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Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you need your parents to perform a complicated (well, complicated for them) task on their phone, but they can’t quite follow written instructions? Well, let’s hope your folks are better visual learners. It’s easy to screen record on both iOS and Android and now your ad-hoc how-tos can be clearer.Is USB-C Finally Coming To iPhone?How to Screen Record on iPhoneiOS makes screenshotting and screen recording a breeze. If you ever need to screenshot, there’s already the handy…

I’m an image goblin. I can’t help it: I see something funny or cute, and I’ll scrape it from the internet to share with friends and family, far and wide. But I often forget that I saved the image to a particular phone until the next day, and by then, I’m usually at my PC, working with another batch of devices. The iPhone SE Offers Almost Everything You Want In An iPhoneFortunately, Google’s answer to Apple’s AirDrop has made it convenient to shuffle files between my computers, phones, and tablets without tethering a cable…

Android 14 is officially out of developer preview and available as a public beta. If you’re interested in running the next version of the operating system before it’s fully baked and ready, you can!How to Hide Your Sensitive Images in Google PhotosI advise you to refrain from running the Android 14 beta on your daily driver, because you’ll get a significant headache if something goes awry. I always run betas on a secondary device to account for bugs and apps that aren’t yet compatible. If you have questions, Google…

Google’s Android operating system has been around since 2008, and during that time, it has been used on a massive array of smartphones, tablets, wearables, and other devices — including televisions and even cars. It can be enjoyed on a phone that costs $100 or $1,000, and because the Google Play application store is installed, it transforms that device into anything from a gaming machine to one for doing your accounting. But the Android that was released in 2008 is not the same piece of software it is today, and not…

The new Android Auto on a BMW display. Photo: Florence Ion / GizmodoAndroid Auto’s new look is rolling out to testers today, though it’s not ready for primetime just yet. The makeover teased earlier in the year is still only a beta. It won’t be available in full until 2023. I got to check out the new Android Auto on Google’s test fleet at its headquarters. It’s definitely more refined than what I’m using now in my Subaru, and I’m eager to get on the beta myself and see how it translates behind the wheel. The design has a…

The third Android 13 beta is available for both smartphones and tablets. Photo: Florence Ion / GizmodoGoogle has officially pulled the lid off the third Android 13 beta. The version is available now as an over-the-air update to anyone already using Android 13as their daily driver on a respective Pixel device. You can also jump in fresh here, using a Pixel enrollment form.This version of the Android 13 beta has also reached Platform Stability, which means that the developer APIs and how apps perform on this next version…