So let’s go over what exactly Android Adaptive battery is, how to enable it, and what it does. What is Android Adaptive Battery? What is Android Adaptive Battery? On Android, there are a lot of apps that run in the background, compared to iOS where many are not running. That’s one way that iOS is able to offer such better battery life with smaller battery sizes. A lot of apps on Android are constantly pulling data like your contacts, location data and other things....

Matter was formerly called Project CHIP. And it was rebranded earlier this year. It might be a pun on how much this standard matters, but either way, this is very important for upcoming smart home products. What is Matter? How will it work with your current smart home devices and your future devices? Will it make life easier? We’re going to aim to answer all of this and more in this article....

Novi chief David Marcus confirmed the announcement on Twitter (via). When a payment is made using USPD, the receiver can withdraw it to their bank account in USD. While this doesn’t sound as seamless as rival payments services, it’s definitely a start. WhatsApp runs its own payments system in markets like Brazil and India under WhatsApp Pay. Although this implementation with Novi is somewhat different, the goal is to enable quick and seamless payments without exiting the messaging app....

WhatsApp has been working on this feature for the past few months. It was first spotted in development in early July for the iOS app. The development for the Android version also began later that month. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg officially announced the ability to hide online status on WhatsApp last month. It is now rolling out to bets testers, hinting at an imminent public release. Once available, you can control your online status from the same settings page as the last seen status....

According to the report, this new WhatsApp feature is currently in development. A screenshot shared by the publication shows users will see a “Switch to avatar” button on the screen while making video calls. The button is overlaid on the video feed. Tapping it lets you stream a custom avatar instead of your video. You can also send your custom avatars as stickers in chats. WhatsApp will allow you to send these custom stickers in one-to-one conversations as well as in groups....