cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15273525

Google Messages wants to make sure you don't see texts from blocked contacts anywhere with this upcoming feature.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14967490

Starting today, apps made by state and federal governments are getting a new government badge to help users better identify official apps.

The badge will first appear on over 3,000 apps for 12 different countries.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14927799

One of the best features of Google Photos is the app’s ability to show old photos as a “Memory,” but sometimes showing a specific person isn’t what you want. Now, Google Photos is preparing to make it easier to hide someone’s face from Memories.

(Posting this here rather than !askandroid@lemdro.id as it's a quite general question)

I had a look at the GSM Arena phone finder, and it the choice is getting smaller and smaller every year (only 43 phones from 2023, reviewed by the site, had a jack)

The remaining ones are mostly

• Xiaomi Redmi
• Zenfones
• Sony
• Samsung entry range

So, has everyone switched to Bluetooth / USB-C dongles, or are there still a few people holding to the jack until the very end?

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/29783263

i avoid hype but as a massive fan of the original kcd and the honesty of this reveal, im hyped! wont be pre-ordering though, never pre-order its bad for the industry and consumers.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14192146

A selection of YouTube viewers have recently noticed there's a little something different with the look of the website.

• 0:00 - Rambly bit
• 0:45 - Samsung Galaxy S24
• 2:20 - Xiaomi 14
• 4:05 - Google Pixel 8
• 5:17 - Google Pixel 7a
• 6:43 - Asus Zenfone 10
• 8:14 - Motorola Edge 30 Neo
• 9:09 - Apple iPhone 15/13 Mini
• 11:02 - Apple iPhone SE 3 (NOPE!)
• 11:45 - Sony Xperia 5 V
• 13:27 - Motorola Moto Razr 40 Ultra
• 15:08 - Oppo Find N2 Flip
• 15:31 - Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13864258

This announcement is from the Lawnchair Discord:

Lawnchair 14 has arrived!

After about 2 years, we're delighted to announce that Lawnchair 14 has finally arrived!

Based on Launcher3 from Android 14, this release works with QuickSwitch from Android 10 to Android 14! You won't need to use an older version to integrate with the system.

Some major highlights:
• Search your phone, the web, and more with our new Global Search — no root needed!¹
• View flight info, see surrounding traffic, and keep an eye on your data usage with Smartspacer — all integrated within Lawnchair.²
• Want to further control your icons? Fret not, We now support custom icon packs for themed icons, alongside some new icon options.³
• Themers rejoice — you can now hide the Dock for a cleaner home screen. You can also change even more colors, fonts, and padding.
• Are you tired of Lawnchair crashing because of widgets? We've fixed that issue; you won’t need to do some hacky workaround to add them.⁴

Alongside that, we have a new partnership with Startpage — searching with Startpage (via the dock search bar or App Drawer search) helps support Lawnchair’s development.

We still have more things to share! See the announcement on our website for more information.

¹ Experimental feature, requires opt in Lawnchair Settings.
² Requires Smartspacer and respective plugins.
³ Requires a supported icon pack .
⁴ May still persist depending on the device.