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Dashlane Intros New $3.99/Month Plan With Unlimited Passwords on 2 Devices

Tim April 28, 2021 11

Dashlane has a new plan for those looking to get an inexpensive, yet very usable password manager. Titled the Essentials plan, it offers unlimited password storage on up to two devices, all for the price of $3.99/month or $2.99/month when you pay annually. For...

Apple’s Eddie Cue Really Wanted to Bring iMessage to Android

Kellen April 27, 2021 60

The story of Apple bringing iMessage to Android found additional context today after a bit of further digging into depositions of Apple executives in their lawsuit with Epic surfaced. We know that Epic was able to get Apple to admit that they kept iMessage off...

Google Messages Gets One UI Makeover on Galaxy S21 Devices

Tim April 27, 2021 19

As noted by users on reddit and a writer of XDA, Samsung is rolling out a specialized version of the Google Messages app via a server side change, one with a One UI inspired makeover. In the updated UI, there's the big waste of space portion at the top of the...

Spotify Launches New Miniplayer for Facebook App

Tim April 26, 2021 5

Spotify is bringing tunes directly to Facebook, launching a miniplayer that lives directly inside of the Facebook app. This means you won't need to switch back and forth between apps to crank those tunes or discover new podcasts. As explained, "Spotify Premium...

Android 12’s Extra Dim Feature is One of My Favorites

Kellen April 24, 2021 14

Brightness controls are one of those areas of a smartphone review that I often spend an odd amount of time talking about. It must be because I use my phone far too often in dark situations (aka lying in bed), but I can tell you which phones get dark enough and...

Question: What Would It Take to Get You to Buy an Android Tablet?

Kellen April 23, 2021 104

I couldn't tell you the last time we had any meaningful tablet discussions around here, mostly because outside of Samsung, no one makes Android tablets worth having a meaningful discussion about. But then yesterday, Tim created quite the conversation around...

We Need a Pixel 7 Tablet

Tim April 22, 2021 90

The Android tablet space is in a bad spot. Besides a few Galaxy-branded tablets from Samsung, it's essentially non existent. It's been this way for years, and in my opinion, the last time we had an exciting Android tablet was nearly a decade ago with the Nexus...

Developer Details Android 12 DP3’s Sweet, Dark Secrets

Tim April 22, 2021 23

On the surface, for non developer people such as ourselves, there are not many front-facing changes inside of Developer Preview 3 for Android 12. However, for those who can code, they can unlock the secrets and detail all of the sweet stuff that Google is...