Browsing: Unlock

The Glowbar is one of the more distinctive features of the new Googlebooks, adding a splash of color to the lid while also serving practical purposes, such as indicating battery status and Gemini activity. But Google has also given it a party trick in the form of a hidden Glowbar Disco app. We learned about…

At a packed Rio de Janeiro festival, security stops you at the gate not to check a ticket, but to demand you unlock your phone and prove it is yours. This is a documented practice at multiple Brazilian events since at least 2022, and it sits in genuinely contested legal territory.