“With the smartphone market starting to recover from the coronavirus crisis, Chinese producer Xiaomi has made history by beating the iconic Apple iPhone at its own game.”
Android ransomware has picked up some ominous new tricks
“Though ransomware has been around for years, it poses an ever-increasing threat to hospitals, municipal governments, and basically any institution that can’t tolerate downtime.”
How to fix blurry MMS text videos on Android phones
“Text messaging is a lot more complicated than it used to be, especially when iPhones and Android devices are mixed together.”
T-Mobile begins updating Galaxy S20, S20+, S20 Ultra, and OnePlus 8 to support standalone 5G
“Today T-Mobile flipped on standalone 5G, which is greatly expanding its 5G coverage and bringing lower latency with it, too. And there are already a few devices that are being updated to support this new coverage.”
Adobe Photoshop Camera now on the Google Play Store
“After officially being announced in late 2019, Adobe Photoshop Camera is now available to download on the Google Play Store. The application aims to leverage Adobe’s rich history and Photoshop prowess by giving a camera app replacement for your smartphone.”
Google Messages passes 1 billion users on Android
“The Google Messages app just passed 1 billion downloads on the Play Store. It’s not uncommon for a Google-made app to hit this total, but for Google Messages it’s significant. Let’s talk about why.”
Hacker Claims Popular Android App Store Breached: Publishes 20 Million User Credentials
“The stolen records of 20 million users of a popular Android app store have been published online by a hacker who claims to have 19 million more. Not all app stores are the same.”
Google tightens Play Store rules to stop Android app subscription scams
“Google has announced a series of new policies to make Android’s in-app subscriptions more transparent to users. Starting on June 16th, apps will have to be clear about the terms of their paid subscriptions, and free trials and will need to provide a transparent way for users to cancel them.”
Google Play Services 20.15.13 prepares to add a page to list RCS/Chat apps
“Messaging in the U.S. differs majorly from the rest of the world. While apps like WhatsApp and Telegram have become the staple communication platforms in most countries, Android users in the U.S.”
Apple acquires popular weather app Dark Sky and will shut down the Android version
“Apple has acquired popular weather app Dark Sky and will be shutting down the Dark Sky Android and Wear OS apps in July, Dark Sky announced in a blog post today. There aren’t any changes coming to Dark Sky for iOS “at this time,” and you can still buy it on the App Store right now for $3.99.”
