Chinese border guards are reportedly putting a surveillance app on tourists’ phones
A new report sheds light on a new effort by the Chinese government to keep tabs on those who cross the border into the country.
Android
Google is giving up on tablets, cancels two unreleased products
The iPad is a dominant presence within the tablet market, but that hasn’t stopped some companies from trying to shake things up. But Google won’t be counting itself in that effort any longer.
Google teases the Pixel 4, confirms a square camera bump on the back
Google is working on a successor to the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, a handset that will more than likely be unveiled in October later this year. Before that happens, though, the rumor mill has to do its thing, revealing details one by one. But it turns out Google wants to do things a bit differently this year.
Google is dumping Huawei out of the Android smartphone market
Google has abruptly pulled Huawei’s Android license, effectively forcing the Chinese company to use an open-source version of Android without popular Google services like Play Store, Gmail and YouTube.
Google I/O 2019: new Pixel and Home devices, Android Q, 10x faster Assistant, AR Search & more
Google’s been busy at I/O 2019 today, having unveiled some new hardware and a bunch of advances on the services front, including Android Q and new privacy features in Search, Maps and other products.
Apple Music for Android picks up Chromebook support and a revamped Browse tab
The reorganized Browse tab with clearer layout optimized for displaying more content is now available on Android after launching on iOS last week.
AirMessage lets you use iMessage on Android, but you’ll need to jump through hoops
AirMessage allows for the use of iMessage on Android, with limitations, but you’ll need an always-on Mac computer and be willing to jump through some hoops to get it to work.
Apple Music may soon support Google speakers, Smart Displays & Android TVs
Apple’s service is joining existing integrations, including YouTube Music, Google Play Music, Spotify, Pandora and Deezer in the United States.
Facebook ends its controversial Research app, pulls Onavo VPN spyware for Android
The Onavo app tracked things like per-app mobile and Wi-Fi data usage, time spent in apps, the visited websites and your country, device and network type.
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.
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.