The S26 Ultra's new display is a painful downgrade
…You can set the display to hide certain banking apps, notifications, or turn on automatically whenever you enter a PIN or pattern. Why do some S26 Ultra users experience headaches? Because the…
Third-party apps already offer impressive notification management features, such as triggering rules when a notification contains a pre-defined keyword. While the triggers and rules discovered in the APK teardown are indicative of a powerful feature, there's certainly more this upcoming feature could do to help categorize notifications. However, I think that the most important element of notification rules is convenience. As I mentioned earlier, setting up notification channels is time-consuming. When I'm setting up a new phone or installing new apps, I often forget to set up channels, which m
Google and Samsung are improving Android's most useful featureThis notification will be triggered when a couple of conditions are met. The user will need to pause the audio within 10 seconds of AutoPlay activation, and do so at least three times to trigger its appearance, per the publication. As you would expect, any pauses beyond the 10-second interval won't count against the limit. Overall, this serves as a much better workaround than asking users to do it manually via the "Start music automatically" toggle (Connected devices > Connection preferences > Android Auto). Furthermore, a notification like this also makes it easier for people who may be unawa
Android Auto is working on a useful update for its autoplay behavior…You can set the display to hide certain banking apps, notifications, or turn on automatically whenever you enter a PIN or pattern. Why do some S26 Ultra users experience headaches? Because the…
…Elsewhere, there is Do Not Disturb , which might quiet notifications, but nothing stops you from opening the app yourself. All that is to say that while all of these tools are great…
…will alert the wearer about any changes in health, reminders to move around, and low battery alerts too. It can’t be used for app notifications from your phone though. The good…
…This requirement tied into the permission and notification access features that Marshmallow introduced, which Android Auto depends on heavily. Not quite. Android 6.0 Marshmallow is the minimum required version. Google needed…
…But my stance changed after a few weeks of testing Desktop Mode. On my Windows laptop, I only used the basic commands for multitasking and tab management in Chrome. Sometimes I prefer…
…AI goals don't match up with the hardware reality A redesigned Tensor chip may not be up for the task Another intriguing hardware change for the Pixel 11 involves its Tensor…
…What has the Apple Watch done? Changed what we wear on our wrists There’s an often-quoted statistic that the Apple Watch has outsold the entire Swiss watch industry , all on…
…Having this land in my notifications at the start of the week eliminates that mid-morning creative block. I can skip the brainstorming session and go straight into the research and writing…
…Hidden away in the Android settings, this digital vault does more than hide your banking apps; it acts as a secondary sandboxed OS that changes how you organize your digital life. Related…
…A lot has changed in that time (although a lot hasn't changed), but its old products are a mix of now-expected features, and some specs that really age them. And…