Smartphones

Those iPhone Pokemon GO users that were bummed to see Google Play sponsoring the Pokemon GO Fest 2021 event will be glad to see iOS-specific eggs in the near future. The latest update to the game files for Pokemon GO revealed this (iOS-specific eggs) and a wide variety of wild new updates and teasers for future items and features in the game. Also found were new fitness tracking mods, dynamic re-load of map elements, cross game settings between other Niantic games, and an expansion of the ways in which a player can work with their address book.

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One of the most anticipated smartphones from Samsung that fans are looking forward to is the Galaxy Z Fold 3. The foldable flagship smartphone is set to launch on August 11, and ahead of that launch, we have some details that have surfaced via various leaks. Now some additional renderings of the smartphone have leaked, showing almost all angles of the smartphone.

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Supposing you wanted Snapchat to do a better job of telling you where you've been and tracking where you're going, you're in luck! There's a feature coming to iOS first (and probably Android second) called Places. You'll find it appearing in Snapchat with the name "My Places", ready to roll with the map system already appearing inside the app: Snap Map.

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A significant update to Google Voice this week added features like "Missed Call Reason" and "Call Drop Reason and Redial." For users that've been working with Google Voice on phones for years, these features could change the game. Imagine being able to see how that call you missed wasn't because you had your earbuds in and couldn't hear, but because "this device wasn't set to receive incoming calls," along with a simple fix - imagine how that might've changed how you handled odd situations in the past!

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It would appear that the data usage increase bug is back in Pokemon GO in the latest update to the app for BOTH iOS and Android. This wouldn't be a good thing if it were just one of the two platforms. Both platforms at once means Niantic needs to act on a fix as soon as possible.

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A set of updates were sent by Apple to their various machines out in the wild over the past week that you should be aware of. For the iPhone, we're talking about iOS 14.7.1 and the security content therein. If you've already updated your iPhone to iOS 14.7.1 and do not own any other Apple products, you're good! You can rest easy in the knowledge that you will not have your device's previously vulnerable bits exploited.

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There's a new Android update available today, Beta style, just so long as you're part of the Android Beta program with Google. If you are a part of that program - open to the public, mind you - you'll likely see a software update to Android 12 Beta 3.1 today. This update works with build SPB3.210618.016 with the usual x86 (64-bit), ARM (v8-A) emulator support, with a July 2021 security patch and Google Play services version 21.24.13, with API 31 for developers.

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Today Apple released an update for iOS on iPhone and iPadOS on iPad devices. This update goes by the name iOS 14.7.1, and it contains a tiny - but vital - fix to an issue with Touch ID when mixed with Apple Watch and the Unlock with iPhone feature. If this doesn't seem like the sort of situation you're in right now - if you don't own an Apple Watch, or haven't had any issues with iOS 14.7.0, then no worries!

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The next major release from Samsung in the foldables department leaked in press images this week. The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3, the third iteration of the clamshell foldable smartphone (with foldable display), appeared in imagery that shows the machine front, back, side-to-side, and both open and shut. This is one of at least two smart devices that'll likely launch at an event set to take place on August 11, 2021.

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The new 2021 iPhone might be called iPhone 13, but it won't have a full body display like you'll see in this feature. The imagery here comes from a video - also appearing below - from a concept creator. This imagery shows what very well might be sort of similar to the eventual full-coverage touchscreen machine that is the dream iPhone of the future. But for now, here in 2021, we're still going to get a notch, and that's OK!

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This week we're dropping in hot with a leak of the next-generation Samsung foldable device Galaxy Z Fold 3. This device will extend the powers of the previous pair of devices with foldable display in Samsung's expanding collection, unfolding the long way - like a hot dog bun. This newest version of the device appears to be rolling with the ability to support an S Pen, too.

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We've been hearing about the Surface Duo 2 here and there throughout the first half of the year. We haven't heard much, but rumors have claimed that the Surface Duo 2 will be arriving sometime this fall, potentially with better hardware than its predecessor and with 5G support to boot. Now we're actually seeing the device in the flesh, thanks to a series of leaked images.

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