Category: Phones
Google to make sideloading easier, allow third-party payments for in-app purchases
The moves are part of a $700 million settlement reached in September…
Vivo V29 and V29 Pro review: Elevating your portraits, but with a few quirks
These two mid-range camera phones are aces, and they’re easy on the wallet too…
Samsung Keyboard might level up with new AI smarts in One UI 6.1
Samsung’s new UI could let you tweak your sentence tone and even translate it on the fly…
Sharing WhatsApp statuses on Android could soon get smoother
The camera and compose buttons could move to the status update header in the future…
15 little-known Google Assistant tricks for Android
Google Assistant can do more than you’d realize, especially on Android. Ready to teach your phone a few new tricks?…
First responders can automatically obtain important medical info from your Android phone
The feature works on any phone with the Personal Safety app…
4 advanced Gboard adjustments for faster Android typing
Give yourself a smarter, more personalized Android typing experience with these shape-shifting switches for Google’s Gboard Android keyboard…
There’s a new iMessage for Android app — and it actually works
Beeper has figured out how iMessage works so it can send messages directly from an Android phone to Apple’s servers…
Google Patches Critical Flaw That Can Be Abused to Hack Android Phones
The flaw, CVE-2023-40088, can help a hacker run rogue computer code on an Android phone; no user interaction required. But it may take awhile for Android vendors to ship out the fix…
This new Android feature lets you make calls without speaking – but it’s limited for now
Details are still a little sparse, but Google’s new feature is a huge leap for accessibility…
Android 14’s screenshot detection system shows off its skills for the first time
Android 14 can automatically spots screenshots, and apps are starting to take advantage of it…
8 advanced ways to manage reminders in Android
Your Android phone has some surprisingly smart systems for helping you remember things, but it’s up to you to remember to use ’em…