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Google Makes Setting Up a New Google TV Easier with Faster Onboarding, More Features
Google is strealining the setup process for Google TVs, making it faster and easier for users to ready up their devices and start watching. The company announced new features that speed up Google TV setup, including adding a new way to quickly set up the device through Android and iOS smartphones.
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Google Play Store Reportedly Lets Users Pause Play Protect When Sideloading Third-Party Apps
Google is rolling out a new feature for the Play Store which makes it easier to sideload apps on Android devices, as per a new report. It lets users disable Play Protect, its cloud-based app-verification service, temporarily for a day instead of turning it off permanently, making sure that the devices don’t stay unprotected. The feature will repo...
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How to Unlock the Butterflies Lens on Snapchat?
Snapchat's Butterflies Lens is a popular augmented reality effect that adds animated butterflies to your photos and videos, creating a whimsical and enchanting look. Unlocking this lens is easy and can be done in multiple ways. You can search for "Paper Butterflies" in the Lens Explorer, scan a Snapcode linked to the lens, or tap on the lens name w...
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WhatsApp Starts Testing Feature to View, Share Channels Using QR Codes
WhatsApp is beta testing a feature that lets users share, view, and follow WhatsApp Channels using a quick response code (QR code) code in the app. The feature is currently available to beta testers and could roll out to all WhatsApp users in the future.
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Pixel Phones With Temperature Sensor Could Get Material Auto-Detection Feature Soon
Google Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 8 Pro’s pre-installed Thermometer app could get a new feature that could make the process of recording the temperature easier, according to a report. It is said to have been spotted during an APK teardown of the app. Leveraging the temperature sensor located at the back of the Pixel 9 Pro and its predecessor, this fea...
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Google Pay Announces UPI Circle, UPI Vouchers and More Features at Global Fintech Fest 2024
Google Pay, the Unified Prepaid Interface (UPI) payments app, announced new features at the Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2024. The company said that these new features, which will be rolled out later this year, will make it easier for users to make payments and transact through the app. Some of the features announced at the GFF include UPI Circle, UPI...
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Google’s Circle to Search Feature Reportedly Getting a QR Codes Scanning Capability
Google’s Circle to Search is reportedly getting another new capability that will enable it to scan QR codes and barcodes. The artificial intelligence (AI) visual lookup feature, which made its debut with the Samsung Galaxy S24 series, will be able to scan any QR codes or barcodes visible on the screen and will show a chip that shows the URL of th...
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Doly for iPhone Can Render 3D Videos Just by Scanning Products With the Camera
Doly, the 3D video rendering app for iPhone that can easily create 3D product videos, was launched on Monday. Developed by the French startup AniML, the app offers on-cloud rendering of any product — from a water bottle to a fancy shoe — just by scanning it using the smartphone’s camera. The free-to-download app allows anyone to generate high...
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Google Chrome Safe Browsing Feature Updated With Real-Time Privacy-Preserving URL Protection
Google Chrome Safe Browsing feature has been updated with real time scanning for malicious URLs. The new privacy-preserving real-time link scanning mechanism for Google Chrome will check an encrypted version of a link that a user is visiting via an independently operated server, preserving user privacy, according to the company.
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Gboard Tests 'Scan Text' Feature to Insert Text from Captured Images: How it Works
Gboard is getting a new Scan Text feature that will allow you to point your camera at text and quickly insert it into any app you are using. The optical character recognition feature is already available as part of Google Lens, but adding it to Gboard means that users can easily insert text without switching apps. The arrival of the feature on Andr...
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Google Working on Anti-Phishing Scanning for Deceptive Apps, May Arrive With Android 15: Report
Google is developing a feature that will inspect app activity to check for phishing and deceptive behaviour, according to a report, The phishing app detection service is said to run locally on Android phones, but will reportedly send some detection-related details that the company will use to inform other users who are also facing a similar threat.
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Google Play Protect Real-Time Scanning Effective Against Several Malicious Apps: Report
Google Play Protect real-time scanning is reportedly effective at protecting users from malicious apps installed outside the Play Store. According to a report, the proactive protection for users on Android smartphones is capable of stopping several threats, including those that can be used to extort money from users. Google's updated Play Protect w...
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Apple Opposes UK Push to Bypass End-to-End Encryption, Says It Will Remove iMessage and FaceTime: Report
Apple has strongly opposed the British parliament against the Online Safety Bill that proposes changes to the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA) 2016 that would allow the government to force companies to install technology to scan the contents of encrypted messaging apps and services.
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In Apple We Trust … With More and More Personal Data
At its World Wide Developers Conference this week, the company announced new products that would process more personal information about consumers than ever before, from retinal scans to mental health data. But privacy advocates this week were like mimes in a library — completely silent.
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Galaxy S23 Series Gets Samsung Message Guard To Prevent Zero-Click Attacks: Report
Samsung has reportedly confirmed the existence of a Samsung Message Guard feature on its recently announced flagship smartphone series for the year, the Galaxy S23 series. The series that includes the vanilla Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23 Plus, and the Galaxy S23 Ultra, is protected against zero-click attacks carried out by malicious players through image...
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Google Makes Setting Up a New Google TV Easier with Faster Onboarding, More Features
Google is strealining the setup process for Google TVs, making it faster and easier for users to ready up their devices and start watching. The company announced new features that speed up Google TV setup, including adding a new way to quickly set up the device through Android and iOS smartphones.
-
Google Play Store Reportedly Lets Users Pause Play Protect When Sideloading Third-Party Apps
Google is rolling out a new feature for the Play Store which makes it easier to sideload apps on Android devices, as per a new report. It lets users disable Play Protect, its cloud-based app-verification service, temporarily for a day instead of turning it off permanently, making sure that the devices don’t stay unprotected. The feature will repo...
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How to Unlock the Butterflies Lens on Snapchat?
Snapchat's Butterflies Lens is a popular augmented reality effect that adds animated butterflies to your photos and videos, creating a whimsical and enchanting look. Unlocking this lens is easy and can be done in multiple ways. You can search for "Paper Butterflies" in the Lens Explorer, scan a Snapcode linked to the lens, or tap on the lens name w...
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WhatsApp Starts Testing Feature to View, Share Channels Using QR Codes
WhatsApp is beta testing a feature that lets users share, view, and follow WhatsApp Channels using a quick response code (QR code) code in the app. The feature is currently available to beta testers and could roll out to all WhatsApp users in the future.
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Pixel Phones With Temperature Sensor Could Get Material Auto-Detection Feature Soon
Google Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 8 Pro’s pre-installed Thermometer app could get a new feature that could make the process of recording the temperature easier, according to a report. It is said to have been spotted during an APK teardown of the app. Leveraging the temperature sensor located at the back of the Pixel 9 Pro and its predecessor, this fea...
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Google Pay Announces UPI Circle, UPI Vouchers and More Features at Global Fintech Fest 2024
Google Pay, the Unified Prepaid Interface (UPI) payments app, announced new features at the Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2024. The company said that these new features, which will be rolled out later this year, will make it easier for users to make payments and transact through the app. Some of the features announced at the GFF include UPI Circle, UPI...
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Google’s Circle to Search Feature Reportedly Getting a QR Codes Scanning Capability
Google’s Circle to Search is reportedly getting another new capability that will enable it to scan QR codes and barcodes. The artificial intelligence (AI) visual lookup feature, which made its debut with the Samsung Galaxy S24 series, will be able to scan any QR codes or barcodes visible on the screen and will show a chip that shows the URL of th...
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Doly for iPhone Can Render 3D Videos Just by Scanning Products With the Camera
Doly, the 3D video rendering app for iPhone that can easily create 3D product videos, was launched on Monday. Developed by the French startup AniML, the app offers on-cloud rendering of any product — from a water bottle to a fancy shoe — just by scanning it using the smartphone’s camera. The free-to-download app allows anyone to generate high...
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Google Chrome Safe Browsing Feature Updated With Real-Time Privacy-Preserving URL Protection
Google Chrome Safe Browsing feature has been updated with real time scanning for malicious URLs. The new privacy-preserving real-time link scanning mechanism for Google Chrome will check an encrypted version of a link that a user is visiting via an independently operated server, preserving user privacy, according to the company.
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Gboard Tests 'Scan Text' Feature to Insert Text from Captured Images: How it Works
Gboard is getting a new Scan Text feature that will allow you to point your camera at text and quickly insert it into any app you are using. The optical character recognition feature is already available as part of Google Lens, but adding it to Gboard means that users can easily insert text without switching apps. The arrival of the feature on Andr...
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Google Working on Anti-Phishing Scanning for Deceptive Apps, May Arrive With Android 15: Report
Google is developing a feature that will inspect app activity to check for phishing and deceptive behaviour, according to a report, The phishing app detection service is said to run locally on Android phones, but will reportedly send some detection-related details that the company will use to inform other users who are also facing a similar threat.
-
Google Play Protect Real-Time Scanning Effective Against Several Malicious Apps: Report
Google Play Protect real-time scanning is reportedly effective at protecting users from malicious apps installed outside the Play Store. According to a report, the proactive protection for users on Android smartphones is capable of stopping several threats, including those that can be used to extort money from users. Google's updated Play Protect w...
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Apple Opposes UK Push to Bypass End-to-End Encryption, Says It Will Remove iMessage and FaceTime: Report
Apple has strongly opposed the British parliament against the Online Safety Bill that proposes changes to the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA) 2016 that would allow the government to force companies to install technology to scan the contents of encrypted messaging apps and services.
-
In Apple We Trust … With More and More Personal Data
At its World Wide Developers Conference this week, the company announced new products that would process more personal information about consumers than ever before, from retinal scans to mental health data. But privacy advocates this week were like mimes in a library — completely silent.
-
Galaxy S23 Series Gets Samsung Message Guard To Prevent Zero-Click Attacks: Report
Samsung has reportedly confirmed the existence of a Samsung Message Guard feature on its recently announced flagship smartphone series for the year, the Galaxy S23 series. The series that includes the vanilla Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23 Plus, and the Galaxy S23 Ultra, is protected against zero-click attacks carried out by malicious players through image...
