Can I feature what you’re building? I’ve been exploring the world of automation, particularly how it can be beneficial for ecommerce and content creation. I regularly put together some articles where I share insights on how automation can make life easier: Every week I cover: -1 edition where 3 SaaS and microservice businesses can help – 1 edition with your ecommerce store and aut…

X’s Community Notes feature will now include videos Illustration: Alex Castro / The VergeThis might finally be the end of the hurricane street shark phenomenon. X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, updated its crowdsourced fact-checking Community Notes feature to tag videos directly and automatically populate those notes onto any matching videos. The same tagging was recently added to image…

iOS 18 Rumored to Feature Major Siri Improvements Apple in iOS 18 plans to use language models to make Siri smarter, according to The Information. Apple wants ‌Siri‌ to be able to help users automate complex, multi-step tasks with voice-based commands. As an example, ‌Siri‌ might be able to do something like take a series of five photos, turn them into a GIF, and send the resulting GIF to a fr…

Spotify is testing making lyrics a Premium-only feature Illustration by Nick Barclay / The VergeA number of Spotify users began to notice something strange over the last day or so: the in-app lyrics, which typically pop up under the currently playing song, were suddenly locked away under a paywall. Instead, they saw only a notification bubble saying, “Enjoy lyrics on Spotify Premium,” with a link to …

Google’s latest Android feature updates come with a refreshed logo That’s Android with a capital A, sir. | Image: GoogleGoogle is releasing a grab bag of updates to its mobile apps and services, including an At a Glance Google Assistant widget, enhancements to its Lookout visual accessibility app, and Zoom calls in Android Auto. This comes with a side of branding updates designed to remind us that Android is fu…

Every feature Google should copy from Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 5 submitted by /u/FragmentedChicken

Gurman: New Magic Keyboard for iPad to Feature Aluminum Top Case Apple’s next-generation iPad Pro will launch alongside a redesigned Magic Keyboard accessory that makes the device more laptop-like, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Last week, Gurman outlined how Apple was working on a redesigned Magic Keyboard for the ‌iPad Pro‌ that makes it “look even more like a laptop than the current setup” thanks t…

OnePlus is working on a new “Dedicated RAM for games” feature submitted by /u/FragmentedChicken

The Google Home’s new “home panel” feature is no longer Pixel-exclusive, shows up on the Galaxy S23 running One UI 6 Google Home’s new “home panel” feature has landed on the first non-Pixel device! Samsung Galaxy S23 devices on the second One UI 6 beta now have this feature which, as I previously reported, would be available to non-Pixel devices running Android 14. Pixel devices gained support for the “home panel” in the June 2023 Pixel Feature Drop with Andr…

New Chrome feature makes it easier to grab full-resolution frames from videos Chrome’s new Copy Video Frame tool outputs a high-quality image with no overlay. Too bad I couldn’t use it to show the right-click menu! | Screenshot: The VergeGoogle just made it easier to grab high-quality still images from videos — and it works in a bunch of browsers. In a post on Google’s Keyword blog aimed at students, the company announced…

New York subway system disables feature that could let stalkers track your trips Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeNew York’s subway pass system has turned off a feature that could enable others to track your travels if they have access to your bank card number. In a statement to The Verge, Metropolitan Transportation Authority spokesperson Eugene Resnick says the agency “disabled the feature” as part of its “ongoin…

Google’s Experimental Feature Makes Webpages Faster via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google’s experimental feature, available in Chrome right now, makes webpages load faster than ever The post Google’s Experimental Feature Makes Webpages Faster appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

AssembleDebug: Google Docs for Android is the next one in line to get the “Help me write” feature after Gmail. It will also let you generate images to add in your docs. This feature is already available on Web for Workspace/Labs users. submitted by /u/FragmentedChicken

Enabling Osaifu-Keitai feature on non-japanese Google Pixel smartphones submitted by /u/FragmentedChicken

Mishaal Rahman: What will the upcoming “Watch Unlock” feature do and how it’s different from Smart Lock > Trusted devices submitted by /u/FragmentedChicken

Microsoft Edge’s latest feature is removing features Image: The VergeThe next version of Microsoft’s Edge web browser might end up with fewer features than before. The new Edge version 117, which is currently in beta and expected to turn stable on September 14th, according to Neowin and 9to5Google, has five features slated for removal. Those features include Math Solver, Picture Dictionary, Citati…

LPT: use the Show Reader feature on the Safari browser on mobile to hide all advertisements on websites. On the url bar to the left is the selection option for showing and hiding the Reader option. Other adjustments are also available from that selection. submitted by /u/Ok_Replacement8094

YouTube tests a new hum-to-search feature on Android Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeGoogle is testing a new YouTube feature that lets you hum or record a song to search for it. If you’re part of the YouTube experiment for the feature, you can hum or record three or more seconds of a song so that Google can try to identify it, according to a support page. Once YouTube identifies the song, …

Samsung’s ‘Try Galaxy’ Feature Uses Two iPhones to Demo Z Fold5 Experience Samsung today announced the launch of an updated “Try Galaxy” website that’s designed to allow iPhone users to experience what it’s like having a foldable smartphone. Try Galaxy uses two iPhones to “showcase the benefits” of the Galaxy Z Fold5’s large display. For those unfamiliar with the device, the latest Samsung Galaxy Fold has a 6.2-inch C…

iMessage Has a Hidden Bookmarking Feature When you think about iMessage, it’s easy to focus on all the cool full-screen effects, emoji reactions—and even the hidden flight tracker. One thing no one thinks about, however, is bookmarking. It turns out that iMessage has a hidden bookmarking feature that makes it easier to keep track of links people share with… Read more…