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Google updates Android earthquake alerts with more info, expands to 200+ regions
Google is delivering an update to Android’s earthquake alerts system that will show more information while also expanding support to over 200 regions across the globe. Launched in 2021, Android’s earthquake alerts system uses the sensors in Android smartphones to detect the earliest signs of an earthquake and provide a precious few seconds of warning prior to destructive impacts. While the system has had a couple of mishaps, it has also saved lives and…
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Apple Photos in iOS 27 upgrades one of my favorite features in a big way
Apple Photos is full of exciting updates in iOS 27, including for one of my favorite features in the app: iCloud Shared Albums. Apple’s Photos app is one of my most-used apps, as I suspect it is for many iPhone users. It’s where all of the photos and videos I capture live, plus screenshots, pictures shared by friends, and more. But did you know that the Photos app also has a social media-style feature?…
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Apple execs talk Samsung’s role in creating iPhone Duo display
Apple is widely reported to have Samsung as its key supplier in building the iPhone Duo’s folding display. As a result, some have claimed that Apple is just “using a Samsung display.” Here’s how Apple addressed that question in a new interview. Last month, YouTuber MrMobile (Michael Fisher) had the chance to interview a trio of key Apple staff who were involved in iPhone Duo’s development. The sit-down took place following the iPhone Duo…
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Le Google Play Store vend des smartphones Pixel et Galaxy de Samsung maintenant
Un nouvel onglet fait son apparition dans le Play Store de Google. Peu mis en avant, il transforme le magasin d’applications en boutique de smartphones. Et pas que pour les Pixel, contrairement à ce que l’on pourrait penser. Le Play Store de Google est généralement la plateforme vers laquelle vous vous tournez dès que vous cherchez une application. Surtout depuis que la firme de Mountain View cherche à limiter le téléchargement d’applis en dehors…
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Actualité : Back Market veut vous faire acheter des iPhone et des MacBook abîmés pour sauver la planète
© Back Market - Les nouveaux appareils à prix cassés de Back Market La tech devrait-elle toujours être lisse, brillante et immaculée ? Pour Back Market, la réponse est décidément non. Après avoir lancé ses "ordis moches" à prix cassés il y a quelques mois, l’entreprise va désormais commercialiser des téléphones et des ordinateurs portant des traces d’usure ou des pètes visibles. Le tout à un prix sacrifié, bien entendu. Il s’agit, selon l’entreprise,…
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iPhone Duo's A20 Pro Chip Benchmarked Ahead of Launch
The iPhone Duo unsurprisingly offers performance similar to the iPhone 18 Pro, according to an early iPhone Duo benchmark shared on Geekbench 7. Both devices are equipped with Apple's 2nm A20 Pro chip with a 6-core CPU and a 7-core GPU. The benchmarked iPhone Duo (iPhone19,4) is running iOS 27.1, as expected, and it had a single-core score of 3986 and a multi-core score of 11067. That's in line with multiple benchmarks collected from…
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9to5Mac Daily: October 14, 2026 – Apple Home Collection, iOS 27.2 beta 4
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by Backblaze: Backup you can rely on. Save 20% with code 9to5daily. New episodes of 9to5Mac Daily are recorded every weekday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to…
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Apple Intelligence Coming to China in December With iOS 27.3
Apple plans to bring Apple Intelligence to China in iOS 27.3 after two years of regulatory delays, reports Bloomberg. The launch will include basic Apple Intelligence features for things like photo editing, but Siri AI won't be available. Image Playground and the newer version of Genmoji will be missing, plus text generation tools will be limited. The South China Morning Post today reported that China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently gave Apple…
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Discover the Best Cases and Screen Protectors for Your New iPhone Duo
iPhone Duo pre-orders kick off this Friday, and in anticipation of the event we've gathered all of the best cases and screen protectors you can get for your new iPhone Duo. This includes accessories from popular brands like OtterBox, Speck, ZAGG/Mophie, and more. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the…
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Here’s how much iPhone Duo costs to repair out-of-warranty
iPhone Duo pre-orders kick off this Friday ahead of shipping next week. If you’re wondering whether to get AppleCare+ or not, here are the iPhone Duo’s out-of-warranty repair costs. iPhone Duo is by far Apple’s most expensive iPhone ever. It starts at $1,999, and the most expensive 2TB model will set you back $3,199. Still, AppleCare+ adds another $19.99/month to the purchase price, which some users might not want to shell out for. But…
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Samsung Galaxy phones can’t tell if they’re connected to Bluetooth or not
Credit: Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung Galaxy phone users are experiencing a strange bug affecting the volume panel. When playing audio through the phone’s speakers, a Bluetooth icon appears at the bottom of the slider. Instead of an earbud icon, a speaker icon reportedly appears when earbuds are connected. You may not always notice it, but the volume slider on your Galaxy phone conveys more information than just the volume level. Whether…
Lire l’article completPixel users report frustrating screen animation bugs after Android 17 QPR1 update
TL;DR September’s Android 17 QPR1 release has caused a problem for Pixel owners who are experiencing incorrect animations on the home and recent apps screens. The issue seems like it might be limited to the Pixel 10 series. Google is aware of the problem and is investigating it. For a phone that’s at the forefront of Android developments, the Pixel is also a leader when it comes to bugs. The latest has arrived with…
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Actualité : Bon plan – Le smartphone Samsung Galaxy S25 128 Go "5 étoiles" à 630,00 € (-14%)
Samsung peaufine sa formule avec le Galaxy S25, un smartphone qui mise sur la puissance du Snapdragon 8 Elite et l’intelligence artificielle pour se démarquer. Ces améliorations suffisent-elles à en faire un incontournable ? Alors oui, ce Galaxy S25 a tout d’un S24 amélioré, mais le résultat est là : le millésime 2025 surpasse le précédent. Son format compact, son écran réussi et sa puce surpuissante et économe en énergie en font un modèle…
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iPhone Duo Compromises: Everything You Have to Give Up
Apple's $1,999 iPhone Duo asks buyers to pay more for a folding screen while accepting almost 40 compromises compared with the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, spanning camera capabilities, everyday usability, and ownership costs. At equivalent storage capacities, the iPhone Duo costs $800 more than the iPhone 18 Pro and $700 more than the Pro Max. Its main attraction is a radically different design: a 5.4-inch outer display opens into a…
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Google Messages adding ‘enhanced protection mode’ as Android works to combat phone scam
For Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Google is announcing new Android features to help combat messaging and phone scams, including enhanced protection mode in Google Messages. Google is introducing an “enhanced protection mode” for its Messages app. Billed as providing the “most powerful and intelligent defenses” against complex scam threats, this mode starts with Scam Detection leveraging Private AI Compute. Google Messages will use “cloud Gemini models to evaluate complex message context and understand a scammer’s…
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Android will use Gemini to warn you about scammy messages
Google has announced new scam and privacy protection tools for Android. Google has announced a bunch of new, expanding and upcoming scam protections for Android users, including an opt-in setting in its Messages app that uses Gemini AI to warn you about deceptive messages. Toggling on the setting will enable Scam Detection, which taps into Google's most advanced Gemini models to evaluate the sender's intent and warn you if the messages could be coming…
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HomeView can display third-party widgets from your iPhone
Apple’s new HomeView (pre-order here) won’t have an App Store, but it will support third-party apps in some cases, including letting you run third-party widgets from your iPhone. Here are the details. When Apple’s HomeView was unveiled yesterday, the company didn’t say much about its support for third-party apps. But today the device’s app story is becoming more clear. In addition to being able to run third-party audio and video apps—likely to include favorites…
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Apple reportedly gearing up for strong iPhone 18 sales
While the iPhone 18 Pro is out, the entry-level model has been held back until early next year. That’s likely because the company wanted to maximize early production capacity and memory availability for the Pro model, alongside the iPhone Duo. But even this far ahead, one leaker has suggested that supply-chain orders indicate Apple is optimistic about demand for the base model … Apple broke with tradition this year in launching only the Pro…
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Android 17 could soon fix your phone's Wi-Fi and mobile data problems for you
What you need to know Google is developing new Pixel diagnostic tools to help troubleshoot problems with calls, Wi-Fi, and mobile data. The new tools appear under Device Health & Support, alongside existing battery, Bluetooth, and touchscreen diagnostics. Pixel phones could soon identify connectivity problems and either attempt a fix or guide users through troubleshooting.. One of the issues we regularly run into on Android phones, unfortunately, is related to mobile data, Wi-Fi, and…
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Du smartphone aux enceintes : préparer une chaîne d’écoute simple sans sacrifier la continuité
Écouter sa musique partout : construire une chaîne audio simple entre smartphone, casque et enceintes Écouter un même morceau au casque, puis sur des enceintes, paraît simple. Pourtant, cette continuité dépend de choix distincts concernant la source, le format, la liaison et le point de reprise. Le sujet fourni invite à construire une chaîne audio entre smartphone, casque et enceintes. En revanche, les preuves disponibles ne permettent d’identifier ni un morceau précis du catalogue…
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IDC: Apple gains ground as China’s smartphone shipments plunge 15.4% in Q3 2026
According to a new report from IDC, Apple’s share of smartphone shipments in China grew during Q3 2026, despite a 4.3% year-over-year decline in iPhone shipments. Here are the details. In a new report released today, IDC says that rising component costs and retail prices continue to weigh on the broader Chinese smartphone market. According to IDC, Apple accounted for 17.8% of smartphone shipments in China during Q3 2026, up from 15.8% in the…
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iOS 27.2 Adds New Apple Music Icon
In the fourth beta of iOS 27.2, Apple updated the Apple Music icon. The new icon is black and white, replacing the prior red and white icon. In light mode, the logo is black on a white background, and in dark mode, it's white on a black background. The refreshed Music app icon comes after Apple debuted a new Apple Music logo in an earlier version of iOS 27.2 and in marketing materials for…
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OnePlus 16 goes official with 9,000 mAh battery, and it just makes me sad
The OnePlus 16 is official this week and looks beastly – too bad most of the world won’t be able to buy it. It was always going to sting when OnePlus launched its next flagship after pulling out of global markets, but it’s especially rough when it’s actually a pretty big improvement over the OnePlus 15. Announced earlier this week in China, the OnePlus 16 is packing some serious power. The battery figure alone…
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Global phone shipments plummet—research marks largest drop in over a decade
What you need to know Counterpoint Research states Q3 for the global phone market reached its lowest point in 14 years. Research states the market dropped by 20% YoY, and Samsung took the number one spot, thanks to the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Fold 8 Ultra. Counterpoint and Omdia suggest that Q4 might not show any meaningful improvements. The global phone market looked bleaker and bleaker after every quarter in 2026. And new…
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