The Google application on iPhone allows you to create a very practical shortcut, you can find your Pixel 8 even without a battery, Elon Musk hates a technology but has to live with it, that’s the recap.
The Circle to Search feature on Android smartphones is coming to iPhones thanks to Google. The American company also revealed that its latest Pixel 8 can be found even when their battery is flat with Find My Device. Finally, LiDARs are Elon Musk’s obsession, but Tesla still continues to buy a lot of them. Come on, here we go for the recap of the day of Thursday, May 9, 2024.
Circle to Search comes to iPhone
Google has created a shortcut to replicate Android’s “Circle to Search” functionality on iPhones. By installing the Google app and a specific shortcut, coupled with the “Back Tap” option, iPhone users can now capture the screen and instantly search content via Google Lens, simply by tapping the back of their device . Although less fluid than on Android, this solution brings a very practical function to iOS smartphones.
Read – iPhone: this new shortcut imitates one of Android’s best features
Losing a Pixel 8 will become more complicated
Google’s Pixel 8 and 8 Pro can now be located even when they are turned off or their battery is empty, thanks to special low-power hardware. This “Find My Device” feature tracks phones for several hours after they are turned off, maintaining a connection to location networks. An option to activate in the settings. This advancement provides peace of mind in the event of loss or theft, and Google plans to expand it to other models.
Read – Pixel 8: Google can locate your smartphone even if its battery is empty, but there is a catch
Elon Musk hates LiDAR but continues to order them
Despite Elon Musk’s past criticism of Lidar, Tesla recently invested 2 million euros in the acquisition of these laser sensors, becoming the manufacturer Luminar’s largest customer. This turnaround raises questions about the automaker’s real intentions, which could aim to improve its autonomous driving systems, its impending robotaxis fleet, its humanoid robot Optimus or its manufacturing processes.
Read – Tesla hates this technology, so why is it buying so much of it?
