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Apple Watch AssistiveTouch enables control with one-hand gestures

Like most consumer electronics, smartwatches have been made and designed for the majority of people. Although worn only on one wrist, the smartwatch often requires a hand from the opposite arm to navigate the user interface. Voice control can only go so far, and smartwatches, just like their smartphone cousins, are primarily touch-centric devices. Fortunately,…

2021-12-08T08:35:11+00:00December 7th, 2021|Categories: Apple, News|

Google Photos’ Locked Folder is now rolling out to more Android phones

Google Photos’ Locked Folder feature, which promises to keep sensitive photos out of your main photo roll, is starting to roll out to non-Pixel phones, according to Android Police. Google said in September that the feature would be rolling out to more Android phones “soon,” and it’s reportedly started to show up on some Samsung…

2021-12-08T08:36:55+00:00December 6th, 2021|Categories: Andorid, News|

Apple takes Russia to court over App Store ruling

Apple is still fighting Russia over alleged App Store abuse. Both 9to5Mac and RT report Apple is asking for a judicial review of a Federal Antimonopoly Service warning from August that allows developers to mention alternatives to the App Store's in-app payment system. FAS gave Apple until September 30th to alter its policies, but the…

2021-12-08T08:37:39+00:00December 6th, 2021|Categories: Apple, News|

Will Monterey’s coolest new feature ever arrive?

In about three weeks it’ll be winter in Cupertino, and while the turn of seasons in the Bay Area usually doesn’t amount to much beyond wearing a slightly heavier hoodie, the turning of the seasons also represents an expiration date for one of Apple’s most springtime promises. Several features of iOS 15 and macOS Monterey…

2021-12-08T08:38:08+00:00December 6th, 2021|Categories: Apple, macOS, News|

ICYMI: We check out Android 12’s visual refresh

All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company. Some of our stories include affiliate links. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.This week, in addition to covering all the Cyber Week deals we could find, we also reviewed some…

2021-12-05T18:21:49+00:00December 5th, 2021|Categories: Andorid, News|

Once more for the people in the back: iPhone sales are just fine

Barely a week after Apple sold more devices than we can possibly count over the Black Friday-Cyber Monday frenzy, Bloomberg is spreading gloom and doom regarding iPhone sales. According to the publication’s sources, Apple is alerting suppliers that demand for the iPhone 13 has weakened heading into the new year. As usual, any Apple report…

2021-12-05T18:22:26+00:00December 5th, 2021|Categories: iPhone, News|

iOS 15.2 nears release as beta 4 arrives

It’s common for Apple to start beta-testing a new version of iOS just a day or two after the previous version is released. And sure enough, iOS 15.2 began its beta test period just a day after iOS 15.1 was released on October 25, 2021. As is typical of these releases, it is first available…

2021-12-05T18:22:48+00:00December 5th, 2021|Categories: Apple, iOS, News|

iPhone 14 – Things we know so far

Rumors about the iPhone 14 started popping up online before the iPhone 13 was announced — and though we don’t yet know what Apple has planned, there’s enough info floating around to speculate. The company is rumored to be working on a foldable iPhone, at least based on certain patents, but there’s no guarantee a…

2021-12-05T18:25:59+00:00December 5th, 2021|Categories: Apple, iPhone, News|

Google Photos rolls out Locked Folder feature to more Android phones

One of the standout features of the Android 12 experience is a new security and privacy feature that Google added to Google Photos. It’s a feature many iPhone and iPad users have wanted for years, but Apple has yet to introduce. We’re talking about Google Photos’ Locked Folder functionality that the Search giant introduced earlier…

2021-12-05T18:26:29+00:00December 5th, 2021|Categories: Andorid, Google, News|
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