WhatsApp chat data transfer from iOS to Samsung is now live

WhatsApp chat data transfer from iOS to Samsung is now live Last month on the day of Samsung’s official unveiling of the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Z Flip3 WhatsApp unveiled plans to support moving chat history from iOS to Samsung devices running Android 10 or 11.

Today this feature finally went live. So, if you have a Samsung handset on Android 10 or 11 and want to transfer your chat history to it from an iPhone, you can now do so.

The entire process happens without your messages ever being sent to WhatsApp, and includes voice messages, photos, and videos. When you set up WhatsApp on a new Samsung device running Android 10 or 11 you’ll get the…

OnePlus 10 series tipped to reuse predecessors’ design

OnePlus 10 series tipped to reuse predecessors’ design While we’re patiently awaiting the debut of the rumored OnePlus 9 RT in October, some are already looking into next year. Our first OnePlus 10 series speculation focuses on the design aspect of next year’s flagships.

So OnePlus is working on series 10 phones which are being pitched as polished series 9 models. Apart from this a bunch of Nord series models are on the roster as well. They are expected to announce some new accessories at the next launch.— Yogesh Brar (@heyitsyogesh) September 2, 2021

Tipster Yogesh Brar is confident that the OnePlus 10 series will be advertised as…

Microsoft Surface Go 3 specs leak ahead of September 22 event

Microsoft Surface Go 3 specs leak ahead of September 22 event A Microsoft Surface hardware event is taking place on September 22 at 11 AM ET time as confirmed by the company earlier this week and we now have a detailed spec leak on one of the possible new devices said to arrive thanks to the folks over at WinFuture.de.

You’re invited.Learn more about the #MicrosoftEvent: https://t.co/tpK3TB8Xxb— Microsoft (@Microsoft) September 1, 2021

The Microsoft Surface Go 3 will allegedly bring the same 10.5-inch form factor like its predecessor with a magnesium alloy casing and optional keyboard cover.

Surface Go 2 (image: Microsoft)

The big…

Canalys: Smart wearables shipments grew in Q2 2021 thanks to smartwatches

Canalys: Smart wearables shipments grew in Q2 2021 thanks to smartwatches The global smart wearable market has been growing for many consecutive quarters now but there’s a noticeable shift in the smart bands/smartwatches dynamic that started in Q4 2020 when smartwatches became the main driving factor for growth.

The overall shipments grew 5.6% year on year in Q2 2021 while the basic bands’ sales fell 23.8%. The decline was offset by the full-fledged smartwatches as they grew an impressive 37.9% year-over-year and now account for 62% of the global sales.

In the wristwatch segment, Apple is still leading the pack with a massive 31.1% market share and…

Android 12 has a cool system-wide feature that isn’t active yet

Android 12 has a cool system-wide feature that isn’t active yet While some Android makers have implemented system-wide search on their devices, it is not part of the core OS. That is about to change with Android 12 as beta 4 for the Pixel phones does support it, even if it this feature hasn’t been officially released yet. It looks like work on it is still ongoing as it appears incomplete.

Right now you can only access it through the search bar in the app drawer, the search widget on the homescreen still uses the old search feature. For the app drawer, a neat new option can make the keyboard pop up every time you open the app drawer, allowing you to…

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