With 5.5-plus-inch smartphones being the norm, it can be a little hard to press and hold down the power and volume down button to grab a screenshot on Android devices — especially for people with small hands.
An update to the Google app is trying to fix that. According to Droid Life, the update brings a share button to Google Now on Tap, which comes up when you press and hold the home button. Tapping the button takes a screenshot of the page you were looking at and immediately brings up the sharing menu. This works in any screen, and unlike the regular screenshot function through the volume down and power button, this feature removes the status and navigation bar from the screenshot — pretty handy. It still leaves in the black navigation bar and the colored status bar, but without the button symbols and notification signs that are usually there.
But the best part of taking a screenshot through Now on Tap is that it doesn’t save the image to your phone, so you don’t have to worry about screenshots taking up space, or constantly go into your gallery app to delete them.
Do note, the feature is just another way to take a screenshot. The original method still works.
It’s also a handy way for Google to get more users to glance at Now on Tap, which is an app whose existence is easy to forget about since it’s baked into the operating system and revealed by holding down the home button. Now on Tap reads the information on the screen and fetches relevant information for you. So for example, if a friend texts you asking if you wanted to grab lunch at a restaurant, when you press and hold the home button, Now on Tap will bring you information about the restaurant as well as options to book a reservation and add it to your calendar. It eliminates the extra step of searching for the information yourself.
Of course, the vast majority of Android users won’t be able to take advantage of the new feature or Now on Tap, as it requires your device to be on Android 6.0 Marshmallow. That means only 0.5 percent of devices can use it, and even if you’re one of the lucky ones, you’ll need to be on version 5.7.13 of the Google app. It’s a server-side switch so if you don’t see it yet, you’ll have to wait, or sign up for the beta to get early updates.
Are you tired of paying for streaming services you never watch just to get a phone plan feature you actually want? T-Mobile has good news for you! The carrier is rolling out new plans, called T-Mix, in early November to replace its old Experience lineup with a build-your-own perks system called Picks.
The benefits you choose vary from streaming and gaming to food delivery, AI, satellite service, and phone discounts. But if you are satisfied with your existing plan, you can keep it.
Merely days after the iPhone Duo hit the shelves, images of broken screens on the phone started popping up across social media. Until now, it’s been unclear what’s causing the line of defective pixels that appears vertically along the crease, as well as horizontally, on the phone’s inner display.
Apple has finally acknowledged the issue, which has shown up on iPhone Duo units owned by customers as well as demo units in stores. In a statement shared with Bloomberg, Apple says that not all iPhone Duo units are affected and that those that are tend to show the display fault early on. The company added that users who experience problems with their iPhone Duo display should contact AppleCare for a replacement.
Not long ago, Apple treated independent repair like an act of outright hostility. The Cupertino giant locked down parts with serial-number pairing, while repair tools remained firmly out of reach of anyone outside its authorized repair network. More importantly, the company waged a legal and lobbying battle against right-to-repair legislation.
I've covered enough of these fights over the years to know what a shift looks like. That's why what happened in October 2026 genuinely caught me off guard. The day the iPhone Duo went on sale, what may be the most mechanically complex iPhone to date, Apple pulled off a surprising about-face. It published teardown-style repair manuals for a handful of major components.