Galaxy Note 7 liveblog: Live from Samsung Unpacked NYC at 11 a.m. ET Aug 2!
What will we see in the latest Galaxy Note from Samsung?
Samsung has already stepped over the rumor mill to announce the official Galaxy Note 7 name, but aside from that we don’t yet know all of the details of the company’s latest big handset. For all of that, we’ll be in New York City to witness the Samsung Unpacked event — and since we’re there, we’ll be covering it with a complete liveblog.
The whole thing kicks off on August 2, at 11 a.m. ET — that’s 8 a.m. in Los Angeles and 4 p.m. in London — and we’ll be coming at you with all of the news and analysis at the event. Bookmark this page and join us here when it all goes down!
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- Galaxy Note 7: Imagining the next Note
- Expected Note 7 colors surface
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Galaxy Note 4 and Note Edge now receiving July 1 security patch from T-Mobile
T-Mobile is currently rolling out the July 1 security patches for its versions of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and Note Edge.
The update was reported earlier this morning on our Android Central forums. T-Mobile’s support site has also updated its Galaxy Note 4 and Note Edge pages with the new software versions. Depending on which Note 4 model a person has, they will either see a 309.9MB download to version N910TUVU2EPG2, or a 281.27MB update to version N910T3UVU2EPG2. Note Edge owners will see a 328MB download to version N915TUVU2DPG2. As with all OTA updates, it may take a few day for it to circulate to all owners of those phones.
Thanks again to Android Central’s forum members for the tip!
Android will tell you when new devices access your Google account
If you have a Google account, few things are more disconcerting than getting a notice that an unfamiliar device just got access… especially when you only got the notice while checking your email considerably later. You might not miss that vital heads-up after today, though. Google is introducing native Android notifications that pop up whenever a new device accesses your account, giving you a chance to change your password before an intruder goes on a shopping spree using your credentials. If you’re ever suspicious, it takes one tap to review what happened.
The feature is rolling out gradually, and Google notes that it make take over two weeks for some people to see the change. Whenever it does arrive, it should provide a useful safeguard against data breaches and the surprise bills that frequently follow.
Source: Google Apps Updates
Apple Seeds Fourth Beta of iOS 10 to Developers
Apple today seeded the fourth beta of iOS 10 to developers for testing purposes, two weeks after seeding the third beta and almost two months after first unveiling the new operating system at its 2016 Worldwide Developers Conference.
The iOS 10 beta 4 update is available as an over-the-air download to those who installed the first three betas or the beta configuration profile and it’s available for direct download through the Apple Developer Center.
iOS 10 is a major iOS update with ton of new features and design tweaks, including a new Lock screen experience with 3D Touch-enabled notifications, a more easily accessible camera, a redesigned Control Center, and a new widgets screen. According to Apple, iOS 10 is the company’s biggest ever iOS update.
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The Messages app has been entirely overhauled with features that include background animations, bubble effects, Digital Touch, handwritten notes, Tapback replies, predictive emoji, and a dedicated App Store, and Photos has gained new facial and object recognition capabilities along with a Memories feature for rediscovering forgotten moments.
Over the beta testing period, Apple is tweaking the features introduced in iOS 10 to refine them ahead of the public release of the operating system. In iOS 10 beta 3, Apple introduced a new locking sound and haptic feedback when pressing the power button, an iOS 9 style Touch ID accessibility option, a new keyboard sound, an option to send Health data to Apple, and more. We’ll list any new changes found in beta 4 below.
iOS 10 is currently available to developers and public beta testers, with a full public release planned for the fall. For full details on iOS 10, make sure to check out our iOS 10 roundup
What’s new in iOS 10 beta 4:
Emoji – There are new emoji designed to promote gender equality. Many professions and activity emoji are now available in both male or female options. Emoji have a new texture and many emoji have seen slight design tweaks.
Control Center – There’s an intro screen when opening Control Center for the first time that instructs people to swipe left to access the different Control Center cards.
Haptic feedback – In iOS beta 3, Apple added haptic feedback when pressing the power button on the iPhone to lock it. In beta 4, this feature has been removed. There’s no longer a haptic feedback buzz when locking an iPhone.
Notification Center – The widgets screen, accessible by swiping to the right in the Notification Center, now displays the date. In previous versions of iOS 10, the date was not available.
Home – In the Control Center, the Home app icons have been tweaked again.
Keyboard sounds – Keyboard sounds have been slightly tweaked. Backspace now has a distinctive sounds unique from other key press sounds, and there’s a new sound for space, return, shift, and number/emoji shift.
Wallpaper – Some older wallpaper options have been removed and the mountain wallpaper with stars from an earlier version of iOS has been re-added.
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Apple Releases iTunes 12.4.3 With Playlist Syncing Fix
Apple today released iTunes 12.4.3, a minor update that fixes a bug that could cause playlist changes made on iPhones or iPads to not appear in iTunes. Following the update, syncing should function as intended, with playlist changes showing up across all devices.
This update resolves an issue where playlist changes made on other devices may not appear in iTunes.
The new 12.4.3 update can be downloaded through the Software Update mechanism in the Mac App Store.
Today’s iTunes update comes two weeks after an iTunes 12.4.2 update that fixed an issue causing playback issues when listening to Apple Music tracks shorter than 60 seconds.
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