Rich Brome

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Google "Find Hub" Replaces Find My Device

2 days ago | phonescoop.com | Rich Brome

Google "Find Hub" Replaces Find My DeviceGoogle is revamping its find-my-device services into a new Find Hub. The new features will be able to find a lost Android device, or anything with a Google-compatible Bluetooth tracker attached. It can also be used to keep to share your location with family and friends. It's also gaining support for UWB (for high-end phones with that feature). Motorola's Bluetooth trackers will be the first to work with UWB.
5G Phones get More Affordable with TCL K32 5G on Metro

2 days ago | phonescoop.com | Rich Brome

5G Phones get More Affordable with TCL K32 5G on MetroThe "sub-$100" 5G phone that TCL promised at CES in January has arrived on US shelves with its launch on Metro by T-Mobile. Although Metro lists the full price as $119.99, many customers may be able to get the phone for free, through various promotions. Regardless, the phone marks a new milestone in the affordability of 5G phones in the US.
Apple Intros New Accessibility Apps, Plus Accessibility "Labels" in App Store

2 days ago | phonescoop.com | Rich Brome

Apple Intros New Accessibility Apps, Plus Accessibility "Labels" in App StoreAs it does every May for Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Apple has announced a number of new accessibility apps, features, and initiatives. Apple's App Store listings will now include "Accessibility Nutrition Labels", showing which major accessibility features each app supports. This includes VoiceOver, Voice Control, Larger Text, Sufficient Contrast, Reduced Motion, captions, and more.
Samsung Fully Reveals 5.8mm-Thick Galaxy S25 Edge

3 days ago | phonescoop.com | Rich Brome

Samsung Fully Reveals 5.8mm-Thick Galaxy S25 EdgeAfter a brief tease in January, Samsung has finally announced the Galaxy S25 Edge, its thinnest flagship phone to date. A titanium body and Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 help allow the phone to be just 5.8mm thick. The phone naturally has a smaller battery at just 3,900 mAh, but it does have fast wired and wireless charging.
Google Expands Scam Detection on Android Using AI

1 week ago | phonescoop.com | Rich Brome

Google Expands Scam Detection on Android Using AIGoogle is adding new types of scam detection and protection using on-device AI on Android. Android can already detect scams in progress and warn users in phone calls and messages. Now, the Chrome browser can detect scam-related notifications from web sites. Soon, Google also plans to apply this type of scam detection to whole web sites in Chrome.
Android's New Design Guidelines Leaked

1 week ago | phonescoop.com | Rich Brome

Android's New Design Guidelines LeakedGoogle seems to have accidentally, prematurely published a blog post about its new "Material 3 Expressive" design guidelines for Android. The new templates feature a bolder design with floating toolbars, larger buttons, more color, and more varied shapes and fonts. These guidelines are used by Google for Android itself and its own Google apps, but are also suggested for third-party app developers.
Samsung Wallet Will Let You Tap Phones to Pay a Friend

1 week ago | phonescoop.com | Rich Brome

Samsung Wallet Will Let You Tap Phones to Pay a FriendLater this month, an update to Samsung Wallet will enable direct peer-to-peer (P2P) cash payments between Samsung phones. The feature requires that both phones have a Visa or Mastercard debit card stored in their Wallet, and moves money directly from one bank account to another, via those debit cards.
Class-Action Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of iOS Developers

1 week ago | phonescoop.com | Rich Brome

Class-Action Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of iOS DevelopersFollowing a judge's ruling last week that Apple has been in contempt of an earlier injunction ruling regarding its App Store fees, law firm Hagens Berman has started a class-action lawsuit on behalf of iOS developers. "The lawsuit’s named plaintiff is Pure Sweat Basketball Inc., a corporation offering an app used by players across the country to train and improve their basketball skills.
Apple Updates App Store Rules in US to Comply with Court Order, Developers React

1 week ago | phonescoop.com | Rich Brome

Apple Updates App Store Rules in US to Comply with Court Order, Developers ReactApple has officially updated its rules and practices for its App Store in the US to allow commission-free third-party payments. This follows a court order on Wednesday demanding such. Apple will no longer demand a cut of payments made through non-Apple systems. Apple will also stop requiring a special "entitlement" approval for in-app links to other payment methods, and will remove other restrictions on such links.
Apple Reprimanded for Illegally Taking a Cut of Third-Party Payments

2 weeks ago | phonescoop.com | Rich Brome

Apple Reprimanded for Illegally Taking a Cut of Third-Party PaymentsIn the ongoing saga of the Epic Games v. Apple legal case over Apple's App Store fees and rules, the judge has ordered Apple to immediately stop collecting fees on purchases made outside of apps. Further, Apple is no longer allowed to restrict how apps point users to third-party payment options.