Google Play Store bug makes it harder to reach your app updates

The Google Play Store app on Android phones and tablets is experiencing a weird bug, which may annoy you if you frequently check for app and game updates. On some phones, the app shortcut to see your installed apps disappears in certain scenarios. Google Play Store bug for My Apps shortcut As spotted by 9To5Google, […]

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In case you missed it: Galaxy S20 series getting a fifth year of updates

Samsung recently extended the support period for the Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy S20 Ultra and will provide the three phones with an extra year of updates. Back in August 2020, Samsung announced that it would start providing three major Android OS upgrades to its flagship smartphones and tablets and security updates for four […]

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Microsoft News Roundup: Elon Musk on AI ending humanity, Xbox leadership shake-up, and Windows 10 updates costing a fortune

From Elon Musk predicting AI will destroy humanity to Microsoft unveiling how much it will cost to get Windows 10 security updates, it’s been an eventful week for news. Our team also exclusively reported on major Xbox news that could shape the future of gaming at Microsoft. We also covered some of the best ways […]

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Apple Updates App Store Guidelines to Permit Game Emulators, Website Links in EU Music Apps

Apple today updated its App Store guidelines to comply with an anti-steering mandate levied by the European Commission. Music streaming apps like Spotify are now permitted to include a link or buy button that leads to a website with information about alternative music purchasing options, though this is only permitted in the European Economic Area. […]

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Apple Updates App Store Guidelines to Permit Game Emulators, Website Links in EU Music Apps

Apple today updated its App Store guidelines to comply with an anti-steering mandate levied by the European Commission. Music streaming apps like Spotify are now permitted to include a link or buy button that leads to a website with information about alternative music purchasing options, though this is only permitted in the European Economic Area. […]

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Apple Updates App Store Guidelines to Permit Game Emulators, Website Links in EU Music Apps

Apple today updated its App Store guidelines to comply with an anti-steering mandate levied by the European Commission. Music streaming apps like Spotify are now permitted to include a link or buy button that leads to a website with information about alternative music purchasing options, though this is only permitted in the European Economic Area. […]

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One of this year’s best strategy games on PC and Xbox gets a roadmap for a whole year’s worth of updates

What you need to know Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles is the sequel to The Falconeer, developed by Tomas Sala and published by Wired Productions. Despite being a sequel, Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles changed genres from its predecessor and is a strategic city-builder sandbox. Reactions to Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles have been very positive, and Sala and Wired Productions […]

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Apple Updates iWork Apps With New Features on Mac, iPad, and iPhone

Apple today updated its trio of iWork apps Keynote, Numbers, and Pages for the Mac, iPad, and iPhone with several new features and changes. The release notes for version 14.0 of the Mac apps follow, and the release notes for version 14.0 of the iPad and iPhone apps are nearly identical. Keynote • Add a […]

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Apple Updates iWork Apps With New Features on Mac, iPad, and iPhone

Apple today updated its trio of iWork apps Keynote, Numbers, and Pages for the Mac, iPad, and iPhone with several new features and changes. The release notes for version 14.0 of the Mac apps follow, and the release notes for version 14.0 of the iPad and iPhone apps are nearly identical. Keynote • Add a […]

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Original Galaxy Z Flip will stop getting new software updates

Four years after its launch, Samsung has ended software support for the original Galaxy Z Flip. Samsung’s first clamshell foldable phone will not get any new software updates going forward. This means the Galaxy Z Flip will run Android 12 for the rest of its days and will remain on the January 2024 security patch, […]

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Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Note 20 lineups will no longer get monthly security updates

Samsung has downgraded the security update schedule for the Galaxy S20 series and the Galaxy Note 20 lineup from monthly to quarterly, as revealed by the company’s April 2024 security patch bulletin that was published earlier today. All Galaxy S20 models–the Galaxy S20, S20+, S20 Ultra, and S20 FE–will now get security updates once every […]

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Why Samsung decided to offer 7 Android OS updates to Galaxy S24

Samsung was the leading Android OEM in terms of software updates for the past couple of years. Then, Google came up with a bang. It announced an unprecedented 7-year Android OS update policy, and Samsung matched it with the Galaxy S24 series earlier this year. It means the devices will stay updated up to 2031! […]

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Samsung finally implements seamless updates feature on its smartphones, starting with the Galaxy A55

The seamless updates Android feature introduced by Google way back in 2016 was adopted by most Android OEMs except Samsung. Samsung said it was working on implementing seamless updates on its Android smartphones, and after eight years, the Korean brand has finally brought this feature to its devices, with the Galaxy A55 being the first […]

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Samsung finally brings seamless updates to Galaxy smartphones!

For whatever reason, Samsung has been avoiding Android’s seamless update feature for the past eight years now. Not anymore! The Galaxy A55 is the first Samsung phone to use Google’s seamless update feature, and it will likely come to more Galaxy phones soon. Seamless system updates can be downloaded, verified, and installed without going through […]

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Enterprise editions of new Samsung tablets get 8 years of updates!

If you were impressed by Samsung’s commitment to providing OS and security updates to the Galaxy S24 lineup for seven years, wait till you hear about what the company has in store for enterprise editions of Galaxy tablets. Eight years of OS and security updates for enterprise edition tablets A Samsung executive from the Netherlands […]

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WhatsApp will soon let you share longer videos in your status updates

WhatsApp allows you to post videos of up to 30 seconds in length in your status, and people have been requesting the platform to increase the limit. Well, the company has heard and it is extending the limit of videos that you can post in your status. According to a new report from WABetaInfo, the […]

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Be prepared for One UI 6.1 update’s wide release getting pushed into April

After making us wait for weeks for information about One UI 6.1 for older devices following the launch of the Galaxy S24 series, Samsung finally announced that the rollout of the One UI 6.1 update for some devices would start in March. Samsung said recently that the update will come out sometime in the final […]

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Apple Buys DarwinAI Ahead of Major Generative AI Updates Coming in iOS 18

Apple acquired Canada-based company DarwinAI earlier this year to build out its AI team, reports Bloomberg. DarwinAI created AI technology for inspecting components during the manufacturing process, and it also had a focus on making smaller and more efficient AI systems. DarwinAI’s website and social media accounts have been taken offline following Apple’s purchase. Dozens […]

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Galaxy A55 will not be eligible for seven years of software updates

The Galaxy S24, S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra are the first and only devices for which Samsung has promised OS and security updates for seven years, and fans have been hoping that will change in the coming months. However, not many are expecting Samsung to provide seven years of updates to mid-range phones, and the […]

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Galaxy S10 Lite, Note 10 Lite, Galaxy A71 and more will no longer get updates

Samsung will stop providing software updates for some devices starting this month. The company published details of the March security patch for Galaxy smartphones and tablets earlier today and removed the Galaxy Note 10 Lite, Galaxy S10 Lite, Galaxy A71, and Galaxy A02 from the list of devices that are eligible for updates going forward. […]

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