Google is introducing a new Play Store policy that will effectively block third-party call recording apps from the Play Store by May 11th, according to a Reddit post seen by 9to5Google. Such apps currently use the Accessibility API (designed for people with disabilities); to gain access to the audio functions on Android devices. “Apps withContinue Reading
Former President Donald Trump sued Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc., Alphabet Inc.’s Google and their chief executives, raising the stakes in his battle against social media giants who have blocked him. Billing the effort during a Wednesday press conference as a move to defend First Amendment rights; Trump filed three separate class-action lawsuits in federalContinue Reading
Google has attacked a new Australian law forcing tech giants to pay local news outlets – saying it could threaten search services in the country. In an open letter, the firm warned that its YouTube and Search features could be “dramatically worse” if new rules were brought in. It alsoContinue Reading
Apple and Google have released a software tool that will make it possible for nations to release coronavirus contact-tracing apps that adopt the firms’ privacy-centric model. It offers developers access to added Bluetooth functionality to solve a problem existing apps have of iPhones sometimes failing to detect each other. AndroidContinue Reading