AirPlay support is coming to VLC for Android
The popular VLC media player will bring AirPlay support to its Android app in a future update. The news has been formally confirmed by one of the app’s lead developers.
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Top Android phones fooled with a spoof 3D-printed head, iPhone X’s Face ID “impenetrable”
Apple’s investment in its TrueDepth camera system and Face ID has clearly paid off as top Android phones from well-known makers can be easily unlocked with a spoof face.
Apple Music for Android gaining bottom navigation bar and proper tablet support
The Android edition of Apple Music is getting proper tablet support while ditching the hamburger menu for navigation in favor of a bottom navigation bar, like on iPad.
StackXI brings iOS 12’s stacked notification system to jailbroken iOS 11 handsets
Now, with the help of a free jailbreak tweak called StackXI, you can get iOS 12-style grouped notifications on your jailbroken iOS 11 device.
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?
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?