Amazon is finally moving to passwordless connection with passkeys, the colors of the future Galaxy S4 are already known, Android 14 brings many bugs to the Pixel 6, this is the recap of the news for Wednesday October 18, 2023.
What’s new in the world of Android and high-tech on Phonandroid this Wednesday, October 18, 2023? First of all, we discussed in our columns this new video of FSD, Tesla’s fully autonomous driving, in action. The opportunity to see the progress made by the manufacturer and to reassure about the capabilities of the technology.
In a completely different area, we also learned that Windows 11 now has nearly 400 million users around the world. A great success for the OS which nevertheless struggled to mobilize the crowds during its launch. For good reason, if it took 2 years for Windows 11 to reach this milestone, it only took 12 months for Windows 10 to get there.
The acquisition of Activision-Blizzard-King by Microsoft was also at the center of the news. On the occasion of the formalization of this merger, Xbox boss Phil Spencer assured that it was now essential for Microsoft to become number 1 in mobile gaming. To do this, he obviously intends to rely on King, the undisputed leader in the sector with global hits like Candy Crush Saga. But without further ado, let’s see together the three pieces of information that were essential to remember in the news of this Wednesday, October 18, 2023.
Amazon switches to passwordless login
Amazon has joined the dance and finally offers passkeys, i.e. connection without a password, on its various services. Customers can now enable this feature by going to the “Your Account” section and selecting “Login & Security Settings”.
To know more : Amazon – its new passwordless login option is even more secure
The colors of the Galaxy S24 are already known
Ross Young, a renowned and generally well-informed insider, has just shared on X the colors of the Galaxy S24, Samsung’s future high-end smartphones. According to the leaker, you can choose between four colors: black, gray, purple and yellow.
To know more : Galaxy S24 – here are the colors of Samsung’s next smartphones
Android 14 causes an avalanche of bugs on the Pixel 6
Since the deployment of Android 14 in early October 2023, many Pixel 6, 6 Pro and 6a owners have experienced several bugs. This ranges from not being able to access their device’s internal memory to crashing settings.
To know more : Pixel 6: problems have been piling up since the arrival of Android 14