As reported by Android Police, you can now ask Google Assistant to initiate a video call for you with someone in your contact list, and it will do so by automatically launching Duo. If you don’t have Duo installed, Android Police notes that Assistant will use Hangouts instead.
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Google Assistant Can Now Map Out Your Day
Google has announced that it will introduce a “visual snapshot” feature in Assistant to summarize what’s happening in your day.
Sonos Now Supports AirPlay 2 for Newer Speakers
AirPlay 2 has arrived on Sonos. Now any app on your iOS devices can be streamed directly to Sonos speakers including Sonos Beam, Sonos One, Playbase and the second generation Play:5. The roll out comes a week ahead of the new Beam living room smart speaker, which ships with AirPlay 2 support.
How To Disable Fingerprint and Facial Recognition on Your Phone
Opening your phone with your fingerprint or facial recognition is convenient. But in the United States and possibly most other countries, enabling Touch ID or Face ID gives law enforcement free access to your phone if you’re arrested. Thankfully iOS and Android let you temporarily turn off fingerprint or face recognition with various methods.
Amazon’s Alexa App for iOS Gets Voice Control
After Android users gained the ability to control Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant through a dedicated app five months ago, Amazon is bringing identical functionality to iOS, turning an iPhone or iPad into a virtual Echo device.
How to Know Which iPhone You Have
The iPhone has been around for about 11 years and has gone through many changes, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to tell one iPhone from another. There has been 18 different iPhone models that have debuted since 2007.
FlickType Keyboard is the Fastest Available Typing Method for Blind and Low-Vision
The Big Day has arrived, FlickType is finally live on the App Store. FlickType Keyboard is the Fastest Available Typing Method for Blind and Low-Vision
Here’s How to Make the iPhone Font Bigger
iPhone screens are much larger than they used to be, which means there’s more room to expand the default system font size making it more accessible for people with low vision.
How to Rearrange All of Your iPhone Apps at Once for Low Vision Users
If you want to rearrange a lot of apps at once, it can take a while — unless you know this new trick that Apple included in the most recent version of iOS software, iOS 11. It lets you move multiple apps at once. Here’s how you do it:
Eyes-Free Fitness Now Available for iOS
Eyes-Free Fitness is the first app designed to help people who are blind and visually impaired reach their health and fitness goals.
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