Have you got anything without spam? Messages gets even better. Michael Allison 12 Dec 2019 0 Source: Android Central What you need to know Google is making Messages more secure for consumers with the addition of Verified SMS and Spam Protection. Verified SMS tackles phishing by letting you know that the organization that's texting is you really who they claim to be. Spam Protection isn't really new for everyone, but it's now rolling out to US users. On December 12, Google highlighted a few changes it is making to the Google Messages experience to make it more secure and user-friendly. The first such change is the addition of Verified SMS. Verified SMS is a feature that lets Google determine whether a business that's sending you a message is who they claim to be and not simply an imposter. If Google can verify the identity of the business, you'll see the logo of the business along with the now ubiquitous verified tick symbol at the top of the messaging thread. Businesses … [Read more...] about Google adds Verified SMS and Spam Protection to Messages
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The LG V40 in the U.S. is just now getting its Android Pie update
Finally This is the first Pie update LG's launched in the United States. Joe Maring 24 May 2019 16 What you need to know Android 9 Pie is now rolling out to the LG V40. So far, only the model on Verizon is getting the update. This is LG's first Pie update to arrive in the U.S. If you bought an LG phone within the last couple of years, chances are you've been itching and itching for an Android Pie update. Pie will soon be coming up on its first birthday, but even so, LG is just now getting around to pushing Pie to one of its phones in the U.S. Spotted by Droid Life, the LG V40 on Verizon is now receiving its update to Android 9 Pie. It changes the build number to V405UA20a and comes with the April 2019 security patch. In regards to features, you'll find the new gesture navigation system, new camera modes, and all of the other usual Pie goodies.Buy one Galaxy S10+ and get $750 off a second one Why in the world did it take so long for LG to get Pie released in the United … [Read more...] about The LG V40 in the U.S. is just now getting its Android Pie update
The LG G5’s modules are a neat idea, but they won’t matter
We may earn a commission for purchases using our links. Learn more. ...and the kitchen sink You can pop off the bottom of the LG G5 and add on a module to expand its functionality. But will anybody actually do that? Derek Kessler 24 Feb 2016 300 The LG G5 looks to be a phenomenal phone. It improves on its predecessors in many ways, or at least carries over a lot of what we loved about the LG G4 to an updated design. And LG is trying many new things, from a metal unibody design that still includes a removable battery to a dual-lens camera system. But the most unique feature is one that hearkens back to an earlier era of mobile computing: swappable expansion modules. (None of us would even be here if it weren't for Visor Central.) There's just one problem: I don't think that the G5's modules are going to matter at all. I'll give LG credit: they're always willing to try new things. The LG G2 moved the buttons onto the back; the G3 brought us laser autofocus, a QHD display … [Read more...] about The LG G5’s modules are a neat idea, but they won’t matter
Android Pie is finally coming to the LG G7 in the U.S. and Europe
We may earn a commission for purchases using our links. Learn more. slice o' pie Verizon users appear to be the first to receive the update here in the U.S. Jason England 5 Jun 2019 16 What you need to know The Android 9 Pie update is rolling out to LG G7 users in Europe and the U.S. The update includes gesture navigation, adaptive battery, and Cine Shot among other improvements. Verizon users appear to be the first to receive the update in the U.S. At long last, LG G7 users outside of South Korea are receiving the Android 9 Pie update. Back in January, the update started rolling out to South Korean users, but it has taken quite some time for LG to release it in other areas. Verizon users appear to be the first ones to get the update here in the U.S. according to several threads on Reddit, but hopefully, it will begin rolling out to more carriers soon. Besides hitting some phones in the U.S., there have been reports of the update rolling out to several European countries … [Read more...] about Android Pie is finally coming to the LG G7 in the U.S. and Europe
