Essential Products said it is rolling out a system update to the PH-1 smartphone that includes the February 2018 security patch from Google. Essential pushes updates to the PH-1 regularly and has recently made improvements to the camera. The security update should reach all devices over the next few days.
Google has updated its application for Android devices with augmented reality stickers. The feature lets Motion Stills users place virtual 3D objects in their viewfinders when filming videos and/or GIFs. People need only touch a spot in the viewfinder and Motion Stills will stick a 3D object in thatMotion Stills spot, adding it to the scene. […]
Apple today made several new beta builds of its various operating systems available to developers including iOS 11.3 Beta 2. This second developer build tweaks performance and adds Apple’s promised battery health meter. The tool is meant to help people balance battery life and speed/performance of older iPhones. The new feature is a response to news […]
Google today made the February security patch available to its Nexus and Pixel devices. First and foremost, the patch closes a number of security holes in the code that left all the handsets vulnerable to certain types of attacks. Google plugged up issues in the kernel, framework, system, and in select Qualcomm components. The update also […]
Google today said it is fully activating the Pixel Visual Core co-processor in its newer Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL smartphones. The Pixel Visual Core allows the Pixel 2 devices to make use of advanced machine learning to improve HDR+ photography. The primary benefit is that third-party apps will be able to take advantage of […]
Google today made its data-saving YouTube Go mobile application available to a much wider selection of countries around the world. The app had been available in about 15 countries, but that number jumped to 130 thanks to today’s expansion. YouTube Go functions regardless of connectivity status and gives users fine-grained control over data usage. It also […]
Instagram today expanded the feature set of its mobile app with a new text-focused way to create posts. The Type mode in stories let’s people post just text with no underlying photo or video. The tool supports changeable background colors and fonts, and allows users to highlight words or phrases. Like other content added to the […]
HMD Global is delivering an Oreo treat to owners of the Nokia 5 an Nokia 6 smartphones. The company said it has begun pushing Android 8 to both handsets. Adndroid 8 Oreo includes notification dots, picture-in-picture, quicker boot times, autofill passwords, Google Play Protect scans, and the January 2018 security patch. HMD Global said the update […]
Essential Products said via its Twitter account that it will not update the Essential Phone to Android 8.0 Oreo. Instead, it intends to update the handset directly to Android 8.1. The company said it “discovered several stability issues” in Android 8.0 that gave it cause for concern. It will instead focus its efforts on Android 8.1. […]
Samsung today informed those who use its Samsung Cloud service that it will no longer backup data from third-party applications. Starting February 6, 2018, the company will only backup information stored in Samsung-branded apps, including contacts, calendar, internet, notes, photos, videos, music, and documents. It will also store backups of the home screen, app installation […]
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