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Google has brought a categories feature to Google Messages, sorting your texts into several categories. It’s also launched the option to automatically delete your OTP texts after 24 hours. Google Messages is the default SMS app on a variety of Android phones around the world, offering plenty of welcome features. Now, Google is introducing a major update that should help you make more sense of your texts.
Control Center for Android | Image Credit: AddictiveTips
A new Android application emulates the Control Center feature found in iOS 7, and it’s currently available as a free download from the Google Play Store.
This isn’t the first time that we show you how to make Android look more iOS 7-ish, but this time around we’re only looking at this particular iOS 7 feature that’s replicated by the application, so don’t expect your handset to look like an iOS 7-running iPhone once you install it.
Today, NVIDIA announced the voluntary recall of some plug heads of its Shield wall adapters. The company determined that the European plug heads shipped with its Shield World Charger Kits, Shield tablets, and Shield TVs between July 2014 and May 2017 may cause some safety issues. NVIDIA is now working with the proper government authorities to make sure the recall goes smoothly and the faulty components will be replaced for free.
Android is growing ever more popular, but right now the platform and the devices that run it are all sold by carriers or other retailers, unless you shop online. Despite having a line of products, Google’s direct Internet sales of Nexus devices have been relatively modest and there are issues with a standard carrier deployment. Moving beyond smartphones with the Nexus tablets presents a new challenge for a company that doesn’t have strong retail ties.
I’ve been enjoying my time with the LG G3 so far, and we’ve gone through the usual run of tests, including camera shootout and other top features. Here, we focus on the Knock Code, which is LG’s take on lockscreen security.
Basically, this implementation of Knock Code is pretty much the same as with recent LG devices, and will also make an appearance if/when the LG G Flex and G2 get updated. You can unlock the device from lockscreen, or — more importantly — from sleep state, with the right combination of taps on the screen.
Xiaomi has announced that it will be increasing the suggested price of the 4GB+64GB Redmi Note 5 Pro, in a bid to ensure “steady supply” of the devices.
The company has opened several manufacturing facilities in India, including a plant devoted to printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) earlier this month. Unfortunately, the PCBA plant will only meet the required increase in production from Q3 2018, forcing the Chinese brand to import more PCBAs, it claimed.
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At the end of last month Waze was searching for beta testers to test out some new functionality, and the latest update for Google’s expensive navigation software has dropped in just such a new feature.
After updating, Waze will now be able to talk to your Android calendar app, providing that you grant the app the required permission. Calendar events marked with specified locations can now be linked directly to Waze for one tap navigation when it’s time to go, just click on the destination from with your calendar.
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Xiaomi has added a WhatsApp Cleaner tool to its MIUI 10 update. The tool, found in the security hub, allows users to quickly clear files sent and received on WhatsApp. It seems like you still need the official storage tool for wiping files by contact or group. Like many brands, Xiaomi phones offer a security/phone management hub, bringing a range of system-related tools into one place. These tools included SMS/call blocklists, cache cleaners, and data usage tracking.
Smartphones are like the Swiss Army knife of the technology world. They can do a little bit of everything, and you only need to carry one device in your pocket to cover a lot of bases. Technological convergence is about increasing functions and delivering more features in a single package, and it’s hard to think of anywhere it has been more successful than in the smartphone market. The combination of portability and multiple functions has really driven the smartphone revolution.