Alex Mitchell 
TL;DR Third-party apps can now access the same functionality as Digital Wellbeing’s bedtime mode in Android 15. Bedtime mode is a feature that silences your phone and changes various screen options to help you sleep better at night. Before Android 15, certain screen options could only be controlled by Google’s Digital Wellbeing app. It’s awfully …
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Android 15 is adding a two-finger double-tap screen gesture that magnifies the screen. The operating system’s built-in magnification feature can already be launched through an on-screen button, volume key press, or triple tap of the screen. The other options take longer to invoke, take up screen space, or, in …
We uncovered evidence that Google was working on a so-called Audio Emoji feature last week. This would allow you to play sounds like a sad trombone, applause, and more during a phone call. It now turns out that Google’s newly announced Pixel 8a will support this feature. Yes, Google confirmed in a blog post that …
The Android 14 May security patch is rolling out today for the Pixel 5a, 6, 6 Pro, 6a, 7, 7 Pro, 7a, Tablet, Fold, 8, and 8 Pro. It’s available a day after the equivalent Pixel Watch update. There are 11 security issues resolved in the Android 14 April patch dated 2024-05-01 and 18 for 2024-05-05. Vulnerabilities range from high …
Today Apple released the RC build of iOS 17.5, among other OS updates, and the release notes brought word of a valuable enhancement coming to the Apple News app for News+ subscribers. We’ve known for some time that News+ would be gaining a new game, Quartiles, when iOS 17.5 launched. Now it seems there’s another …
Apple today seeded the release candidate versions of upcoming iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming a week after Apple released the fourth betas. Registered developers are able to opt into the betas by opening up the Settings app, going to the Software Update section, tapping on …
Rumors that Apple is working on a foldable iPhone have persisted for years now. But now one reputable source claims that the company’s first folding device could land sooner than anyone expected – and also likely won’t be a smartphone. A research note from Haitong International Securities analyst Jeff Pu (via MacRumors) claims that Apple …
Motorola’s foldable phone lineup really came into its own last year. We enjoyed the standard Motorola Razr and found the Motorola Razr+ to be the best designed clamshell foldable to date. So it caught our attention when 91Mobiles posted leaked images of what appear to be the next version of the Motorola Razr Plus. The report …
There’s a lot to like about flip phones with foldable displays. When unfolded, these devices work like your average slab phone and when folded, they’re small enough to fit in your pocket. Last year, we saw the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Motorola Razr+ take the modern flip phone one step further by making …
Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR Apple’s foldable devices will reportedly go into mass production in 2025 or 2026. The company’s first foldable device may be an iPad or MacBook. A foldable iPhone is said to be scheduled for mass production in 2026. While plenty of foldable Android phones have entered the market, we’re still …