月份: 2021 年 10 月

Available first to YouTube Music users in Canada.

What you need to know

YouTube Music’s free tier now has access to background listening.
The feature was previously reserved for YouTube Premium subscribers.
Background listening is rolling out to Canadian users first before reaching other countries and regions.

YouTube Music may be one of the best music streaming services around, but there’s one particular limitation that has left it lagging behind other platforms. Google is now getting rid of that limitation as it finally lets free YouTube Music users listen to music in the background.

Now, users on the ad-supported free tier will be able to continue jamming to their favorite tunes or listen to podcasts while their screen is turned off or while they’re doing other things on their phones.

Within this, you can engage with the YouTube Music app through an exciting ad-supported, radio-like experience featuring the artists, songs, and albums you love, plus personalized mixes on …

The second motion comes after the FTC’s lawsuit made in August

Update, Oct 4 (15:33ET): Facebook fights back with a second motion to dismiss the FTC lawsuit claiming it has “monopoly power” over social media.

What you need to know

The FTC has filed an amended complaint against Facebook.
The complaint asserts that Facebook has held a monopoly since 2011 by acquiring platforms that threaten its position.
Facebook maintains that its acquisitions have been reviewed and cleared and that the company does not hold a monopoly.

The FTC has filed an amended lawsuit against Facebook on Thursday. The complaint doubles down on the initial accusation that Facebook partakes in anticompetitive behavior by acquiring platforms that threaten its position.

The lawsuit was originally filed late last year, but the judge found it provided insufficient evidence of Facebook’s monopoly and dismissed the lawsuit, giving the FTC a chance to amend its complaint with more details to make its case.

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All hardware that supports Google Stadia.

Finding a complete list of Stadia devices can be tricky. Most of the best Android phones support it by default, or you can hook up one of several streaming devices to your TV for a more traditional gaming experience. However, it is not always clear which Stadia-enabled hardware is officially supported or not. Below are all the Stadia-compatible phones, tablets, computers, and TVs today, as well as the devices that have planned Stadia support in the future.

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All Stadia Compatible Android Phones

So long as your Android phone is running Android 6.0 Marshmallow or better — and if it isn’t, you really should upgrade already — Stadia should technically run on it. If you want it to run Stadia well, Google has a list of officially supported devices that should play Stadia games as intended. You can see…

OxygenOS 12 is here with tighter ColorOS integration and Android 12.

Software is a big part of why OnePlus’ devices are considered the best Android phones. OnePlus has turned OxygenOS into one of the best software interfaces around, delivering a clean layout with plenty of customizability and timely updates.

There’s a new dimension to that narrative in 2021. OnePlus is now using ColorOS as the foundation for OxygenOS in a bid to streamline resources between the two entities, and that means there are changes afoot. We got an early look at the integration with OxygenOS 11.3 on the Nord 2, and with the first OxygenOS 12 public beta based on Android 12 now available, we’re getting a clearer picture of what this merger has to offer.

The OxygenOS 12 beta is now available for the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro, and will be included out of the box on the OnePlus 9 RT that’s launching later this month. As I revealed earlier in the year, OxygenOS 12 gets a lot of features from ColorOS, a new UI that m…