Does Android have superior battery life?
Apple designs its own hardware, software and semiconductors in-house so why is it that iPhones still don’t feature the very best battery life in the industry?
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Unsurprisingly, the 2019 iPhone lineup probably won’t use fingerprint on display technology
Apple’s embrace of Face ID isn’t expected to end anytime soon, despite the push by others to begin using new fingerprint on display technology.
Apple Music for Android gaining Android Auto support, search by lyrics, Friends Mix & more
The latest beta of Apple’s Music app for Android has picked up support for Android Auto, the search giant’s CarPlay-like system that mirrors qualified apps from a smartphone to a vehicle’s display.
US Homeland Security says millions of smartphones vulnerable to security threats
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has determined that smartphones are vulnerable to a “slew” of security loopholes.
Fortnite is coming to Android, but only 300 million devices will run it well
Fortnite for Android requires a high-end device. Of the 2.5 billion Android devices in the world or so, 300 million will run it well, according to Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney.
In blasting the EU, Google highlights Apple’s closed iOS system
After being hit with a record fine in Europe over its Android practices, Google wonders why Apple’s closed iOS system isn’t being more scrutinized.
How to transfer contacts from Android to iPhone
If you’ve decided to switch to an iOS device, you might need to transfer your contacts from Android to iPhone. Doing so is a simple process, as you can see in this tutorial.
Google steals iPhone X gestures for Android P
Google customers will soon be able to swipe up from the bottom edge of the display to invoke Android P’s redesigned app switcher with full-screen previews of their recently used apps. Sound familiar?
iOS 11 adoption rate climbs to 76%
iOS 11 is now powering more than two-thirds of active iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices in the wild. To put that in some context, Android 8.0 Oreo, the latest and greatest version of Google’s mobile operating system, is Installed on 4.6% of devices that use Google’s Play services.
“Switch to iPhone” campaign continues with two new Apple ads targeting Android switchers
New “Switch to iPhone” ads feature split-screen setup with “Your phone” and “iPhone“ on each side, highlighting Apple’s features like portraiture photography and world-class support.
Some Android vendors found to deliberately deceive customers with fake security patches
Researchers who spent two years analyzing a bunch of Android updates have disturbingly discovered that many Android OEMs are lying to customers about security patches.
Google rebrands Android Wear as Wear OS
As the watch industry gears up for the Baselworld 2018 trade show next week, Google has announced a new name for its Android-powered operating system for wearable devices, which shall be henceforth called “Wear OS by Google”.