Americans have many contradictory views over the government’s moves to regulate Big Tech. The Pew survey says, only 44 percent of Americans want the government to regulate big technology companies. In last year’s survey, 56% of Americans wanted the same. This shows fewer Americans are willing to see government enforcement of tech companies. Also, 20 percent of respondents want less government regulation over the tech industry. This percentage was only nine percent last year....

The latest update for the Galaxy A71 5G in the US is rolling out with firmware version A716USQU6EVD3. It bundles the April 2022 Android security patch. Last month’s SMR contains fixes for over 80 vulnerabilities from Google and Samsung. However, we are more interested in the plethora of goodies that Android 12 brings. The Galaxy A71 5G is likely getting Samsung’s One UI 4.1 with the Android 12 update in the US....

Both the Surface Duo & Surface Duo 2 are now getting Android 12L Both the Surface Duo & Surface Duo 2 are now getting Android 12L Some of you may be disappointed they didn’t get Android 13 at this point, which is understandable, but Android 12L will be quite an upgrade. As most of you know, Android 12L is made for foldables and tablets. With this update, you’re getting Google’s Material You UI, along with updated widgets, privacy improvements, and more....

This new photo picker is great if you really keep an eye on what your apps are allowed to view. Normally, if an app needs access to one image or video on your device, you’d need to grant it access to all of your files. That doesn’t sit well with some people. If you want to share a picture of your car, you don’t want the app to have access to every one of your files....

The Android 13-based One UI 5.0 stable update for the Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro comes with firmware version G736BXXU1BVK2 in Europe (via). The phone remains on the October security patch even though the November SMR (Security Maintenance Release) has been out for some time now. But the security patch isn’t of primary interest here. Since the device is eligible for monthly security updates, it should get the December patch on time....