For starters, the latest One UI 5.0 beta update fixes the bug that caused the sleep mode to activate on its own. Samsung has also fixed an issue the problem of the phone vibrating or producing a beep sound continuously with no apparent trigger. Problems with the Object Eraser and vibration feedback not working when executing the Home gesture have been fixed too. Samsung’s changelog further mentions a fix for the animation issue that caused frames to break when entering the homescreen from widgets (via)....

Google blocked over a million dangerous apps last year, they never made it to Google Play Google blocked over a million dangerous apps last year, they never made it to Google Play The company used an improved process, both manual and automatic, in order to achieve this. It blocked over a million policy-violating apps from ever getting published on the Google Play Store in 2021. To be more accurate, Google mentioned that the number was closer to 1....

Android TV 13 is now official, and Google issued a three-part changelog Android TV 13 is now official, and Google issued a three-part changelog The changelog is separated into three categories. Let’s talk about ‘Media & Performance and Quality” first, shall we. Android 13 adds new APIs to the mix, those are supposed to help developers make better apps, basically. Apps can now use anticipatory audio routing to figure out the routed device, and supported formats, before making an AudioTrack....

To begin with, in landscape mode, effectively none of the UI for the calculator is hidden. As shown in the images below, the full complement of calculator tools is visible. That includes all of the scientific calculator buttons found in the app’s standard landscape mode on mobile. Now, however, those tools don’t take up the entire UI either. The history of calculations was previously hidden away behind an upward swipe. When active, it took up the entire display....

Google made ‘Switch to Android’ app to rival ‘Move to iOS’ one from Apple Google made ‘Switch to Android’ app to rival ‘Move to iOS’ one from Apple As some of you may already know, the ‘Move to iOS’ app has been available in the Google Play Store for quite some time now. That application has been developed by Apple, though it doesn’t seem to be doing the best job. I’ve tried it out myself during my recent experiment, and didn’t have the best experience....