Mobile apps are notorious for asking for permissions they have no business asking for. You’ve probably noticed some of your Android apps asking for permissions that are excessive and completely unrelated to the app’s actual utility — like if a flashlight app requests access to your camera, microphone or location. When an app asks for permissions …
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Google says it’s resolved an issue that was causing Gmail and other Android apps to crash for some people on Monday. The problem apparently stemmed from a bug in a previous version of Android System WebView, a system component that lets Android apps display web content. To fix the issue, the tech giant said people should head to Google Play …
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Have you ever forgotten to send a happy birthday text message to a friend? Or had an idea in the middle of the night that you desperately wanted to share with co-workers but didn’t want to risk waking them if their ringer was on? The next time that happens, use Google Messages‘ new scheduling tool to pick the exact time …
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Facebook is publicly testing a dark mode for its iOS and Android apps. The new option for the social network’s mobile apps was unveiled Friday in a tweet by app researcher Jane Manchun Wong, who shared a video made in collaboration with Facebook. Facebook already offers a dark mode option for the desktop version of its social network, and several …
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