Autofill from SMS has been a feature in Android for many years now. It used an API that allowed apps to read the users messages to mostly authenticate the login credentials. Now, it has been reported that Google is testing the ability to let Messages autofill SMS-based 2FA keys too in any app.
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The Samsung Galaxy S20 series was announced just yesterday at the Samsung Unpacked event and it contains a bunch of new features. Two of them include native Google Duo calling button built into the dailer app of the S20 and system wide Live Caption that was earlier a Pixel exclusive feature, thanks to the latest Google partnership.
When the Samsung Galaxy Buds were launched, they were arguably some of the only truly wireless earbuds that could compare against the highly popular Apple AirPods. Now at the Samsung Unpacked event, they have launched their new Samsung Galaxy Buds+ with a range of improvements and features.
FINGERS, a manufacturer of digital accessories for smartphones and computers has launched two new power banks called the Pro Wireless and the Fuel+. They feature large 10000 mAh batteries in a slim scratch-resistant shell design with USB-C PD, Quick Charge and more.
WorkIndia, one of India’s largest blue collar recruitment platform has announced that it has secured an investment of Rs. 42 crores from Chinese technology company, Xiaomi. They had earlier received funding from multiple other investments include Beenext Pte Ltd., Asuka Investments and more.
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Optoma, a leading brand in projection and audio products has launched their flagship P1 4K ultra short throw-type projector in India. The projector features a laser projection system, support for HDR10, Dolby Digital 2.0, a built-in integrated sounder with Bluetooth capabilities and more.
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While China remains as the biggest smartphone market in the world, it saw a decline in 2019 by about 7.5%, shipping about 366.7 million units in total. Q4 2019 was not a good quarter either as a decline of 15.6% YoY was reported, with the shipment volume coming up to 86.2 million.
Inbase, a manufacturer of portable digital products is entering the Indian smartwatch market with the launch of two new smartwatches; Urban Fit & Urban Beep. They feature GPS, heart rate sensors, Bluetooth connectivity, good battery life, touch screens and more.
India continues to be the second biggest smartphone market in the world, with over 152 million units that calculates 8.0% year-over-year (YoY) growth, according to IDC. The top 5 smartphone manufacturer who sold the most amount of units in India for 2019 were: Xiaomi, Vivo, Samsung, OPPO and realme.
Autoplaying previews and autoplaying next episode in a series in Netflix have been an annoying features for some users who do want to see trailers of every show or film as they scroll through the app or when they finish an episode. Netflix has finally decided to provide users with a toggle to turn off/on both features, available on all platforms.
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Apple has released iOS 13.4 beta for developers that has quite a few new features. A rather interesting one referenced among them is something called ‘Carkey’ which is API that can turn your iPhone into a key for a NFC enabled car.
Released in 2005, Google Maps has now completed 15 years live. To celebrate, Google announced a bunch of new features like improved public transportation info, a more advanced Live View and a redesign to the organisation of info into 5 easy to access tabs as soon as you open the app.
It is easy to argue that the next major design change to smartphone design involves removing the front camera and hiding it under the display itself. OnePlus is also interested in the idea as it submitted a patent that shows a phone with an under screen front camera system along with a hidden back camera system.
Apple has announced that they will be updating their Xcode 11.4 Beta to include the option of universal purchases across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and tvOS platforms. They also updated app categories to be more unified across the App Store and Mac App Store to work along with the unified purchasing.
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Harmano, a manufacturer of audio devices has launched their new Sporto wireless earphones in India. The neckband design earphones feature Bluetooth 5.0, great battery life and high quality sound resolution.
