, you’ll first need […]

November 2, 2022

Researchers have uncovered a collection of malicious apps on the Google Play Store that have been downloaded more than a million times. Researchers from Malwarebytes detailed in a blog post(opens in new tab) how they found a total of four […]

October 31, 2022

Getting the most out of Microsoft Teams on your smartphone could soon be a lot easier thanks to an update rolling out now. First revealed back in September, the video conferencing company has revealed that transcription for 1:1 calls and […]

October 31, 2022

Samsung has brought the One UI 5 firmware update to Galaxy S22 users in the US. The carried locked Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+ and Galaxy S22 Ultra are now getting the Android 13-based interface with the S90xU1UEU2BVJA update. The update […]

October 21, 2022

Cyberflashing is the act of sending non-consensual nude photos via your phone. It is an act of digital sexual violence that is often minimised through terms like “unsolicited dick pics”. Dating app Bumble is trying to combat the violation on […]