Android/IOS

Apple doesn’t offer truly individualized customization of its products or interfaces to its users, and if anyone wants to customize the look of their Apple products – specifically their home screens – they’re in for A Time. With iOS 16 coming in September, there’s an opportunity for Apple to give consumers needed autonomy. The only cell phones I’ve ever owned have been a Nokia (shoutout to Snake, my first love), a Blackberry, and an iPhone, none of which I’ve ever fully customized. I’m currently on my seventh…

Technology use in education has come a long way in recent years, and it’s really helped my workflow. If you told me ten years ago that I’d be checking my email on my watch or asking my phone the square root of four, I wouldn’t believe you. Last week, I mentioned my top five favorite apps that I use frequently as a student. This week, let me share with you my favorite features I use across my iPhone 12 and Apple Watch SE that help me with my university work. Siri Siri has become my multi-tasking companion on my…

Good Sodoku developers Zach Gage and Jack Schlesinger are back again today with the launch of a creative new game for iOS, Mac, Android, and PC. Knotwords is a minimal and elegant logic puzzle that offers a familiar yet novel experience. The rules for Knotwords are straightforward, like a standard crossword puzzle, you need to place letters in each section so all the words are valid across and down. However, instead of giving you clues to the full words that will be used in each puzzle, Knotwords places letters…

Whether you’re new to iPhone, want to help friends or family, or just want to check out the official docs, here’s where to download the official iPhone manual for free. Apple makes its official user manuals available for free in digital formats. You can find physical copies from various third parties ranging from around $12-$25 on Amazon, but the free guides have some benefits. Aside from coming officially from Apple, these manuals are updated over time as the company releases new software and changes. Another big…

It’s been nearly 15 years since the first iPhone was launched and almost as long since the creation of Apple’s App Store. In that time, millions of apps have found their way onto Apple devices – each with its own distinctive icon. As a relatively new form of art, The iOS App Icon Book is unlike most other art books you will come across. About the book The iOS App Icon Book features an array of iPhone app icons from the past decade. You may remember some of these iconic iOS app designs, and some you may have never…

It’s been a long road for EA to bring its battle royale hit to mobile devices but there is officially an Apex Legends iOS release date (Android too). Arriving around the world, the free-to-play mobile version will launch on May 17. Check out the Apex Legends Mobile Season 1 trailer and more below. We first heard rumblings that EA was working on bringing Apex Legends to iOS all the way back in 2019. Then last year a beta opened in India and the Philippines and later expanded to more countries in February this year.…

Image: quietbits/Shutterstock Android 12 was a major leap forward for the platform. With Material You, plenty of security additions, and an overall performance boost, it would be hard for Google to come out of the gate with the 13th iteration with anything major that could overshadow what came along with 12. In fact, I would predict that the upcoming release will be a bit of a letdown, given how the previous release reset the bar for expectations. Mobility must-reads SEE: BYOD Approval Form…

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The phony apps attempted to deliver malware designed to steal account credentials and banking information, Check Point Research says. Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto/Kirill_Savenko Mobile users who download an antivirus app naturally expect the program to protect their device. But several Android apps analyzed by Check Point Research did the exact opposite. In a report released Thursday, the cyber threat intelligence provider detailed its discovery of six apps in Google Play that appeared to be…

The latest version of Google’s Messages app offers some useful additions, especially when exchanging texts with an iPhone user. Image: bugarskipavle3/Adobe Stock Mobility must-reads Your Android phone comes with a default text messaging app, which may or may not serve your purposes. As an alternative, Google provides its own dedicated Messages app that you might find more robust than the one that comes with your phone. The latest version of Messages by Google displays emojis and other…