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Umar Shakir
Umar Shakir
Circle to Search can quickly figure out if an image is fake.

The Android feature now includes a new “About this image” tab that can instantly pull up an image’s metadata, source, and whether a Google AI watermark is present to help determine its legitimacy.

It could be helpful against weird out-of-context political images on social media. The feature is rolling out now on the latest Pixel and Samsung phones, tablets, and foldables.

about this image tab after using circle to search on a suspect UFO pic
“About this image” is also available in the Google Lens app, but Circle to Search is much faster.
GIF: Google
Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
iFixit tears into Samsung’s latest foldables.

This teardown of the new Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 has a similar feel to Allison’s Z Fold 6 review — things inside are mostly the same as the previous generation. There are bigger batteries and other tweaks, but the similar layouts show how Samsung is iterating on the existing design, so hopefully, you think it’s already good enough.

Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
iPhones are losing popularity in China.

According to IDC research, the rise of domestic smartphone brands has knocked Apple out of the top five spot. Apple, which now sits in sixth place, saw a 3.1 percent year-on-year decline even as the Chinese market grew by 8.9 percent. At least it’s doing better than Samsung which doesn’t even get a mention, despite dominating sales in the region a decade ago.

A chart shpwing a breakdown of brands that dominate the Chinese smartphone market.
Must be humbling for Apple to be included under “Others”...
Image: IDC Research
Umar Shakir
Umar Shakir
Nubia’s new smartphone has OIS OIS OIS.

The company’s “Z60 Ultra Leading Version” (yes, that’s the name) has optical image stabilization on all its rear cameras, including two 50MP main and wide-angle ones, and the 64MP “Portrait Prime” shooter.

Nubia’s Leading phone has an overclocked Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, while its running mate model Z60S “Pro” has a Gen 2. As for OIS on the Pro, well, only on the Telephoto.

rear of z60 ultra with three cameras
The Nubia Z60 Ultra Leading Version is a squared-off slab with a big 6.8-inch AMOLED display on the other side.
Image: Nubia
Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
More Android phones can now download Blackmagic’s Camera app.

The professional-grade video recording app debuted on Android in June but was only available on a small number of Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel devices.

An updated version of the app is now available on the Google Play Store adding features like HDMI monitoring while also expanding supported devices to OnePlus and Xiaomi phones running Android 13 or later.

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David Pierce
A few weeks with the Daylight DC-1 tablet: rethinking screen time

So far, this thing doesn’t seem like a very impressive tablet. But Daylight is more a display company than a tablet company — and the display is pretty great.

David Pierce
Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
‘Pixel Satellite SOS’ might include two years of free service.

Just when you thought we’d learned (and seen) everything there is to know about the Pixel 9 lineup, Android Authority reveals details about iPhone-like satellite features hinted at within Android 15 beta 4.

There’s notification text saying, “Your Pixel has been updated to support satellite communication,” and other text about two years of free satellite service, although that may be just placeholder text.