So we put together a how-to on customizing your iPhone’s lock screen and wallpaper with widgets and design options, and even linking them to Focus modes. It’s easier than you’d think.
Got a handy tip via 9to5Google: if you want to keep an Incognito Chrome tab hidden on your Android phone, you’ll soon be able to fingerprint-protect it by going to Settings > Privacy and Security > Lock Incognito tabs when you leave Chrome. If you don’t see that setting yet, either wait or try chrome://flags/#incognito-reauthentication-for-android. I tried it myself (see below), and it works like a charm.
A group of scientists have joined together (with help from NASA) to search for chemical and electromagnetic markers that do not occur naturally and so could indicate the presence of intelligent life on other planets. Called CATS (Categorizing Atmospheric Technosignatures), the group is planning a number of projects using current and next-gen telescopes.
[The New York Times]
According to an article in the journal Palaios, paleontologists are enthusiastically examining a bunch of bones apparently regurgitated from a predator in Utah 150 million years ago. The fossil they found contains the remains of an unlucky frog or tadpole that was some predator’s lunch back in prehistoric times.
According to the Android Developers Blog, starting with Android 13, you’re going to need at least 2GB RAM to run even Android Go, the lightweight version of the OS. (Since version 11, the minimum has been 1GB.)
[Android Developers Blog]
First we lost the headphone jack, now the iPhone is eliminating the SIM drawer. How soon before it’s decided that wireless charging makes power ports unnecessary? But don’t stop there. On/off buttons and volume controls can be replaced by long presses and swiping, leaving only cameras & speakers to contend with.
