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David Challis
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David has written for Android Headlines since 2020 as a writer. He has finished his university studies and is aiming to expand his involvement in the technology industry. His specialities lie in social media and its implications for Android

YouTube Launches Vaccine Confidence PSAs Targeted At Young Adults
Apr 28, 2021 · By David Challis
YouTube Launches Vaccine Confidence PSAs Targeted At Young Adults
As part of a wider Google vaccine confidence campaign, YouTube has launched a series of…
Apr 28, 2021 · By David Challis
Major Security Vulnerabilities Identified In Telegram
Security researches have discovered some major vulnerabilities in Telegram over recent days. As reported by…
Feb 16, 2021 · By David Challis
Google Chrome Begins Testing Tabs Scrolling Feature
Google Chrome has begun experimenting with its tabs in a number of different ways. As…
Feb 15, 2021 · By David Challis
Spotify Launches 'Work From Anywhere' Program For Employees
Spotify has committed to let its employees 'work from anywhere' as part of its new…
Feb 15, 2021 · By David Challis
Facebook Begins Work On A Clubhouse Equivalent
Reportedly Facebook has begun working on a Clubhouse equivalent for its platform. As reported by…
Feb 11, 2021 · By David Challis
Google Begins Testing Desktop Search Dark Mode
Google has begun testing a new dark mode for Search on desktop. As reported by…
Feb 11, 2021 · By David Challis
Instagram Introduces Harsher Punishments For Hate Speech In DMs
Instagram has announced that it will introduce tougher punishments for those using hate speech in…
Feb 11, 2021 · By David Challis
Facebook Begins Testing Reduced Political Posts In News Feed
Facebook has begun testing reducing the number of political posts in the users' news feed.…
Feb 10, 2021 · By David Challis
Waze Launches Integration For Audible On Android Devices
Waze has announced that the app will gain integration with Audible for both Android and…
Feb 10, 2021 · By David Challis
Facebook Messenger Launches New Safety Feature Updates
Facebook Messenger has announced a whole range of new safety feature updates. As launched in…
Feb 10, 2021 · By David Challis
YouTube 'Open In App' Popup Can Now Be Disabled On Reddit
To the delight of many Reddit users, the 'Open In-App' popup found when opening a…
Feb 09, 2021 · By David Challis
New Smartphone Mode Could Prevent You From Drunk Texting
A patent for a 'drunk mode' has emerged in order to prevent smartphone users from…
Feb 09, 2021 · By David Challis
WhatsApp Working On Video Muting Feature For Sharing Content
WhatsApp has begun working on a video muting feature for when sharing content. As reported…
Feb 09, 2021 · By David Challis
TikTok Strikes Deal With Universal Music For Its 'Full Catalog'
It has emerged has TikTok has struck and deal with Universal Music to gain access…
Feb 09, 2021 · By David Challis
YouTube Experiments With Adding TikTok-Style Short Form Feature
It has emerged that YouTube has begun testing bringing in the ability to create short-form…
Feb 08, 2021 · By David Challis
Google Begins Working On Easier Navigation On Google Play Store
Google has begun working on new ways to make navigation of the Google Play Store…
Feb 08, 2021 · By David Challis
Gmail Makes Subtle Icon Changes On Desktop To Match The App
Gmail has made a number of small changes to the icons on the desktop client.…
Feb 08, 2021 · By David Challis
Zoom Launches Meeting Rooms Feature To Help With Return To Offices
Zoom has begun rolling out a new Meeting Rooms feature in order to aid the…
Feb 04, 2021 · By David Challis
TikTok Comes To Android TV Across Certain Regions
TikTok has announced that it will begin rolling out support for the app on Android…
Feb 04, 2021 · By David Challis
Jeff Bezos Announces He Will Step Down From Position As Amazon CEO
Jeff Bezos has announced that he will no longer remain Amazon CEO during 2021. As…
Feb 03, 2021 · By David Challis
Spotify Reveals A Quarter Of Its Users Are Now Podcast Listeners
Spotify has announced that now a quarter of its users now use on the platform…
Feb 03, 2021 · By David Challis
Instagram Introduces 'Recently Deleted' Feature To Recover Lost Content
Instagram has released 'recently deleted' feature in order to allow users to recover removed content.…
Feb 03, 2021 · By David Challis
Spotify Patents Tech To Monitor And Interpret Your Speech
Spotify has patented a piece of tech which can monitor your speech and interpret it…
Feb 02, 2021 · By David Challis
YouTube Music To Make It Simpler to 'Start Radio' From Your Playing…
YouTube Music has decided to make it to 'start radio' from the song you are…
Feb 02, 2021 · By David Challis
Google Will Splash $3.8 Million To Settle Hiring And Pay Biases
Google is set to payout in the region of $3.8 million in order to settle…
Feb 02, 2021 · By David Challis
Millions Of Ford Vehicles Will Have Android Integration In 2 Years
Carmaker Ford has said that its vehicles will turn their operation systems over to Google's…
Feb 01, 2021 · By David Challis
Netflix Working On Timer Feature For Its Android App, Finally
Netflix has begun testing a new timer feature aimed to stop streaming on Android after…
Feb 01, 2021 · By David Challis
Google Maps Street View Gains UI Update By Adding A Split Screen
Google Maps Street View has received a UI update which sees it gain a split-screen…
Feb 01, 2021 · By David Challis
Google Play Store Set To Accept Gambling Apps In The US
It has emerged that the Google Play Store will begin accepting gambling apps in the…
Jan 29, 2021 · By David Challis
Signal Brings In Mainstream Chat Features To Entice More Users
Encrypted messaging service, Signal, has added a range of mainstream chat features to try and…
Jan 29, 2021 · By David Challis
Facebook Reiterates Its Pledge to Depoliticize The Platform
Facebook has once again made another pledge to depoliticize the platform. As reported by Gizmodo…
Jan 29, 2021 · By David Challis
YouTube Is Working On Twich-Like Clip Sharing Feature
YouTube has begun work on a new clip sharing feature for creators. As reported by…
Jan 29, 2021 · By David Challis
WhatsApp Brings In Biometric Authentication For Web Access
WhatsApp now requires users to use biometric authentication in order to access your account on…
Jan 28, 2021 · By David Challis
Telegram Is Working On New Tool To Migrate Chats Over From WhatsApp
Telegram has begun work on a new tool that will allow users to migrate chats…
Jan 28, 2021 · By David Challis
EPI Report Finds That Social Media Damages Teenagers Mental Health
A report from the Education Policy Institute (EPI) and The Prince's Trust has found that…
Jan 27, 2021 · By David Challis
Google Set To Open Source Tilt Brush After Ending Active Development
Google has announced that Tilt Brush has now been Open Sourced. As reported by 9to5…
Jan 27, 2021 · By David Challis
Integrated Google Assistant Support Comes To Tasker
It has emerged that Tasker has now received integrated Google Assistant support to trigger tasks.…
Jan 27, 2021 · By David Challis
YouTube Now A PWA Making It Much Easier To Install To Desktop
YouTube has announced that it has become a Progressive Web App (PWA) making it much…
Jan 26, 2021 · By David Challis
Google Reports North Korean Campaign To Target Security Researchers
Google has revealed that security researchers have found themselves the target of a North Korean…
Jan 26, 2021 · By David Challis
Twitter Launches Community-Based Moderation Experience 'Birdwatch'
Twitter has finally launched its Birdwatch moderation tool. As announced by the company, this feature…
Jan 26, 2021 · By David Challis
T-Mobile Now Fastest 5G Network According To Independent Test
T-Mobile has announced that they are now the fastest 5G network in America as shown…
Jan 25, 2021 · By David Challis
EU Requests Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google CEOs For Hearing
EU lawmakers have requested that the chief executives of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google attend…
Jan 25, 2021 · By David Challis
Google To Begin Listing Covid-19 Vaccination Locations
Google has plans to begin listing the locations of Covid-19 vaccination centres in Search and…
Jan 25, 2021 · By David Challis
Instacart Set To Fire All Employees Who Voted To Unionize
Following a move from some its employees to try to unionize, Instacart aims to fire…
Jan 22, 2021 · By David Challis
Google Threatens To Disable Search In Australia Over Media Code
Google has threatened to disable Search in Australia if it is forced to pay for…
Jan 22, 2021 · By David Challis
House Oversight Committee Requests FBI Investigation Into Parler
Carolyn Maloney, the chair of the House Oversight Committee has requested that the FBI conduct…
Jan 22, 2021 · By David Challis
The UN Will Release A Game To Educate About Protecting The Earth
The UN has created a game to provide education about protecting the ozone layer which…
Jan 21, 2021 · By David Challis
Otter Partners With Google Meet To Launch Live Transcription
Otter has launched a live transcription service to come with Google Meet. As reported by…
Jan 21, 2021 · By David Challis
Google Strikes Deal With French Publishers For Free News Previews
Google has agreed to pay French publishers for content it can use in free news…
Jan 21, 2021 · By David Challis
A Number Of Video Chat Apps Found To Have Serious Security Flaws
It has emerged that a number of video chat apps including Signal have been found…
Jan 20, 2021 · By David Challis
Google To Add A Restricted Networking Mode For Android 12
It has emerged that Google will add a restricted networking mode for Android 12. As…
Jan 20, 2021 · By David Challis
DuckDuckGo Sets New Company Record With Over 100M Searches
DuckDuckGo has set a new company record after it handled over 100 million searches in…
Jan 20, 2021 · By David Challis