Turn on 'app pinning' before letting someone else use your Android

If you're an Android user, you should enable app pinning to keep others from snooping around your device. This feature keeps the user in the pinned app until you enter your PIN, pattern, or password. ...
Android

Android 16 now better notifies you when apps access your location

Google recently pushed out the Android QPR3 update, and, among the many changes that come with the update, there’s a new location notification present to better alert users when an app is accessing ...
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Your car’s data is making the rich richer—here’s how you could get a cut

Then on May 7, 2024, Ford blocked third-party apps from using FordPass credentials, citing account-theft risk, credential leaks, and worries the apps might drain vehicle batteries. But Recurrent makes ...
BGR

A Popular Roku TV App Is Finally Getting Fixed - Here's How To Access It

If you've been looking for a non-traditional app to watch free content on your Roku TV or streaming device, as well as to host your own media like movies and photos, the Plex app is your ace in the ...
Newsweek

OnStar Technology Leading GM’s Push Into Its Connected Cars Future

As the world transitions to the software-defined vehicles, carmakers are leaning on the technologies of the past to be the stepping stones to tomorrow. General Motors launched OnStar as a subsidiary ...
Road to VR

New Meta Developer Tool Enables Third-parties to Bring Apps to its Smart Glasses for the First Time

Today during Connect, Meta announced the Wearables Device Access Toolkit, which represents the company’s first steps toward allowing third-party experiences on its smart glasses. If the name ...
SiliconANGLE

Red Access raises $17M to deliver frictionless protection for browsers and SaaS apps

Israeli agentless security platform startup Red Access Ltd. announced today that it has raised $17 million in new funding to fuel its U.S. expansion and accelerate product development. Founded in 2021 ...
SFGate

OnStar Answered 4,000 Calls During Texas Flooding

General Motors is sharing how OnStar played a role in rescues during the recent July 4th flooding in Texas. GM says as torrential rains hit the Texas hill country, OnStar activated its Crisis Mode ...
9to5google

Gemini Live rolls out Google Calendar, Tasks, and Keep apps access

After starting in late June, Gemini Live on Android and iOS is now widely rolling out the ability to access Google apps like Keep and Tasks in real-time conversations. At I/O 2025 in May, Google ...
Jalopnik

General Motors' OnStar 'Crisis Mode' Facilitated The Rescue Of Multiple Stranded Drivers During Texas Floods

As the never-ending onslaught of unprecedented events continues, the world is facing extreme temperatures and natural disasters at an accelerated rate. Floods have ravaged regions across the country, ...
SlashGear

How To Find Which Apps Have Access To Your iPhone Camera (And How To Disable Them)

Apps are what make your iPhone work; without them, it would be little more than a blank slate that you could make calls from, but not much more. The list of must-have apps every iPhone user should ...
Jalopnik

GM, OnStar Sued For Allegedly Selling Driver Data

Nebraska's Attorney General says his office is suing General Motors and OnStar for allegedly collecting drivers' data and then selling it to third-party companies without their consent for at least ...