As Android lice first discovered, Android 4.3 includes a hidden permissions manager, called “App ops,” which can prevent apps from accessing certain types of information. This feature clearly isn’t ready for the average user, so has kept it well-hidden. You can find it yourself through any app that lets you view Activities, such as Nova uncher or Activity uncher. en looking through these Activities, look under Settings find the option for App ops....

Android Auto’s user interface and feature set have lagged behind its direct rival, Apple CarPlay, and the conventional Android build used on smartphones. Now, four months after the initial announcement, Google has equipped Android Auto with the Smart Reply feature. For the uninitiated, Android’s Smart Reply functionality allows users to respond to text messages and notifications with smart, auto-generated reply suggestions. The feature has been available on Android smartphones since Android 9....

Two other competitors are vying for your attention, with hopes that they will bring superior voice search perform more tasks pull you away from . First there’s Microsoft’s Cortana, which brings its Halo-inspired name deep ties to Bing Microsoft products. Then there’s the scrappy Hound, the product of years of behind-the-scene voice recognition work by Soundhound, a company primarily known for its song identification app. Can either of them really surpass Now?...

Welcome to today’s AndroidBeat daily briefing where we bring you up to date with the latest happenings in the world of Android. Today’s briefing contains some Oreo-y news for OnePlus 3 owners, a new phone launch from Vivo in India, and Google acquiring HTC. HTC In Final Stages of Selling Its Smartphone Business to Google HTC has been struggling for years and now it is looking for Google to rescue it....

Display The display on the new MacBook Pro is Apple’s retina display that stretches 16-inches diagonally and offers a 3072 x 1920 pixels screen resolution at 226ppi, which is slightly higher than the 2880 x 1800 pixels found on the earlier 15-inch model. Further, comparing the 16-inch model with the 15-inch MacBook Pro, the newer model appears to be marginally bigger and heavier, but nothing too drastic. Keyboard One of the aspects where the difference becomes noticeable is Apple’s approach to this year’s keyboard....

It is said that Apple will drop the notch to bring a dual hole-punch cutout for the Face ID sensors and front camera. Moreover, Apple might bring a better selfie camera to the upcoming iPhone lineup. Now, the latest reports suggest that for the display of iPhone 14 models, Samsung will supply over 80 million OLED panels. Mass Production Of OLEDs Will Start From Q3 Of This Year The reports from Korea IT news reveal that mass production and delivery for the panels from Samsung display will begin in the third quarter of 2022....

Recently, we discussed iPhone 14 Pro production being delayed, which might affect its launch date and untangle the details of the latest renders of the iPhone 14 Pro in the Purple variant. iPhone 14 Pro Might Get Always-On Display Mode According to the latest report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, The new lock screen feature in the iOS 16 update includes showing you support of like widgets on the wallpaper but also there is undergrounded feature....

The commission’s decision comes after months of deliberation that began in May, when the two carriers applied for authorisation to allow Telstra’s use of spectrum held by TPG. The deal encompassed three agreements that involved the sharing of mobile infrastructures and spectrum in selected regional and urban fringe areas across Australia, covering an estimated 17% of the local population. Apart from the use of TPG’s spectrum, the pact also comprised the provision of Telstra’s network services to enable TPG to offer 4G and 5G retail and wholesale services....

Well, I think that is how Lord Tennyson (or so our Editorial Mentor tells us) would have described the budget smartphone market in India right now. For, there is not much that differentiates phones in this segment from each other in terms of design. It was not always this way. A few years ago, introducing a new smartphone in this segment was about introducing a technological breakthrough, which was affordable....

Looking for a budget smartphone that costs more than Rs. 10,000 but less than Rs 15,000? Worry not as we have got you covered. While you will find plenty of options from Chinese OEMs in this range, there are only a handful of phones that are worth a look and your consideration. Most of the phones under the Rs 15,000 range compromise on one aspect or the another, but all of them offer excellent performance....

While it’s a great time to invest in a smart TV or a countertop oven, it’s also a great time to start looking at what you need to build that PC before the summer heat kicks in. Here’s a look at some of the best Memorial Day deals we’ve spotted that are still available. We plan to update this guide throughout the month of May as more sales are announced and go live....

But years of similar-looking smartphones are leading customers to cry out for something new. Nowadays, manufacturers like Samsung, Motorola and Microsoft are all attempting to innovate in new ways with phones that can fold, flip and expand. Tap or click here for a sneak preview at Microsoft’s upcoming Surface Duo smartphone. If there’s one thing in smartphone design that many in the tech industry thought was a settled question, it’s keyboards....

How excited were you when Caller ID first emerged on the scene? It probably began with a special, separate unit, then found its way onto your cordless phone. And now, every smartphone has it. The advent of Caller ID meant that long gone were the days of screening calls and letting it go to your answering machine to decide if you wanted to answer the call or not. After all, who wants to answer a call from a telemarketer when you’re waiting for a call from your best friend so you can discuss the latest happenings on “Bandersnatch”?...

Private 4G or 5G refers to a mobile cellular network that is technically the same as a public 4G/5G network but which allows the owner to provide priority access or licensing for its wireless spectrum. Cellular is much more reliable than Wi-Fi at this point because it’s always on, plus there aren’t all that many 5G devices in use yet. Finally, many operational technology devices – such as beacons and sensors – do not require high bandwidth but certainly need always-on connectivity....

It’s the OnePlus 6. I have been carrying the OnePlus 6 on and off since its launch. During this spell, I’ve also switched to a handful of other more expensive phones including the Huawei P20 Pro, Oppo Find X, Google Pixel 2 XL, and more. Last week, though, I returned to the OnePlus 6 for trying out their latest Android P build when I had an epiphany. While the OnePlus 6 is still at least Rs 25,000 more affordable than the rest of the premium flagship phones, it matches and even outpaces them in a bunch of areas....

The three agreements include 38 launches on ULA’s Vulcan Centaur rocket, 18 launches on Arianespace’s Ariane 6, and 12 launches on Blue Origin’s New Glenn, with options for 15 additional launches. Collectively, they represent the largest commercial procurement of space launch services in history, demonstrating the swift growth of the private space industry. As of Jan. 1, 2022, there were only 4,852 operating satellites in space, including 4,078 in low Earth orbit (LEO)....

The 9.4MB OTA update does not bring any visible changes or improvements, except for some unknown under-the-hood bug-fixes and stability improvements. The update is only for the LTE variant of the new Nexus 7, and not for any other device of the Nexus family. The update also bumps the Android build number to JLS36I. Google has rolled out a couple of minor OTA updates for the Nexus devices since it released Android 4....

With this in-built camera in the watch, users can snap photos on their wrist by pointing the digital crown towards the subject. The brand is giving tough competition to Samsung Galaxy smartwatches. The recent Apple Watch Series 7 has a lot of features, and the new patent shows an in-built camera in the watch. Future Apple Watch With Integrated Camera The patent shows the usage of the watch with a camera integrated into the digital crown....

Malfunctioning the mistakes in Android devices is a universal problem nowadays, So it’s approximately impossible to create a backup of your photos and videos in your busy schedule. No one spends time strengthening up their photos and videos by transferring them to the computer or in cloud service. So what if I told you your pictures and videos would be automatically backed up once you click any image with your Phone’s camera?...

With several solid options to choose from, it can remain a challenge to make the choice that works best for you. Your decision will come down to price, speeds, and customer support needs. We researched San Antonio internet providers to help breakdown this decision for you. The best San Antonio internet providers: summed up Fiber-optics in some cities is hard to come by. So if your neighborhood has fiber, that’s good news – the nation averages about a 38% coverage area for fiber-optic internet....