Hapabapa/Getty Images Even though Google Search is experiencing a decline in popularity, the tech giant continues to roll out useful new features to the Android ecosystem. The latest is a “Signatures” app that appears to be universally accessible on your Android phone, potentially allowing you to insert a digital signature or initials into native and third-party apps. Among some of the company’s other questionable decisions, like saving every audio or image file you use to search or using your search data to train AI, Google has allowed the app’s rollout…
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Yarrrrrbright/Shutterstock Samsung Galaxy devices have an automation feature called Modes & Routines that can automatically toggle settings or open apps based on where you are, what you’re doing, or why you’re using the device. This is one of the coolest things you didn’t know your Samsung phone could do. Modes are toggleable configurations that significantly change the way your phone behaves. For example, you can have a sleep mode that sets your phone to Do Not Disturb and restricts the use of certain apps to prevent you from staying up…
Volkswagen plans to offer Apple Wallet car keys in future U.S. vehicles, according to new Apple server-side code. The code doesn’t provide further details, so we don’t know which VW vehicle models will offer this feature or when. With an Apple Wallet car key, you can use your iPhone or Apple Watch to lock, unlock, and start your vehicle. This feature is already offered by Audi, BMW, Hyundai, Kia, Genesis, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo and some other automakers in various countries. Popular storiesAmerican Express announces new Apple Pay featureAmerican Express today announced that you can now redeem Membership Rewards points when shopping…
Apple’s annual WWDC developer conference is in the rearview mirror, but there’s still plenty to look forward to in the second half of the year. Now that the most intelligent and personal version of Siri has finally arrived in beta, two years after Apple first showed it off at WWDC 2024, we should start seeing new devices that were reportedly delayed until the new Siri is ready. Beyond the usual annual September updates to iPhones and Apple Watches, Apple’s all-new smart home hub is expected to debut later this year. We’re also expecting a foldable iPhone Ultra and long-awaited updates…
For 19 years, the iPhone Photography Awards (IPPA) have selected the best photographs taken with an iPhone, and the 2026 winners were announced today. The 2026 IPPA Grand Prix image features a spectacularly erupting volcano in the Cayman Islands, with the photo taken by Robyn Jensen on an iPhone 15 Pro. Gellért Gombai’s Gold Award image shows two children napping on the grass in the shade of a badminton racket, with the photo taken in black and white using an iPhone X. There are also Silver and Bronze award winners taken on the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro…
TV Time, the popular show and movie tracking app, will shut down on July 15 and all users’ personal data will be deleted after that date. In an update to the support page announcing the news, the company admitted that it was “no longer viable to continue operating the service as a free app” and said there was “not enough demand for a paid app.” On the shutdown date, the TV Time app will be removed from the App Store and Google Play, and the tvtime.com website will be permanently offline. Users who want to keep their viewing history and…
The Maps app hasn’t received as many iOS 27 updates as some of Apple’s other apps, but there are still several useful features worth knowing about. Hover Improvements Apple upgrades Flyover in iOS 27, making it more detailed than before. It combines aerial images with Vision Intelligence models to add more texture and sharper visuals for trees, architecture and more. Apple says some cities around the world are rendered in sharper, more realistic detail, with improvements made to everything from “the shape of individual trees to the way light reflects off the glass of skyscrapers.” Flyover is an Apple Maps…
Anthropic’s Fable 5 model is available again, the company announced today. Claude users now see the option to use Fable 5, with Anthropic rolling out an in-app message. Until July 7, eligible Claude subscribers can use up to 50% of their plan’s weekly usage limit on Fable 5. After reaching this limit, Fable 5 usage will require credits. After July 7, Fable will be available via usage credits. Fable 5 is Anthropic’s first Mythos class model available to the public, and it was first released on June 9. Fable 5’s capabilities exceed those of any model it has made generally…
Next spring could be a celebration of new iPads, MacBooks and iPhones. Devindra Hardawar for Woozad Mark Gurman is back with a new report in Bloomberg on how Apple’s device lineup could evolve over the next 12 months. Sources told the Reporter that the company aims to introduce a redesign of the base MacBook Pro in the first half of 2027. The entry-level 14-inch laptop will sport a new design that aligns with the look of high-end computers likely to be announced starting in the fall. Gurman suggests the lineup will include Apple’s first touchscreen MacBook,…
A vulnerability could connect real email addresses to anonymous addresses. Dontree_M/Shutterstock Hide my email may not keep your personal information completely private. This feature is an option that iCloud+ subscribers can use to create an anonymous email address rather than using their own contact information. It is used as a workaround to avoid spam and data trackers, or simply to protect personal information from possible future data breaches. However, according to a report from 404 MediaThere is a vulnerability in this feature that allows hackers to connect users’ real email contacts to those created by Apple.…