You can now use a Nintendo Switch Pro Controller with your Android phone

One solution to make it easier to play mobile games on smartphones are external controllers. Android continues to add support for external controllers to make it easier to game on your mobile device. The latest one to get support is the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller. Technically, you could connect the Pro Controller before because it's a Bluetooth device. But functionality might be hampered. This time, the controllers are correctly mapped—allowing you to game freely. 

To pair your Pro Controller with an Android phone, simply hold the pair button on the back of the controller and then head to the Bluetooth settings on your handset. Right now, some of the games you can use the controller with include Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Minecraft, and Modern Combat 5: eSports FPS.

Source: Android Police

'Pokémon Go' to introduce two-player live AR option

Pokémon Go will soon be testing a live multiplayer feature that it's calling Buddy Adventure. Based on Niantic's Codename: Neon multiplayer augmented reality tech, the feature lets two different devices create interactive AR objects in the same frame. This means two smartphones, whether it runs on Android or iOS, will be able to see the same objects in the same frame. Using the existing Buddy system, you can pair with a buddy Pokémon and go on adventures with another player. What the experience means isn't clear right now. But the possibility of interacting with someone else's buddy Pokémon is possible. The feature is also cross-platform, so you don't have to worry about using different devices.

Source: The Verge 

Netflix to stop support for older Samsung smart TVs starting Dec. 2

In the coming month, some Samsung smart televisions will find that they no longer support the Netflix app. The streaming service cites "technical limitations" that will prevent them from working on a "small number of older devices" starting December 2nd. According to the company, affected users have already been informed about the change. The only way to watch Netflix on these TVs is if the users still have devices like an Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, etc. to stream content. We don't know yet which TVs are affected, but we will update you when we hear more from either company.

Source: CNET

Firefox update will switch off notification pop-ups by default

Ever been annoyed by the notification pop-ups on Chrome? Firefox is giving you another compelling reason to switch over. The web browser will block-by-default the notification pop-ups that continuously show up on Chrome. Mozilla ran a test on how its users interacted with pop-ups, and they found that 97% of users dismissed or blocked them. What Mozilla is doing doesn’t mean that notifications will be done away completely. The browser will be substituting the pop-up with an icon in the address bar to alert you that there is a notification that requires your attention. The stable version of Firefox 72 will be introducing the feature, and it’s expected to launch in January 2020. Firefox Nightly has the feature now, though.

Source: TechRadar