OnePlus x Oppo Unified OS now rumored to debut in the second half of this year

Last fall OnePlus announced the development of a "Unified OS" - 'unifying' OnePlus' OxygenOS with Oppo's ColorOS, that is. This unification process has started, but not finished. So the OnePlus 9 family got OxygenOS 12 (with underlying code from ColorOS) based on Android 12 as a troublesome update, not the Unified OS. Similarly, recent rumors have pointed out that the OnePlus 10 Pro will launch globally with OxygenOS 12 and not the Unified OS. So at this point you might be wondering when to expect this elusive beast to finally make an appearance. And according to a new rumor from a...

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Samsung will only update the Galaxy A51 twice a year from now on

Samsung is promising four years of security updates and three major Android updates for most of its devices, including the Galaxy A series. And yet, that doesn't mean monthly security updates, apparently. The Galaxy A51, according to Samsung's own updates website, is only going to receive two updates per year from now on. This in spite of the fact that the phone is little more than two years old, and it's so far only received one of the three major Android OS upgrades it's been promised. Oh, and it's been one of the company's best selling devices. To make things even more baffling,...

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Since enabling two-factor authentication, Google account hacks have dropped 50%

Today is Safer Internet Day and Google has published a blog post outlining some of the steps it is taking to ensure its users and their information is safe from unwanted hackers. To start, Google has partnered with Khan Academy and will fund $5 million to create online safety content for Khan Academy’s 18 million global users. According to Google, searches for “how to stop identity theft” has more than doubled in 2021. Back in October, Google automatically enrolled more than 150 million users in two-step verification. This makes it so when you sign into a Google account on a new...

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Apple announces it will begin accepting contactless payments through Tap to Pay on iPhone

This morning, Apple unveiled that it will begin accepting merchant payments with Tap to Pay on an iPhone. This means that merchants will be able to accept contactless payments using only an iPhone and a partner-enabled app. Stripe, along with the Shopify Point of Sale app will be the first to offer Tap to Pay on iPhone starting in the spring. More platforms will come later this year. No additional hardware will be necessary to accept payments. Everything is handled through the iPhone’s built-in NFC for all iPhones XS and newer. Once available, Tap to Pay on iPhone will let...

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Some Pixel 6 and 6 Pro users are reporting that their Wi-Fi shuts off by itself after the February update

Earlier today Google released the February update for the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro, which offered a few improvements and an important bugfix for an issue that caused reboots “when using the camera in certain conditions”. Unfortunately, the new update also introduced new bugs. Users are complaining that their Wi-Fi switches off in the background after a few minutes. This also prevents the phone from automatically connecting to known Wi-Fi networks. For some the issue is so bad that Wi-Fi won’t turn on at all. This affects Bluetooth too – some users report that toggling Wi-Fi on causes Bluetooth...

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EU officials see no problem with Meta shutting down Facebook and Instagram

Meta submitted a report, which warned it may shut down its Facebook and Instagram services in Europe due to new regulations approved by the European Commission. The new EU laws force all companies to process user data on local servers located within Europe while Meta sends user data from Europe to its US servers. Robert Habeck(German Economy Minister) and Bruno Le Maire (French Finance Minister) Today, two EU officials - Robert Habeck (German Economy Minister) and Bruno Le Maire (French Finance Minister) commented on Meta’s annual report and the possibility of Facebook and Instagram...

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