Android
Google has been adding a few new accessibility features to its products lately and today’s update is something for those who might want help hearing things around them. Sound Notifications is part of the Live Transcribe app, and it does just what the name implies sends you a notification when certain sounds are detected. There’s […]
Months after the Android 11 beta was released in June, the final version is finally here and ready to roll out to consumer devices and it’s getting a wider release than expected, with the latest version of the operating coming today not only to Pixel devices but to phones from OnePlus, Xiaomi, Oppo, and Realme. […]
Samsung’s Find My Mobile app is designed to help you remotely locate your device, back up data to Samsung Cloud, delete local data, and block access to Samsung Pay in case of loss or theft. However, the app requires a working network connection to perform all of the aforementioned functions. This means that if your […]
The Play Store notification that usually pops up after an app has been updated has stopped appearing. As Android Police reports, users first noticed the missing notifications in early November. Then followed a period of back-and-forth when some users would receive the notifications, then they wouldn’t, then they came back, and so on, leading some […]
Trend Micro recently found 85 adware-laden Android apps on the Google Play Store. According to the company, majority of the apps that were discovered were found to be disguised as photography and gaming apps and were downloaded over 8 million times. All the 85 adware-laden apps were removed from the Play Store soon after Trend […]
The Samsung Galaxy S10 latest update brings a dedicated Night mode to the camera app. It was rumored before that the company would be bringing a dedicated Night mode to its latest flagships with a software update in late April or early May, and that’s exactly what has happened. This update also includes the April […]
Huawei P30 Pro is one of the most highly-anticipated Android flagships of the year. That is because its predecessor, the Huawei P20 Pro, was not only critically acclaimed, but also adored by many Android fans. Huawei P30 Pro has been surrounded in rumours and speculation for months. But it appears the latest leak for the […]
Last year’s Black Shark proved to be a decent, if unremarkable entry into the gaming smartphone market for Xiaomi, but now the Chinese phone maker seems set to deliver the goods with its follow-up, the Black Shark 2. Announced today, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 boasts a pressure sensitive 6.39-inch AMOLED display, allowing players to […]
Antivirus is already fraught. You’re basically inviting all-seeing, all-knowing software onto your device, trusting that it’ll keep the bad guys out and not abuse its own access in the process. On Android, that problem is compounded by dozens of apps that aren’t just ineffective—they’re outright phony. In a survey of 250 Android so-called antivirus apps, […]
Google just released Android Q for early adopters and developers. Unlike previous years, where the first preview release for the next Android update was released only for developers, Google has made the first Android Q beta available to anyone who wants to sign up. Of course, you’ll need an eligible device in order to take […]