WhatsApp continue to build their security adding encryption to backups
With our lives continually moving more and more online, it's no wonder our focus is increasingly on data security. This includes our personal details, online storage options and our chat history. WhatsApp has a chat backup option...
Google Messages set to get a feature others have had for years
Since the introduction of RCS, we've seen a continual push from Google to improve their Messages app. This has been feature tweaks, improvements and additions. We're seeing another one that could be landing soon thanks to an...
Is Synology C2 Password worth looking at?
Given the number of passwords we need to have these days, it’s important to remember best practice. Starting with don’t re-use passwords and don’t make them simple words etc. Some time ago we took a look at...
Google Maps is now a great source of Bushfire information
If you live in a region prone to bushfire, then you're hopefully already well prepared for summer. But you also know that fire is an unpredictable beast. In partnership with the State and Territory Fire Authorities, Google...
GameSir X3 to bring the mobile gaming to the next level
In recent years, the mobile game industry has boomed thanks to the powerful hardware manufacturers put in our handsets. We are able to run games in high resolution and framerates from a mobile which was not something I would...
WhatsApp is rolling out granular privacy controls
Great news for those of you who want to have more control over who can see your status on WhatsApp. The Meta-owned company is rolling out new privacy controls.
https://twitter.com/WhatsApp/status/1537213566717075456
This is an extension of the previous changes allowing you to...
Google announces that Google Play beta for PC users is now live in Australia
Earlier this week, Google announced that the live beta for Google Play users who might use a PC over their mobile has now opened up as a beta here in Australia.
The news of the wider beta launch comes after...
New Aussie Google Maps features: Better charging advice for Android Automotive, Indoor Live View...
Early on Thursday Paris time, Google announced that they're enabling indoor Live View at 1,000 new airports, train stations, and malls in Barcelona, Berlin, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Melbourne, Paris, Prague, São Paulo, Singapore, Sydney, and Taipei in the coming months.
In...
WearOS may have some big changes on the horizon
When Google purchased Fitbit for a cool 2.1 billion US dollars, there were immediately high expectations. Perhaps some of the expectations were born from hope, but - being honest - this could be the last roll of the...
Instant access to official Coronavirus information through an official Australian Government app and Whatsapp...
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact lives worldwide and putting it bluntly, it's scary. One of the problems we face in the social media age is the spread of information (or dis-information) that is not necessarily from official...
You can buy accessories for your accessories thanks to the Made For Google program
Today has seen the release of the new Google Pixel Buds into the US market and it seems that buying accessories for your smartphone such as the Pixel Buds is not enough. You can now buy accessories for...
Fortnite is now available at 90fps for the first time on a phone with...
Fortnite was all the rage last year and although its popularity has dropped off in recent months there are still a LOT of users throughout the world. Now Epic Games and OnePlus have teamed up to bring Fortnight...
Swiping on album art to change songs coming to YouTube Music
Google are continuing to improve YouTube Music with what seems like weekly feature releases ahead of the shuttering of Google Play Music by the end of the year. Today a new feature has been spotted by an eagle-eyed...
Google Phone Beta app can now be installed on more phones
Most Android manufacturers have their own dialler app with some of them half decent but in our opinion here at Ausdroid they all pale in comparison compared to the Google Dialler app. The good news is that the...
Android 11 comes to Android TV bringing better game controller support
We have seen some of the new features for Android TV announced in the #11WeeksOfAndroid Google hosted earlier this year but now they are available to the public -- well those made by manufacturers who continue to update their...