Razer Viper V2 Pro Ultra-Lightweight Gaming Mouse With Focus Pro 30K Optical Sensor Launched: Price, Details

The Razer Viper V2 Pro ultra-lightweight wireless gaming has been released. It is equipped with an all-new Focus Pro 30K Optical Sensor.

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FIFA and EA Sports End 30-Year-Old Partnership, EA Sports FC Confirmed as New Name

FIFA 23 will be the last FIFA video game from EA Sports, with the developer switching over to EA Sports FC next year. EA is parting ways with world football governing body FIFA after a near three-decade partnership. FIFA has promised a “number of new non-simulation games" that will launch ahead of the 2022 FIFA Men's World Cup in Qatar.

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Google bans 3rd party call-recording apps from May 11, 2022: How to still record calls on Android phones

Google puts an end to third-party Android call-recording apps on the Play Store with its developer program policy for Accessibility API (Application Programming Interface). As per it, the so-called Accessibility API shouldn’t be used for “remote call audio recording”. This is being done for privacy and security reasons. Now, we shall see what this means for the flurry of call-recoding applications and built-in call-recording on OnePlus, Samsung, Xiaomi, and other smartphone brands. We will also take a look at the various call-recording solutions available right now, even after the new Google policy.

Google bans call recording apps: Why?

How to record phone calls on Android

Let’s just learn the reason right from the horse’s mouth. Google’s developer program policy notes:

The Accessibility API is not designed and cannot be requested for remote call audio recording.

The use of the Accessibility API must be documented in the Google Play listing.

Guidelines for IsAccessibilityTool

Apps with a core functionality intended to directly support people with disabilities are eligible to use the IsAccessibilityTool to appropriately publicly designate themselves as an accessibility app.

Apps not eligible for IsAccessibilityTool may not use the flag and must meet prominent disclosure and consent requirements as outlined in the User Data policy as the accessibility-related functionality is not obvious to the user. Please refer to the AccessibilityService API help center article for more information.

Apps must use more narrowly scoped APIs and permissions in lieu of the Accessibility API when possible to achieve the desired functionality.

Google first blocked the official API in Android 6, then the ability of apps to record using the phone’s microphones in Android 10, and with the stroke of a pen, it has now choked the app developers from using the accessibility workaround. This impacts popular call-recording apps like Automatic Call Recorder by Appliquato, ACR Phone by NLL Apps, etc.

But, all hope is not lost yet.

Android phone call-recording hacks after the Google ban

Call recording on OnePlus

First of all, the proprietary or default call recorders on phones from brands like Xiaomi, Vivo, OnePlus, and Samsung could still work. They have system-level access to the call’s audio source termed VOICE_CALL which the 3rd party apps lack. In a recent developer seminar, a Google presenter said, “If the app is the default dialer on the phone and also pre-loaded, accessibility capability is not required to get access to the incoming audio stream, and hence, will not be in violation”.

The new Google rule doesn’t seem to be applicable to the company’s own Phone app’s in-built call-recording.

Here’s how Google Phone call recording works: Open the Phone app (if it’s available on your handset). Go to the app’s Settings and then Call recording. Within the “Always record,” option, check Numbers, not in your contacts. Press on Always record.

You can do call recordings for selected contacts on the Phone app. These days, even in some Android skins, you have the Google dialer. You can also hit the on-screen record button whilst on-call and hit the stop sign to end the recording session.

Another rather stupid but simple way to record calls would be by putting calls on speakerphone, and recording using another device. On the other hand, there are complicated and perhaps even costly solutions like using pay-as-you-go call-recording services, using call-recording with root apps, or employing a telephone pickup microphone like Olympus TP-8. And who knows, thanks to Android’s open-source nature, devs may find other workarounds to the current roadblock. We’ll see. 

In the meantime, you can also check out ways to record WhatsApp calls.

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Microsoft Flight Simulator Free Top Gun: Maverick Expansion Release Date Set for May 25

Microsoft Flight Simulator's free Top Gun: Maverick update will be released on May 25, two days before the release of Top Gun: Maverick movie. The update was delayed because the Tom Cruise-led film’s release was postponed.

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Asus Zenbook Pro and Zenbook S series launched alongside Vivobook S series and Vivobook 13 Slate OLED laptops

At ‘The Pinnacle of Performance’ event, Asus unveiled the Zenbook Pro series, Zenbook S series, Vivobook S series, and Vivobook 13 Slate OLED Artist Editions. The new machines come with top-end Intel or AMD CPUs, improved cooling solutions, and OLED displays with a 120Hz refresh rate.

Asus Zenbook Pro 16X OLED Specs and Features

The Asus Zenbook Pro 16X OLED ships with OLED panels with a 120Hz refresh rate, UHD resolution, 16:10 aspect ratio, DisplayHDR True Black 500 certification, and 100% of DCI-P3 colour coverage. The internals comprises Core i9-12900H, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 GPU, and a 3D vapour chamber cooling system.

Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED Specs and Features

The Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED comes with Core i9-12900H14, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti graphics, 2.8K 120Hz 16:10 OLED screen with 100% of DCI-P3 gamut, and a Thunderbolt 4 port.

Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED and Zenbook S 13 Flip OLED Specs and Features

The Zenbook S 13 Flip OLED has got 2.8K OLED displays with 100% of DCI-P3 colour coverage and Intel Core i7-1260P CPU. The processor within the regular S13 OLED is AMD Ryzen 7 6800U.

Asus Vivobook Pro 16X OLED Specs and Features

You get to pick the Intel Core i9-12900H or a Core AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX model of Vivobook Pro 16X with up to an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti graphics, and a 3.2K OLED 120Hz screen.

Asus Vivobook S 16X OLED Specs and Features

Asus has packed the Vivobook S 16X OLED with up to an Intel Core i7-12700H or an AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX CPU, and a 4K UHD 60Hz OLED display.

Finally, there is the ASUS Vivobook 13 Slate OLED Steven Harrington and Philip Colbert edition which is based on a 13.3-inch Windows detachable OLED laptop.

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Wordle Changes Daily Word to Avoid Controversy Amid Debate Over Abortion Rights, Says New York Times

Wordle puzzle made changes to its daily word on Monday to avoid controversy on the debate over abortion rights. The word for Monday, which had been entered into Wordle's computer programme last year, was ‘fetus.’

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The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-Earth Mobile Game Being Developed by EA, Limited Beta Announced

The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth is coming to Android and iOS smartphones as the latest game in the franchise, EA revealed on Monday. The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth will feature turn-based combat and well-known characters from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings franchise. A limited regional beta test of The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Mi...

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