Jason Cipriani/CNET Swipe right, swipe right, swipe right…doh! Insert Tinder joke here. Clearing a notification on your Android Wear watch is a repetitive gesture, and one that makes it easy to get carried away as you go through open cards on your wrist. With the recent update to Android Lollipop 5.0.1, recovering a dismissed notification …
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Jason Cipriani/CNET Android Wear devices have started receiving an update to Android Lollipop. In addition to better notification management, new screen brightness settings and sound profile options, the update also makes it plain simple to take a screenshot on your watch. As I covered when Android Wear first launched, the process for taking a screenshot was cumbersome. You needed to …
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Jason Cipriani/CNET On Tuesday Instagram announced an update for both its iOS and Android apps. Headlining the changelog was the addition of five new filters, all of which take a subtle approach to enhancing a photo. The only problem with adding new filters to the app is that scrolling through the (now) 24 filters thumbnails to find the right look …
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Group Text+ and Email+ on an iPhone 6 Plus. Jason Cipriani/CNET Even with the improvements Apple made to the Messages app in iOS 8, and with the ability to create contact groups on iOS, the process for sending a message or email to more than one person could use some work. Two new apps from the developers behind Launch Center …
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Viewing a panoramic photo in the Roundme app. Jason Cipriani/CNET Photos have a way of making you feel as if you were there when the picture was captured. Panoramic photos, especially, have a way of amplifying this feeling by capturing the entire atmosphere and surroundings. The only problem is, using your iPhone to capture and share an elongated photo requires …
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Jason Cipriani/CNET In addition to gifts, seeing long-lost cousins and time off of work, holiday season means you’re likely to be traveling. For some the destination is a short drive; for others it’s a flight across the country. For those spending extended time away from home, it’s a good idea to have the post office hold your mail while you’re …
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Search history cards stacked Lollipop-style in Google Search for iOS Jason Cipriani/CNET With the release of Android 5.0 Lollipop seeing one of the biggest visual updates to the platform, it only makes sense for Google to bring its Material Design language to its iOS apps. And starting with the Google app, the search giant is doing just that. The Google …
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Jason Cipriani/CNET Unlocking your iOS device, launching the Music app, then finding a song you want to listen to is a routine we all repeat. A free app called Music Center wants to help speed up the process by taking advantage of iOS 8’s Today widget in the Notification Center. With Music Center installed and the widget activated you’ll have …
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Jason Cipriani/CNET Remember when Android lacked the basic capability of capturing a screenshot? It was puzzling, if not maddening for users. With Android 4.4 KitKat Google introduced the ability to record the screen of an Android device, though it was far from user-friendly. But with Android 5.0 Lollipop, Google has made it possible for apps installed on a device to …
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Jason Cipriani/CNET Shortly after Google released the Nexus 6 and Android 5.0 Lollipop, a small update was pushed to Google Play Services. Instead of relying on a Bluetooth connection or NFC tag, you can now set “safe” locations in which your device will remain unlocked. Leave that zone, and your device will lock and require your security code or pattern …
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