NEWS FEED
ANDROID TV WATCHERS GET A BITE OF THE APPLE
Android users can finally download an Apple TV app for their phones and tablets. Compatible with devices running Android 10 or later, it doesn’t support casting but does allow subscribers to watch stuff offline… just in time for the Severance season two finale.
ALEXA PASSES AI-ASSISTED LISTENING EXAM WITH AN A+
Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant has been back to school and returned a lot smarter. Alexa+, which will be free for Prime members or $20/m otherwise, uses generative AI to provide much more sophisticated responses and will work on existing Echo devices.
WHOOPS, ONEPLUS HAS MEDA LITTLE MISTAKE
The OnePlus Watch 3, reviewed on p29 of this very issue, has been recalled due to text on the back of the first batch reading ‘Meda in China’ by mistake. A corrected version will ship in April, but if you’ve got one with the typo on it… well, you could consider it a limited edition.
AIRPODS’ MOST HELPFUL FEATURE IS HEAR AT LAST
Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 have now been approved to be used as hearing aids in the UK. A free software update enables the mode, which boosts sounds around you based on the results of a five-minute hearing test carried out with the help of your iPhone or iPad.