Android Bosses iPhone in Smartphone Activation Market Share

[ad_1] New iPhone activations are down to a low not seen in the U.S. smartphone market for the last six years, according to a new Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) report. While CIRP notes that Apple’s installed smartphone base is higher than recorded activations, the figures show its share of new iPhone activations fell from … Read more

Google fixes Android 15 Beta’s NFC bug, working to improve notification channels

[ad_1] A few days ago, Google released the first Beta version of Android 15. It is available for compatible Pixel phones and tablets. While it was considered generally stable for smartphone enthusiasts, it had a critical NFC-related bug that could impact day-to-day usage. Google has now fixed it with a new Android 15 Beta update. … Read more

Google Drive gets new filters on Android phones for better usability

[ad_1] Last updated: April 20th, 2024 at 23:11 UTC+02:00 Google Drive is among the best cloud storage solutions for a reason. It is extremely reliable, and Google keeps adding new features to the app on all the popular platforms. In a recent move, Google added new filters to the Google Drive app on Android. However, … Read more

Polestar’s new smartphone looks like a step up from Android Auto and CarPlay

[ad_1] Polestar teased that it was working on its own smartphone at the Guangzhou Auto Show late last year, with Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath telling CNBC “where you have an opportunity to link these two worlds, without any border … then you can really have a seamless transition.” Now, images have surfaced on Chinese website … Read more

Android 15 could tell you how long your phone’s storage will survive for

[ad_1] Android 15 could come with a smart new feature that can check the health of your phone’s onboard storage, thereby alerting you to the risk of losing files or running out of usable space when you most need it.  The feature is dubbed Device Diagnostics, as spotted by Android Authority in the latest Android … Read more

App permission syncing between Galaxy Watch and Android phone coming soon

[ad_1] Last updated: April 18th, 2024 at 18:43 UTC+02:00 Since Google and Samsung merged Wear OS and Tizen, Google has been rapidly improving Wear OS by adding new and useful features to it, such as introducing new applications for the platform, including Google Calendar and Gmail, improving existing apps, including Google Home and Google Maps, … Read more

Android 15 Beta 1 is here; now we wait for One UI 7.0 Beta release

[ad_1] Google released the first beta version of Android 15 last week, a couple of months after its first Developer Preview version. Android 15 Beta 1 is now available for all compatible Pixel smartphones and tablets. Android 15 features will be publicly showcased during Google I/O 2024, which will happen on May 14. Hopefully, Samsung … Read more

ICYMI: the week’s 7 biggest news story from the best smartphone for eclipse photography to Android Find My device

[ad_1] Tech. Tech never changes. Well… okay… tech does a lot of changing – there’s exciting new gadgets released everyday – but one constant in the space is the unrelenting speed with which hardware and software updates roll out (and we really wanted to make a Fallout reference because the new show is fantastic, more … Read more

Google is copying status bar icons from Samsung’s One UI for Android 15

[ad_1] Last month, Google released Android 15 Developer Preview 2. Since then, experts have been digging deep into it to see what changes it offers and they’ve come across multiple new features, including a redesigned volume adjustment panel and Private Space. Well, now they’ve come across another new feature or rather a design change. According … Read more

Beeper App That Created Workaround for iMessage on Android Acquired by WordPress Owner Automattic

[ad_1] Automattic, the company behind popular web management system WordPress, has purchased Beeper and will absorb Beeper’s 27 employees. Beeper made headlines back in December for Beeper Mini, an app that brought iMessage to Android devices. Beeper Mini used reverse engineered iMessage protocols and encryption, taking advantage of Apple’s own iMessage servers to let Android … Read more