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Newsly: listen to news and podcasts on Android and iOS
Newsly is a new news and podcast listening application for Android and iOS.
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Telegram update brings protected content in groups and channels
A new version of the messaging application Telegram is now available for all supported systems.
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Remove unwanted objects in seconds with TouchRetouch for Android
TouchRetouch is an application for Google Android device that may be used to remove unwanted objects from photos and images.
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How to Get Chrome Extensions on Android
Whether you’re a student or work from home or an office, Chrome has some great extensions that help with organization, productivity, learning, and entertainme
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DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser for Android is getting an App Tracking Protection feature
DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser is an open source web browser for Google's Android operating system by DuckDuckGo.
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Android 12 is now rolling out to Google Pixel devices
Android users who use a Google Pixel device may install the new Android 12 mobile operating system on their devices starting today.
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WhatsApp says it is rolling out end-to-end encrypted backups for Android and iOS users
WhatsApp has announced that is rolling out end-to-end encrypted backups for users on iOS and Android.
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WhatsApp Will Consume Your Google Drive Storage Data: Backup Size Feature in the Works?
At the moment, WhatsApp backups won’t count against your Google Drive storage.
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Apple releases iOS 15.0.2 to fix two zero-day exploits; and fails to credit the researcher who found the vulnerability
Last month, Apple released an emergency update for its iPhones, iPads, Mac computers, and Apple Watches to fix a serious security vulnerability.
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Android game developer says some ads were able to bypass Google Play to install third-party apps
Remember the HT Coin Android malware issue that we reported about a couple of weeks ago? The HelloTalk app displayed notifications, which when tapped, downloade
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Xiaomi rolls out a test build of the Android 12 Update for the Mi 11 and Redmi K40 series
Windows 11 isn't the only operating system that debuted this week, Android 12 was released to AOSP on Monday.
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Android 12 has been released: Here's what's new in it
Android 12 is here (just as we predicted), Google has released the new iteration of its operating system to AOSP (Android Open Source Project).
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Firefox Nightly on Android now lets you disable the Inactive Tabs tray
As you accumulate new tabs every day, you may forget to close the old ones, that's pretty much normal with any browser.
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Samsung is rolling out the October Security Update for the unlocked Galaxy S21 and September Security Update for Carrier variants
September isn't over yet, but Samsung has begun seeding the October Security Update for its current generation flagship series in various Countries.
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Poco F3 gets the MIUI 12.5 Enhanced Edition update along with the September Security Patch
Poco has released the MIUI 12.
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OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T get the September Security Patch with the OxygenOS 11.1.1.1 update
OnePlus is rolling out the OxygenOS 11.
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Android 12 Developer Preview 2 for OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro is now available for testing
We are about a week away from Android 12's release, and OEMs are prepping their devices for the latest iteration of the OS.
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HelloTalk app reportedly installed a malicious app called HT Coin on Android devices
HelloTalk is a popular community-driven language learning app that is available on the Google Play Store.
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Microsoft says it will roll out the Android 11 Update for the 1st gen Surface Duo by the end of this year
Microsoft announced its new Surface Duo 2 a couple of days ago.
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Material You's dynamic wallpaper theming system may be exclusive to Pixel devices until Android 12.1
Google has been pushing its Material You design heavily, ever since it introduced the personalization feature in May 2021.
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VLC Media Player 3.4 for Android is now available
VLC Media Player 3.
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Gmail Android app gets improved search filters
A couple of weeks ago, Google introduced a new feature in the Gmail Android app, that allows users to call their Google Meet contacts directly from the email cl
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OnePlus will introduce a new OS by integrating OxygenOS with ColorOS
A few months ago, OnePlus and Oppo announced that they were merging the codebase of their custom Android skins, OxygenOS and ColorOS respectively.
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Google is bringing the permissions auto-reset feature for devices running on Android 6 and above
A year ago, when Android 11 was released, it brought with it a feature called Permissions auto-reset.
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Oppo's ColorOS 12 will remove metadata from media that you share online
Oppo is one of several OEMs that participated in Google's Android 12 Developer Preview.
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iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 to release on September 20th; here are the list of devices that will get the update
Apple announced iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 on June 7th, 2021 at its annual WorldWide Developers Conference (WWDC 2021).
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Open beta of One UI 4 based on Android 12 is now available for Samsung Galaxy S21 series
Google is rumored to release Android 12 on October 4th.
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Apple releases emergency updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS and watchOS 7.6.2 to prevent Pegasus spyware
Apple has released an emergency update for iOS devices and macOS computers, to patch a serious security vulnerability that has come to light.
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Android 12 could be launched on October 4th
Google released the Android 12 Beta 5 Update last week, it is the release candidate version of the mobile operating system.
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What’s new with the Samsung September 2021 security update?
Samsung started rolling out the security update to most of their Galaxy devices from August 30.
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New privacy controls for WhatsApp will let you hide your 'Last Seen' status
Most messaging clients these days will let you see your friends' statuses and other details, such as when they were last logged in to the app and your current s
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Germany is pushing phone makers to offer at least 7 years of updates
The European Commission recently proposed an extension to the support cycle of Android and iOS devices.
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WhatsApp is bringing a few new features, including iOS to Android migration and iMessage-like emojis
WhatsApp is bringing quite a few new features to the chat platform.
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Google has added Presearch as a default option on Android devices in Europe
Google has just announced that they will be adding private, decentralized search engine Presearch to the default options on Android devices in the UK and Europe.
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You may be able to start using Google Assistant without saying 'Hey Google'
Google recently announced that two new features would be coming to Google Assistant.
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The new 'Time Insights' feature on Google Calendar can show how much time you spend in meetings
In an effort to assist employees in managing their day, Google Calendar is introducing a new helpful feature.
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Magisk, the Android modding tool, is still with us
Magisk is well-known as one of the best Android modding tools available.
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Google Assistants' new Daylong Routine helps you automate your whole day
Google Assistant has become an essential part of many users' lives, especially if you're already knee-deep in the Google ecosystem.
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Google Chrome 94 Beta is available for download
With Google releasing new versions of Chrome one after the other, there has been a surprising release.
