Google is developing a NameDrop-style contact-sharing feature for Android. We can now show you the slick animation that will accompany the feature and appear when two Android phones are brought ...

This is important because: iPhone users have long had this contact sharing method called NamedDrop that works by bringing two iPhones close together and instantly swapping info. That convenience and ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Alibaba’s Tongyi Wanxiang team has open-sourced Wan2.2-Animate, a model that can animate a single ...

Google is testing a new launch animation for the Gemini overlay with Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2. It also suggests the missing vibration is just a bug. With Beta 2, the “Press & hold power button” gesture ...

The iPhone-to-Android switching process is usually plain sailing, but it’s always smart to back up before you begin anything like this. Back up first, and you won’t lose anything you care about. For ...

Google has added a new predictive back gesture animation for keyboards in Android 15 QPR1 Beta 1. The new animation shows users that the back gesture will minimize the keyboard. It will only work in ...

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Lindroid is a new open source app that lets you install a GNU/Linux distro on an Android device and run Linux applications with full support for your phone’s hardware. It does this by putting Linux ...

Android 15 is coming later this year with a host of new features and enhancements. Google has already released a few Android 15 beta builds, revealing exciting things about the new OS. Unfortunately, ...

Tablets have occupied a place in our every day, digital lives for over a decade, but it's hard to argue the dominance of the iPad. In Q4 of 2023, Apple's tablet shipments represented 40% of worldwide ...