by dbadmin | Jul 5, 2021 | Android, Google Wear OS, News, Samsung, smartwatches, Wear OS, Wearables
Samsung is ending Galaxy Store support for the original Galaxy Gear on August 5. This marks nearly eight years after the Android smartwatch arrived. Samsung is asking users to migrate to Tizen — right as it returns to Android watches. Believe it or not, Samsung has...
by dbadmin | Jul 1, 2021 | Amazon, Android, Features, Google, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Windows 11
Credit: Microsoft Microsoft irked more than a few Android fans when it revealed that Windows 11 would run apps from the Amazon Appstore and not Google Play. Why limit PC users to a small selection of apps that might omit some of their favorites? Was Amazon the last...
by dbadmin | Jul 1, 2021 | Android, Android Security, Malware, News, Survey Results
Apple’s recent stand against side-loading and CEO Tim Cook’s comments about Android phones having way more malware than iOS devices did not sit well with many people. Cook claimed that side-loading apps would destroy the security of iPhones and blamed the practice for...
by dbadmin | Jul 1, 2021 | Android, Google, Google Apps, News
Credit: Google Google is making it easier to carry COVID vaccine and test information on Android devices. Users will soon be able to download a COVID card and pin it as a shortcut to their device home screen. Google says it won’t use the information for ad targeting...
by dbadmin | Jun 30, 2021 | Android, Foldable Phones, News, Phones, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy Z Flip
Credit: Evan Blass / Twitter A leak has provided video of the Galaxy Z Flip 3. The footage shows Samsung’s foldable from most angles, including its larger external screen. Samsung is rumored to launch the phone sometime in August. You might not have to settle for...
by dbadmin | Jun 30, 2021 | Android, BBK, News, Oppo, Phones, Software Update
Credit: Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority Oppo is adding virtual RAM support to Reno 5 series phones. The approach temporarily turns up to 7GB of storage into temporary memory when your physical RAM runs low. Oppo’s sibling brand Vivo uses this feature, but not as...