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iPhone Duo owners can't change Display Zoom after setup
The Display Zoom setting is missing on iPhone Duo, so your setup choice is locked in. Apple Support reportedly says erase and start over.
Anker's eufy Omni S2 Pro robot vacuum adds UV-C lights to disinfect your floors
The $1,699 eufy Omni S2 Pro pairs six UV-C LEDs with electrolyzed water and 40,000Pa suction. It's on sale now at eufy.com and Amazon.
Google says a TV box maker hid a backdoor in 1.3 million Android TV boxes
Google says Videostrong deliberately shipped a backdoor that turned 1.3 million TV boxes into a botnet. Infected boxes stay infected.
Android Auto is failing for some Samsung Galaxy owners after One UI 9
Galaxy S26, S24 Ultra and A55 owners report Android Auto dropping or refusing to connect after One UI 9. Google has the reports; no fix yet.
How to make text and icons bigger on iPhone (including iPhone Duo)
Go to Settings > Appearance > Text Size for bigger text, or Display Zoom to enlarge icons too. Plus Bold Text, Larger Text, Zoom and iPhone Duo notes.
Hackers hijacked Ukraine's and Russia's emergency alert apps to send fake nuclear warnings
Ukraine's Air Alert app pushed fake radiation and nuclear warnings Sunday night. Then Russia said its emergency app was hacked too.
'SMS of Death': One hidden text can crash Android phones and drop emergency calls
A public exploit for CVE-2026-58882 crashes Android's phone service with an invisible text. The October 2026 update fixes it on Android 14 to 17.
Anthropic tells Claude Code to stop recreating existing video games
A new instruction steers Claude Code on Opus 5.5 away from cloning specific games. Original and genre games are meant to keep working, Anthropic says.
Apple warns German lawmakers and officials their iPhones were targeted by spyware
Germany's digital minister says Bundestag members and officials got Apple 'mercenary spyware' alerts. The BSI says assume they may be compromised.
Ford makes a 'Privacy Promise': it won't sell your driving data to brokers or insurers
Ford's new privacy site explains what connected-car data it collects and how to opt out, and says it doesn't sell driving data to brokers or insurers.
How to check your Android security update and install the latest patch
Go to Settings > About phone > Android version to see your security update date, then Settings > System > Software updates to install the newest one.
How to see where your Google account is signed in and sign out of other devices
Open Security & sign-in, then Manage all devices, and sign out of anything unfamiliar. Then check security events, Gmail forwarding and linked apps.
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