Google: Android Apps Must Let People Delete Their Accounts, Data

Google is now requiring Android app developers to implement controls that let an app’s users delete their account and data either in the app or outside it, via the web. Developers must comply with the policy by May 31, 2024, the company said in a Wednesday blog post. The web requirement means data deletion isn’t […]

How Motorola Is Thinking Beyond the Smartphone

Exclusive: Motorola executives discuss foldables, rollables and more on the 50th anniversary of the first cellphone call. Fifty years ago today, Motorola’s Martin Cooper — widely regarded today as the father of the cellphone — made the first cellphone call. To say that phones have changed since then would be an understatement. While making a […]

WWDC 2023: When to Expect Apple’s iOS 17 Reveal

Apple’s first AR/VR headset may make an appearance at this event, too. Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference is coming up soon. The iPhone maker revealed Wednesday that the event will kick off on June 5. The annual developer confab will showcase Apple’s latest software, including advancements to its iOS, iPadOS, MacOS, WatchOS and TVOS operating systems. […]

Turn On This iOS 16.4 Setting Before Your Next iPhone Call

Voice Isolation isn’t just for FaceTime calls anymore. If you’ve downloaded iOS 16.4 to your iPhone, the update brings Voice Isolation, a handy FaceTime feature, to phone calls. Apple introduced Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum to FaceTime calls with the release of iOS 15 in 2021. However, only Voice Isolation is available for phone calls […]

This iOS 16.4 Trick Makes Your Phone Calls Sound Better

An old FaceTime upgrade comes to voice calls. If you’ve downloaded iOS 16.4 to your iPhone, one new feature can help make your phone calls sound more clear. The update expands Voice Isolation to phone calls now, expanding the feature from FaceTime calls. Apple introduced Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum to FaceTime calls with the […]

Apple Pay Later Rolls Out on iPhones. Here’s What It Means for You

Select users can now quickly finance purchases up to $1,000. Apple has thrown its hat into the buy now, pay later ring. Its long-awaited Apple Pay Later service was “prereleased” this week, but only for “select users.” Originally, Apple Pay Later was supposed to roll out at the end of 2022, after it was announced […]

Apple Demos AR/VR Headset to Top Executives, Report Says

The device might be unveiled to the public soon, according to Bloomberg. Some of Apple’s top executives gathered in Cupertino, California, recently for a special demonstration of the company’s unreleased AR/VR headset, according to a report from Bloomberg. “The demonstrations were polished, glitzy and exciting,” Mark Gurman, Bloomberg’s Apple reporter, wrote. Gurman noted that the […]

AirPods Pro With USB-C Charging Case Could Launch This Year, Analyst Says

Apple has been transitioning away from the Lightning port over the past few years. Your next pair of AirPods could have a USB-C charging case. The company is planning to launch a version of its second-generation AirPods Pro with a USB-C charging case later this year, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, a highly respected […]

Huawei’s New Folding Phone Is Thinner Than an iPhone 14 Pro Max

The Mate X3, Huawei’s latest book-style foldable, was just unveiled in China. Huawei’s newest foldable phone, the Mate X3, is an impressively thin and light book-style foldable phone. It was unveiled Thursday alongside the non-foldable flagship P60 series. The Mate X3 has a 6.4-inch cover screen that unfolds to make way for a 7.85-inch inner […]