GOOGLE has unveiled a selection of free updates sent to your Android phone. They add new artificial intelligence functionsand even help you identify spam phone calls. It’s now possible to reverse search mystery numbers in your Pixel phone’s call logCredit: Google The upgrades come specifically for Google’s Pixel devices. These are Google’s own brand smartphones … Read more
Apple’s upcoming iOS 18 update heralds a few big and many small changes to Apple’s iPhone lineup. But besides the things Android has had for years, Apple Intelligence is undoubtedly the most important announcement of the bunch. However, there are a few caveats to Apple’s late push into AI that should give us extra pause … Read more
Google dials in Play Store security, but is that enough? AFP via Getty Images Google has a serious problem. It designed Android not-iPhone: more user choice, more user flexibility. A big part of that choice was to open up devices to third-party app stores. But this turned out to be a boon for bad actors … Read more
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL; DR YouTube confirms it has released an update that breaks several ad blocking tools. Limited logged out access to the site is also being tested, with some users being asked to log in to watch videos. However, some tools have already bypassed this last limitation. Update, June 14, 2024 … Read more
Google’s ChromeOS team has begun borrowing Android’s technology to innovate faster, reduce the burden of maintaining multiple operating systems and improve device interoperability in the face of vendor kernel variability, it says Company. Prajakta Gudadhe, senior director of engineering, and Alexander Kuscher, senior director of product management for ChromeOS, announced the technical transition, which has … Read more
With the next wave of software updates, Apple will introduce its own AI smarts – known as Apple Intelligence – to iPhone, iPad and Mac, as well as to OpenAIs newly announced ChatGPT model. The decision led to a wave of controversial messages from SpaceX CEO Elon Muskequivalent to a recent outburst surrounding Windows 11’s … Read more
What you need to know Google is starting to roll out its June security patch for its Android 14-supported Pixel phones. The patch includes several fixes for Pixel phones, including some for battery, charging, and camera issues affecting several devices. The June patch coincides with Google’s rollout of the June Pixel feature for phones and … Read more
New warning as more than 2 billion app installations are classified as high risk AFP via Getty Images Despite Google’s best efforts, including apparently groundbreaking plans for Android 15, it seems like the warnings just won’t go away. Less than a fortnight after an alarming report on the state of Play Store malware made headlines, … Read more
Google’s controversial location tracking is finally coming to an end Getty There’s a constant balancing act taking place on the smartphones that rule our lives: privacy versus convenience. On the one hand, we can’t get enough of the easy lifestyle hacks that make everything so much easier than in the past; on the other hand, … Read more
There’s a lot to happen during next week’s WWDC 2024 keynote. The stakes of the presentation are much higher than your standard post-event market moves. The pressure on Tim Cook and his team to deliver the goods is, in a very real sense, even greater than in the run-up to last year’s Vision Pro announcement. … Read more