Hacker News with Generative AI: Mobile

Razer PC Remote Play (razer.com)
The power of your gaming rig now fits in your pocket. Stream your favorite games using your PC, launch them directly from your mobile device, and take your immersion to the next level with the sharpest, smoothest visuals.

Gaming, Mobile, Remote Access

7 points by tosh 15 days ago | 0 comments

Discord is getting mobile ads (theverge.com)
Discord is bringing third-party ads to its mobile platform.

Mobile, Advertising, Social Media, Discord

13 points by akyuu 34 days ago | 0 comments

Apple Passwords app was vulnerable to phishing attacks for 3 months after launch (9to5mac.com)
In iOS 18, Apple spun off its Keychain password management tool—previously only tucked away in Settings—into a standalone app called Passwords. It was the company’s first move at making credential management more convenient for users. It’s now been revealed that a serious HTTP bug left Passwords users vulnerable to phishing attacks for nearly three months, from the initial release of iOS 18 until the patch in iOS 18.2.

Security, Apple, Software, Mobile, Phishing

6 points by akyuu 38 days ago | 0 comments

Google Is Bringing Linux to Android. Here's Why That Matters (spreadsheetpoint.com)
Google’s decision to roll out Linux on Android is one of the most significant updates the platform has seen in years.

Android, Linux, Operating Systems, Google, Mobile

26 points by sipofwater 43 days ago | 9 comments

Apple does AI as Microsoft did mobile (world.hey.com)
When the iPhone first appeared in 2007, Microsoft was sitting pretty with their mobile strategy. They'd been early to the market with Windows CE, they were fast-following the iPod with their Zune. They also had the dominant operating system, the dominant office package, and control of the enterprise. The future on mobile must have looked so bright!

Mobile, AI, Apple, Microsoft, Strategy

7 points by janandonly 45 days ago | 0 comments

Android is now scanning your photos for 'sensitive content'-how to stop it (zdnet.com)
On Oct. 5, 2024, Google released a security update for Android 9 and later, which included a new service, Android System SafetyCore.

Android, Privacy, Security, Google, Mobile

18 points by CrankyBear 60 days ago | 0 comments

Google Voice text messages are failing to send for some (androidpolice.com)

Google Services, Mobile, Technology, Communication

3 points by axiomdata316 68 days ago | 0 comments

Apple Maps Might Start Showing Ads (macrumors.com)
Apple is "exploring" the idea of showing search ads in the Apple Maps app, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.

Apple, Mapping, Advertising, Mobile

57 points by ksec 69 days ago | 70 comments

More users are watching YouTube on TV than mobile (engadget.com)
YouTube has officially been around for two decades and a lot has changed over the years — including how people watch it. Now, a new report from YouTube claims TV has overtaken mobile to become the primary device for viewing content in the US.

YouTube, Streaming, Television, Mobile

64 points by mikece 74 days ago | 87 comments

F-Droid Awarded Open Technology Fund's FOSS Sustainability Grant (f-droid.org)
We are excited to announce that F-Droid has been awarded $396,044 from the Open Technology Fund’s FOSS Sustainability Fund.

Open Source, Funding, Grants, Android, Mobile

249 points by sohkamyung 80 days ago | 50 comments

Google has no faith in its ability to launch new products (shkspr.mobi)
Back when I was a product manager for a large mobile network operator, we faced a constant problem. How do you launch a new product to the public?

Google, Product Management, Mobile, Technology

12 points by edent 96 days ago | 11 comments

Privacy of Photos.app's Enhanced Visual Search (mjtsai.com)
This morning while perusing the settings of a bunch of apps on my iPhone, I discovered a new setting for Photos that was enabled by default: Enhanced Visual Search.

Privacy, Photography, Apple, iOS, Mobile

19 points by latexr 114 days ago | 7 comments

LineageOS 22 (lineageos.org)
Hey there! Welcome back!

Android, Operating Systems, Mobile, Open Source

255 points by timschumi 116 days ago | 159 comments

Beginning NFC: Introducing NDEF (oreilly.com)
In order to understand NFC, you need to know about the NFC Data Exchange Format (NDEF), which is the lingua franca for NFC devices and tags.

NFC, Technology, Communication, Standards, Mobile

22 points by walterbell 130 days ago | 0 comments

Pocket 4 with 8.8″ High-Refresh LTPS Screen, 64GB RAM, 2TB SSD, and 45Wh Battery (linuxgizmos.com)
Indiegogo recently introduced the GPD Pocket 4, a compact PC powered by AMD’s latest processors, including the Ryzen AI9 HX370. It features up to 64GB of LPDDR5x RAM, an M.2 NVMe port, Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, and more.

Hardware, Laptops, AMD, Computing, Mobile

41 points by teleforce 143 days ago | 16 comments

Google is prepping Gemini to take action inside of apps (theverge.com)
Google released the first Android 16 developer preview earlier this week and keen-eyed observers are already uncovering interesting tidbits, including one that hints about a much more useful future for Google’s AI assistant.

Google, Artificial Intelligence, Android, Operating Systems, Mobile

12 points by thunderbong 153 days ago | 0 comments

ATL: A layer to run Android apps on Linux (gitlab.com)
To learn more about this project, read the wiki.

Android, Linux, Open Source, Software, Mobile

219 points by AbuAssar 180 days ago | 33 comments

Ubuntu 24.10 Concept – Snapdragon X Elite (ubuntu.com)

Ubuntu, Operating Systems, Hardware, Mobile

4 points by Naac 191 days ago | 0 comments

Thunderbird for Android is go – at least the beta is (theregister.com)
MZLA, the company behind the Thunderbird email client, is finally putting its mobile email client app into beta testing – but it's a lot more mature than that sounds.

Mobile, Email Clients, Beta Testing, Android

3 points by akyuu 197 days ago | 0 comments

YouTube is now hiding the skip button on mobile too (androidpolice.com)

YouTube, Mobile, User Interface, User Experience

7 points by jayantbhawal 200 days ago | 0 comments

Google must open Android for third-party stores, rules Epic judge (theverge.com)
Google’s Android app store is an illegal monopoly — and now it will have to change.

Google, Android, Antitrust, Lawsuits, Mobile

787 points by dblitt 201 days ago | 580 comments

Show HN: A tool for creating chord charts on the go (tiniuc.com)
Chord Chart Memo lets you input chords with just two taps.

Music, Tools, Mobile, Software

150 points by tiniuclx 204 days ago | 39 comments

Company Says It Uses Your Phones Mic to Serve Ads for Facebook, Google, etc. (itsfoss.com)