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Google testing return of separate Wi-Fi and data toggles in Android 16

Do small interface tweaks change everything?” This is the question that has been hovering over the structure of the Quick ...

Android might finally stop making you tap twice for Wi-Fi

Android 16 code hints Google could restore one-tap Wi-Fi and mobile data toggles, potentially ending the unpopular Internet ...
Android Authority

Android is adding a new Wi-Fi hotspot option that maximizes speed and compatibility

Google is testing a new “2.4 and 6 GHz” dual-band option for Wi-Fi hotspots in the latest Android Canary build. This mode offers the high throughput of 6GHz Wi-Fi while keeping the broad device ...
Ars Technica

The EU made Apple adopt new Wi-Fi standards, and now Android can support AirDrop

Last year, Apple finally added support for Rich Communications Services (RCS) texting to its platforms, improving consistency, reliability, and security when exchanging green-bubble texts between the ...
SlashGear

Here's What The Number Next To The Wi-Fi Symbol On Your Android Device Means

Buying a new smartphone will have you make the difficult choice between going the Android or iOS route. While iPhones are known for their simplicity and ease of use, Android phones distinguish ...
Penn Live

Here’s why Google is warning you to avoid using public Wi-Fi at all costs

Whatever you do, don’t use public Wi-Fi when out and about. At least that’s what Google is warning everyone not to do. When it comes to whether public Wi-Fi networks are safe enough to keep your ...
Forbes

Stop Using Public Wi-Fi, Google Warns—Change Your Phone Settings

Is this real? Google's surprising new advice. Google has just told smartphone users to “avoid using public Wi-Fi whenever possible,” warning that “these networks can be unencrypted and easily ...
Variety

Trade Group Representing Studio Ghibli, Other Japanese Companies Tells OpenAI to Stop Using Their Content to Train Sora 2 Video Generator

Japanese content trade group CODA — whose members include award-winning animation house Studio Ghibli — issued a letter to OpenAI demanding the AI company stop using their content to train its Sora 2 ...
BGR

5 Of The Best Uses For Your iPhone's Action Button

Many were bummed when Apple decided to nuke the Ring/Silent switch in the iPhone 15 Pro series. After all, it was part of the iPhone for years and was the easiest way for users to mute their devices ...
SlashGear

5 Ways To Restart Your Android Device Without Using The Power Button

Restarting an Android device is easy: you press the power button in combination with either the volume up or down button, and tap Restart in the power menu. But what if one of those buttons isn't ...
Yahoo

Whoopi Goldberg polls “The View” studio audience's vaccination status, Joy Behar says 'don't come back' if unvaccinated

Upon returning from a commercial break, the EGOT-winning Ghost and Sister Act star brought up a Hot Topics chat about the rise in vaccination skepticism among the American public. She then paused the ...