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Samsung May Change Battery Supplier to Help Lower Price of Galaxy Z Fold 4, Flip 4

Tim April 28, 2022 8

According to a recent report out of Samsung's home country of South Korea, the tech giant may look to switch up the battery supplier for its upcoming foldable devices, most likely to be the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4. Typically, Samsung employs its...

My Pixel Watch Approach: Cautious Optimism

Tim April 27, 2022 43

Having tried many smartwatches at this point, I can honestly say I'm not a fan of many. Looking back, my all-time favorite is the original Moto 360, followed by the Moto 360 (2nd-Gen), original Huawei Watch, and a few others from that time period. For me, a...

Samsung Doubling Storage on Galaxy S22 Purchases Again

Tim April 26, 2022 13

When the Galaxy S22 lineup first launched onto Samsung's web store, the company offered free storage upgrades to those who pre-ordered the device. After pre-orders ended, that promo was killed off. This week, in time for anyone looking to pick up one of 2022's...

Google Play’s New Data Safety Section Shows Exactly How Apps Use Your Data

Tim April 26, 2022 1

Google introduced a new section on app pages inside of Google Play this week, a required section that developers will need to fill out with how an app collects, shares, and secures user data. This new section is called the Data Safety Section. According to...

PSA: You’ll Need to Grant Every App Notification Permissions on Android 13 Beta

Tim April 26, 2022 11

We have the brand new Android 13 Beta 1 build booted up on our Pixel 6 Pro, and so far, it's nice and smooth. However, as soon as we dove into an app, we were asked to grant that app permission to send us notifications. Ok, no problem. Then we opened a...

OnePlus Begins Tackling OnePlus 10 Pro Issues With Latest Update

Tim April 26, 2022

Like any other new phone, the OnePlus 10 Pro was shipped in the US with what could be labeled as a few software hiccups. Users have reported touchy fingerprint readers, wide angle camera issues, Android Auto problems, overheating, and a list of other things....

And the Android 14 Codename Is…

Tim April 22, 2022 41

Upside Down Cake? Upside Down Cake, a dessert I've never had a desire to try, is the name for Google's presumably upcoming Android 14 operating system. The news comes from a spotting inside of the Android Open Source Project, with Google styling it as...

What’s the Android Phone Feature You Can’t Live Without?

Tim April 22, 2022 84

We're deep into the Android lifespan at this point. Over the years, phones have become equipped with more and more amazing features, a few of which we'd label as more important than others. This got us thinking, what's an Android feature we can't live without?...