Lindsey Tanner, Ap Medical Writer Updated 9:16 am PST, Thursday, January 3, 2019 In this Nov. 1, 2018 photo, Laurel Foster holds her phone in San Francisco. Foster is among teens involved in Stanford University research testing whether smartphones can be used to help detect depression and potential self-harm. less In this Nov. 1, 2018 photo, Laurel Foster holds her phone in San Francisco. Foster is among teens involved in Stanford University research testing whether smartphones can be used to help detect depression and ... more Photo: Haven Daley, AP Photo: Haven Daley, AP Image 1 of / 4 Caption Close Image 1 of 4 In this Nov. 1, 2018 photo, Laurel Foster holds her phone in San Francisco. Foster is among teens involved in Stanford University research testing whether smartphones … [Read more...] about Detecting depression: Phone apps could monitor teen angst
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Facebook “weaponized“ user data, app developer’s new lawsuit claims
Further ReadingFacebook pondered, for a time, selling access to user dataIn recent weeks, a dust-up between the maker of a forgotten Facebook bikini app and the social media giant has been boosted by a high-profile fight involving the British Parliament. On Friday, both sides in the Six4Three v. Facebook lawsuit, which alleges breach of contract, appeared before a San Mateo County judge for the second time in a week in a hearing that dragged on for over three hours. However, Six4Three’s recent court filings show that its lawyers are also involved in a second lawsuit brought by a different company—one that promoted breast cancer awareness, among other apps—that levies very similar allegations against Facebook. This new case, Styleform IT v. Facebook, which was filed last month in San Francisco County Superior Court, makes sweeping claims that for years Facebook engaged in "fraudulent and anti-competitive schemes designed and effectuated by Defendant Facebook … [Read more...] about Facebook “weaponized“ user data, app developer’s new lawsuit claims
Google Phone App Gets Dark Theme, Coming To Stable Channel Soon
Those of you who have been waiting for the Google Phone app to get a dark mode, well, you’re in luck, as the new update brings just that to the app, though this is a beta update that we’re looking at, it’s still not available in the stable channel. In any case, this update comes via the v26.0.221539659 update, and in order to get the beta version of the app, you will need to opt-in via the Play Store. Once you open the listing of the app, you will see the option to join the beta program right below the “Developer contact” option. Once you opt-in, and get the update, you can switch to the dark mode by hitting “Settings”, then “Display option”, and then just hit the “Dark theme” toggle that you’ll find there. We’re talking about in-app settings, of course, and once you do all that, your Google Phone app will look like shown down below. It is worth noting that Google Phone app is not available for all devices, … [Read more...] about Google Phone App Gets Dark Theme, Coming To Stable Channel Soon
Google Phone App Update Just Brought Us a Dark Theme
Back in August, Google told us that a dark theme was “coming soon” to the Google Phone app. Today, almost two months later, that dark theme has arrived! The update showed up in the latest update to the Google Phone beta as v26.0.221539659. If you want to opt-in to the beta, hit that Play link below and join the program in the section just below “Developer contact.” To switch to the dark theme, head into Settings>Display options and you should see a toggle for “Dark theme.” Tap that and your Google Phone app will go dark. Of course, we are now expecting this to happen on all Google apps that recently went full-white because Google now realizes that all-white apps are bad for battery. Google Play Link Cheers Arie! … [Read more...] about Google Phone App Update Just Brought Us a Dark Theme
Samsung shows foldable phone to developers
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Samsung is seen on a building during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain February 25, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) unveiled its much-anticipated foldable phone to developers in San Francisco on Wednesday, urging Android programmers to start writing apps for the product, which does not yet have a launch date. Samsung also launched a new flexible mobile screen technology for its foldable phones, called infinity flex display. Foldable phones hold the promise of allowing consumers to do more complex work that would normally be done on a tablet or laptop, but with a device that becomes far more compact. The goal is garnering critical feedback as new technologies will require developers to tweak apps to make sure they run smoothly when the phone folds out into tablet form. “It’s an exciting concept and we expect to see foldable products from several Android … [Read more...] about Samsung shows foldable phone to developers