Month: March 2022

Samsung introduced the One UI 4. 1 alongside the Galaxy S22 series, and now the Galaxy Note20 phones are getting it as well.

The firmware version is N98xFXXU3FVC5 (x being a different digit for different versions of the Note20 and Note20 Ultra phones) and should be also available in the Settings menu, under Software Update.

One UI 4. 1 brings plenty of improvements alongside the obligatory bug fixes and security patches. There is now a Smart Calendar that reads dates from all messaging apps and allows for an easier input in the actual Calendar app.

Samsung Payment is another major improvement. Galaxy Note20 users will now be able to store their drivers’ licenses, boarding passes, even car keys and movie tickets, making the Samsung app akin to Google Play and Apple Wallet. RAM Plus is a feature that pretty much every manufacturer is now enabling in their devices, and One UI 4. 1 will offer you a choice of four options between 2GB and 8GB.

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A new report from Digital Chat Station reveals some of the key specifications of the OnePlus Nord 3. These are just rumors, as the Nord series is usually released in the middle of the summer.

According to the leakster, the Nord 3 will be powered by the new Dimensity 8100 chipset. The Redmi K50 is the most recently launched smartphone powered by the same chipset. That would be paired with 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB of UFS 3. 1 storage.

OnePlus Nord 2 5G

The display is a 6. 7-inch AMOLED screen with Full HD+ resolution (1080 x 2412 px) and support for 120Hz refresh rate. There’s also mention of a punch hole camera in the upper left corner of the screen.

For imaging the Nord 3 will have a 16MP selfie camera, and a triple camera main setup. The primary camera may be a 50MP Sony IMX766 sensor with an f/1. 8 aperture. There will be an 8MP sensor, probably an ultrawide shooter, and a 2MP camera – perhaps monochrome like the Nord 2.

In the battery department, we’re looking at a 4,500 mAh battery with support for 150W charging. Additional features include an integrated fingerprint scanner and X-axis linear motor for haptic feedback.

Last week, a 3C certification revealed a OnePlus smartphone with 160W charging with the same specs, including a bit about 160W charging. Back then Digital Chat Station suggested that the “PKGM10” from that certification was a OnePlus 5G smartphone, today his suggestion has been updated to suspicion that the device is the Nord 3.

On a related note, the Realme GT Neo3 will launch next week on March 22, and it has an identical list of specifications including 150W SuperVOOC charging.

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Last month Google outed the first developer preview of Android 13, the upcoming release that should reach stability sometime around the fall.

Today the company is releasing the second developer preview of Android 13, in keeping with the timeline it announced in February. Next will come the first beta which is expected to arrive sometime in April. We’ll then get a second beta in May, a third beta in June, a fourth beta in July (that will act like a Release Candidate of sorts), followed by the final release… at some point after that. As usual Google isn’t even promising a specific month for that, but judging by the past Android 13 should be available for supported Pixels in August, September, or October.

Okay, back to today’s DP2. Android 13 now introduces a new runtime permission for sending notifications from an app. This means that apps targeting Android 13 will need to request the notification permission before they can spam you with push notifications. For apps targeting Android 12 or lower, “the system will handle the upgrade flow” on the developers’ behalf, Google says, without actually detailing what this means.

Apps will also be able to protect user privacy by downgrading previously granted, and now no longer needed, permissions. Of course it’s up to developers to implement this voluntarily.

There are other additions in this release too, like improved Japanese text wrapping, improved line heights for non-latin scripts, text conversion APIs for phonetic lettering input methods, and support for COLR version 1 fonts and emoji. It is a compact, new font format which renders fast and accurately at all sizes (see the comparison below).

Developers can now opt their apps in for using this, and it should just magically work, as the system handles everything. Android 13 now also gains support for Bluetooth LE Audio, the next gen wireless audio built to replace “Bluetooth classic”. This device is designed to transmit HiFi audio with no battery drain and allows users to broadcast and share audio to their friends or subscribe to public broadcasts to receive information, entertainment or access.

Android 13 also adds support for the MIDI 2.0 standard, including the ability to connect MIDI 2.0 hardware via USB. This has increased resolution for controllers, better support for non-Western intonation, and more expressive performance using per-note controllers.

Like the first build, this one too is aimed solely at developers, and it’s not recommended to install unless you are one of those. If you just want to take the next version of Android for a spin, wait until next month when the first beta will be out. That will be very easy to get on a supported Pixel by joining the Android (public) Beta program.

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During its MWC event in February, Samsung unveiled the new Galaxy Book2 Pro and Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 laptops, and today these are finally going up for pre-order in the US ahead of an April 1 release (no joke, we hope).

You can purchase the Galaxy Book2 Pro starting at $1,049. 99, and if you pre-order you’re getting a 32″ Odyssey Gaming Curved monitor for free, which is a $329. 99 value. The Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 starts at $1,249. 99, and you’re getting the same monitor for free if you pre-order. Finally, the Galaxy Book2 360 is the cheapest option, starting at just $899. 99, and pre-ordering this will see you receive a free 24″ CRG5 Gaming Monitor worth $259.99. For all three devices, you’re also entitled to 30% off Samsung Care+ plans.

There are also heavy price cuts to be had with qualifying trade-ins: the Galaxy Book2 360 can be as low as $549. 99, the Galaxy Book2 Pro $599. 99, and the Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 $749. 99 – in the base configuration for all three.

If you’re interested in the new Galaxy Book2 laptops, don’t miss our hands-on review straight from Barcelona. And if you want to pre-order, head right on to Samsung’s online store at the Source linked below.

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About a week ago Ross Young of DSCC shared a timeline for the abandoning the notch on iPhones. According to it, the vanilla iPhone 14 models will keep it this year, while the iPhone 14 Pros transition to a “pill + hole” design.

CAD-based renders of the iPhone 14 Pro show off just that design – the Face ID module (which needs an emitter and an IR camera) go in the wider pill, while the single selfie camera go in a circular punch hole. Above and to the side of those are active pixels, freeing up more room on the status row on top.

Apple iPhone 14 Pro (CAD-based renders)

There is talk that the Face ID system will be moved under the display, leaving only the camera punch hole. However, some analysts don’t think this design will be ready for this year and these renders seem to confirm the “pill + hole” design. Note that we’re still months away from mass production of the iPhone 14 series, so these renders most likey represent a prototype rather than the final design.

Apple iPhone 14 Pro (CAD-based renders)

A few other things to note on the renders – yes, there is a Lighting port on the bottom and yes, there is a card slot on the side. Every year we get quite a few rumors saying that the next iPhone will use USB-C or abandon wires altogether or even drop the physical SIM in favor of eSIM.

Apple iPhone 14 Pro (CAD-based renders)

More credible rumors suggest that this year there will be a wide divide between the vanilla models and the Pros. The 14 Pro duo is expected to drop the notch and the vanilla phones won’t follow until 2024.

Other expected differences for this year include the Prosupgrading to the Apple A16 chipset (while the vanilla models stick to the current A15), the Pros may also get 48 MP cameras, ProMotion (i.e. 120 Hz) is unlikely on the vanilla phones and there may be more. Again, it’s too early for a final design to have emerged, so take these as “maybe” not “certainly”.

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The next generation of potential vaccines for HIV are set to be tested in humans. This week, the U.S. National Institutes of Health launched an early clinical trial that will track the safety of three experimental HIV vaccines, all being developed by Moderna and based on its mRNA technology, the same platform used for its FDA-approved covid-19 vaccine.

mRNA is a vital part of how our cells function. This mRNA contains genetic instructions that allow cells to make proteins. Normally, this mRNA is carried over from the cell’s DNA, but mRNA vaccines deliver their own packet of instructions to cells. In the case of covid-19, the vaccines tell our cells to produce the spike protein of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, a key part of the virus that allows it to infect cells. The spike protein alone can’t cause an infection, but it’s enough to trigger the immune system into action and train our body to better fend off the virus if it ever shows up.

The same principle underlies the three HIV vaccine candidates now being tested by the NIH. Although they all have similar proteins, each one is designed to make the body produce HIV’s spike protein. Moderna is developing the shots in collaboration with scientists at the Scripps Consortium for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Development at the Scripps Research Institute and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-funded IAVI Neutralizing Antibody Center at Scripps. (This is the only latest foray into HIV vaccine research by Moderna; last summer, it launched a Phase I trial of a different candidate. )

“Finding an HIV vaccine has proven to be a daunting scientific challenge,” said Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, in a

statement on Monday. “With the success of safe and highly effective COVID-19 vaccines, we have an exciting opportunity to learn whether mRNA technology can achieve similar results against HIV infection.”

The trial will involve up to 108 healthy adults between ages of 18 and 55 at 11 research sites across the U.S. The vaccines will be split into two groups. To ensure safety, the first group will be evaluated two weeks following the initial shot. before being vaccinated with an increased dose. If everything goes according to plan, volunteers will be given three shots. The second and third doses of the vaccines will take place two months and six month after the initial .. The trial is expected to conclude by July 2023.

Phase I trials are primarily intended to test the safety of a new drug or vaccine. But the trial will also collect data on people’s immune responses, which should provide the first clues as to whether this approach really can work as hoped.

Robot vacuums have come a long way over the past few years. Robot vacuums are smarter and more efficient than ever, as well as (marginally better) at eliminating chair legs. You don’t need to spend nearly twice the amount of money for one. There are also many more robo-vacs available now than there once were, so deciding which to buy isn’t as simple as choosing the latest model from the biggest brand. To compare the latest robot vacuums, we tested them all.

Are robot vacuums worth it?

We tackled this question in our budget robot vacuum guide and the answer is yes, especially if vacuuming is one of your least favorite chores. Robots take the hard work out of cleaning your floors – just turn the thing on and watch it go. Any robot vacuum worth buying is semi-autonomous in that it will suck up dirt around your home until its battery is low and then make its way back to its charging dock. It should be able to only interact with you to switch it on and empty the dustbin. If it gets stuck, it can also untangle itself.

That’s not to say robot vacuums are perfect. They’re almost always less powerful and less flexible than standard vacuums. Robotic vacuums often have a lower suction power than conventional models. Their dustbins will also need to be cleaned more often because they are smaller than traditional models. While WiFi-connected robot vacuums give you the flexibility to start a cleaning job from anywhere using an app, targeting a small area of your home can be more complicated. Some robo-vacs have spot-cleaning features that focus the machine’s attention on a specific area, which almost – but not quite – mimics the spot-cleaning you’d be able to do yourself with a regular vacuum.

What should you look for when buying a robot vacuum

As we explained in our budget guide, WiFi is a key feature for most robot vacuums. Some of the cheapest devices aren’t WiFi connected, though, so if you’re looking at the most affordable devices, it’s best to check for that feature before you buy. A robot vacuum can communicate with your smartphone via WiFi, which allows it to be controlled from your mobile phone.

Another important aspect to take into consideration is suction power. Unfortunately, there isn’t a standard power scale that all robo-vacs adhere to, so it’s difficult to compare suction power among a bunch of devices. Some companies offer Pascal levels. The higher the Pa the vacuum will perform. Other companies, however, don’t depend on Pa levels. They simply state that their robots produce X times more suction than others.

Ultimately, we recommend thinking first about the floors in your home: Do you have carpet throughout, or tile and hardwood, or a mix? Because they are able to reach the corners and crevices better, robots that have stronger suction will be a more effective cleaner for carpets. There are also “max” mode options that increase the suction power, but they consume more battery life than “normal”.

At a set price, advanced features such as home mapping, object detection, and dustbin disposal will be available. It’s exactly as the name suggests: Your vacuum maps your house using sensors. This allows you to direct it to specific rooms and areas for later cleaning. Most robo-vacs have some version of object detection, but some will be better than others at actually avoiding things like chair legs and children’s toys. Some, like iRobot’s j7 series, even go so far as to promise to avoid things like pet poop that can potentially ruin your machine.

Finally, for maximum convenience, consider buying a robotic vacuum with a clean base. They are basically trash bins attached to the machine’s charging base. At the end of each job, the robo-vac automatically empties its small dustbin into the large clean base – that means you won’t have to empty the dustbin yourself and you’ll only have to tend to the base once every few weeks. Just keep in mind that most clean bases require proprietary garbage bags – another long-term expense you’ll have to factor into the cost of owning one of these devices.

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Best mid-range robot vacuum: Shark AI Robot Vacuum with Base

Shark’s $650 RV2502AE AI robot vacuum with Base ticks all of the boxes that a mid-range machine should. It offers reliable performance, its mobile app is easy to use and it produces accurate home maps. On top of that, its base is bagless, which means you won’t have to spend money every few months on garbage bags for your robot vacuum.

Buy Shark RV2502AE with base at Amazon – $650

Setting the Shark up is easy. Simply take the box and the base out, and then plug the base into the socket. The companion app can be downloaded to complete the process. You can control the machine via your smartphone or tablet by connecting to WiFi. An “Explore Run” is the Shark’s first trip. This allows it to create a map of your house that you can edit using the app.

The Shark produced a pretty accurate floorplan of my two-bedroom apartment, and I was happy to see a “re-explore” option that I could use if the map wasn’t up to my standards. Once you have a map completed, it is time to mark the rooms within your house. This allows you to send the Shark only to the bedroom, and for additional cleaning work, choose “no go” zones.

The first few times I ran the Shark robot, I had it clean my whole apartment. I was impressed by how quiet it was – or rather, how much quieter it was compared to other robo-vacs I’ve tried. If it is cleaning in the same area, you will need to increase the volume of your TV. However it won’t be able to hear it sucking up dirt and debris from the hallway. It also did a decent job maneuvering its way around the cat toys I left out on the floor. The device’s object detection feature claims it can avoid things as small as four inches, but I found that it was much better at sensing and moving around the three-foot-long cat tunnel on my floor than the many tiny mouse toys.

But even if Mr. Mouse caught the edge of the Shark’s wheels now and then, the robo-vac took it all in stride. When testing robotic vacuums, one thing that I pay attention to is the amount of time they require from me when cleaning. They don’t require any extra attention – the best robot vacuums are smart enough to move about your house, pick up objects, and then return to their base once they finish. Shark’s robot vacuum was so easy to use that I didn’t have to worry about it cleaning. Now, I did my due diligence and picked up pieces of clothing and charging cables off the ground before running the Shark (ditto for every other robot vacuum I tested), so those things were never in the way. Many companion apps will remind you that this is a must before you start a clean-up job.

This Shark machine has a clean base. It will empty the dustbin after each job, and during any job that it isn’t finished with. The Shark can automatically clean its bin after the job is finished. That’s a great feature, but I found the best thing about the base to be its bagless design. Shark’s robot vacuum cleaner is different than other models because it doesn’t require you to buy special garbage bags. When you want to empty the base, part of it snaps off and opens to eject debris, and it easily locks back in place when you return it. This is not only convenient but also lowers the cost per year of ownership since you don’t have to buy special bags every month.

Runner up: Roomba j7

iRobot’s Roomba j7 is a great option if you want the latest obstacle avoidance technology from the company in an attractive package. The $600 j7 doesn’t come with a clean base, but you can get the same vacuum with one for $200 extra.

Buy Roomba j7 at Amazon – $600

The biggest selling point of the Roomba j7 series is its upgraded AI-driven computer vision which helps it detect and move around objects. This includes pet poop – a robot vacuum’s arch nemesis – and iRobot even promises that it will replace your j7 machine if it runs into pet poop within the first year of ownership.

This is the one thing I regret not getting to try. My cat was very strict about keeping her activities in her litter box. Otherwise, the Roomba j7 did a good job sucking up dirt and debris around my apartment and it didn’t make too much noise while doing so. All of the robo-vacs I tested at this mid-range level had roughly the same level of suction, so there wasn’t a big difference between them when it came to cleaning power.

Employees can also set cleaning times in the iRobot app, so they don’t have to do a job every day. The app also has a “favorites” section, which lets you create profiles that you’ll use all the time like “clean the living room and the entryway.” And if you prefer to use voice commands, the robot supports Amazon’s Alexa and the Google Assistant.

The Roomba j7 has Imprint Smart Mapping, but unlike the Shark, it took more than one runthrough of my home for it to create a complete map. iRobot’s app distinguishes between a regular cleaning job and a “mapping run,” so make sure you’re choosing the latter the first few times you run the machine.

I tested the j7+, which means I was treated to the roaring sounds of the machine emptying its dustbin into its clean base. The emptying process isn’t as simple as an automatically opening flat that shakes dirt from one garbage can to another – the base actually sucks the dirt from vacuum. This was the case for all of the machines I tried that came with clean bases; they’re all quite loud, but the Roomba j7+ was the loudest of them all. The whooshing sounds last for only five to 10 seconds, but it was shocking the first time it happened. Just keep that in mind if you ever decide to run the robot at night when others are sleeping.

Honorable mention: Anker Eufy RoboVac X8 Hybrid

You may be unfamiliar with Anker’s robot vacuums, but they’re often more affordable alternatives to the iRobots and Sharks of the world. The $649 Eufy RoboVac X8 Hybrid isn’t a budget machine by any means, but it’s a solid robot vacuum that offers a few key features that many competitors don’t have. Plus, you can often find it on sale for $549 or even $449.

Buy Eufy RoboVac X8 Hybrid at Amazon – $650

Unlike our other midrange picks, the X8 Hybrid doesn’t come with a clean base, nor is there one you can purchase separately. It’s just a standalone robot vacuum, but the “hybrid” indicates that it’s also a mop. It has both a dustbin for collecting debris and a 250-milliliter water tank that you can fill whenever you want to run a mopping cycle. This feature is common on many other robotic vacuums. It can be more helpful than the clean base for those with tiled or hardwood floors.

Besides that, I was impressed with how easy it was to set up the X8 Hybrid, how accurate its mapping technology was and how many extra features it supports. It has four cleaning modes – auto, room, zone and spot – and four suction levels starting with Pure at the low end and topping out at Max. You have a lot more control over the cleaning area and power of your machine. The X8 Hybrid was in Pure mode the first time I ran it, and I was surprised by not only how quiet it was but also how thoroughly it cleaned considering it was on the lowest suction setting.

There’s also a “tap and go” feature that lets you pinpoint any spot on your home map in the EufyHome app, sending the robot there to clean. You can also use manual controls, something that you won’t see on many robo-vacs. You can control your machine like a slower, less agile RC car. This gives you greater control of where it cleans.

It may not have the name recognition that iRobot or Shark do, but the Eufy RoboVac X8 Hybrid is a solid choice nonetheless, especially if you don’t care to add a clean base into the mix. It’s an even more tempting choice if you can snag it when it’s discounted.

Best high-end robot vacuum: iRobot Roomba s9+

The Roomba s9+ is admittedly overkill for most people – but it’s nothing if not one of the best robot vacuums out there. As soon as the vacuum is unpacked, you’ll be able to see its top features. The s9+ is the biggest but also the most attractive robo-vac I tried, with a corner-friendly design, copper accents and a 1. 5-foot tall clean base. The setup was quick and easy, with the machine taking only a few minutes to connect to my home’s WiFi and the iRobot app.

Buy Roomba s9+ at Amazon – $999

While the s9+ doesn’t have the Precision Navigation feature that the newer j7 does, it has something called “Careful Driver” that uses a 3D sensor to detect and clean around objects. It seems that the main difference is that the s9+ isn’t specifically wired to avoid pet poop, so keep that in mind if you have furry friends around the house. However, with 40x the suction power of a standard Roomba, the s9+ does a great job cleaning up pet hair.

It’s aso louder than the j7 when it’s cleaning, but not irritatingly so, and I noticed a deeper clean in my carpets thanks to the extra suction. It also automatically switches between tile and carpeted floors when it detects that a tile floor is being cleaned.

Even this $1,000 robot vacuum bumped into a few table legs while cleaning, but it was noticeably better than other machines at navigating around my furniture and correcting itself when it got stuck. It also moves faster than the j7, so it was able to cover a bit more of my apartment before it had to return to the base for charging after about one hour of cleaning. I was also pleasantly surprised to find that the s9+ wasn’t nearly as loud as the j7 vacuum when emptying its dustbin into the clean base.

With the iRobot app experience being the same across all Roombas, the s9+ stands out for its subtle premium features like its elegant design, elegant-looking clean base, superior cleaning intelligence and top-of-the-line suction power. Aside from the extra suction, those are all nice-to-haves rather than must-haves, so most people – including you! – probably don’t need the Roomba s9+. It’s the fanciest robot vacuum iRobot has to offer, but you’ll get a similar level of quality with the Roomba j7 while spending a couple hundred bucks less.

Honorable mention: Roborock S7+

Roborock’s high-end S7+ deserves a mention for its cleaning power and number of additional features that many other competitors don’t have. First, the S7+ is a vac-and-mop combo, and its mopping map automatically lifts itself out of the way when the machine reaches the carpet. That means you can have it clean your whole home, vacuuming and mopping in the right spots, without you giving it any extra attention (besides filling its 300ml water tank at the start).

Buy Roborock S7+ at Amazon – $950

The $950 machine has a longer setup process because its clean base comes in two pieces. Attach the base where the robot-vac charges to the upper part of your garbage bin using just a couple of screws. Roborock provides everything you need to do this in the box, so while it takes a bit more time, it’s still an easy process.

What wasn’t so easy for me at first was connecting the S7+ to the Roborock app. The vacuum had trouble connecting to my home’s WiFi network, but I was able to connect it to the Mi Home app, which is Xiaomi’s main smart home companion app (Xiaomi is an investor in Roborock). There aren’t a ton of differences between the two apps when it comes to robo-vac controls, but the S7+ is designed to work with Roborock’s program. Roborock representatives helped me troubleshoot the issue and I was able factory reset the vacuum, which allowed me to properly connect the Roborock program to it.

However, Roborock’s app isn’t as well-designed as apps from Shark, iRobot and other companies. You can quickly open the main page to see your house’s map, along with cleaning time and cleaning distance in feet. There are also buttons that allow you to start cleaning and then empty the bin. The app also allows you to choose specific areas or rooms to clean. However, the menu at the top of the screen shows all the controls. Things are a little buried, and that might make the S7+ harder for robot-vacuum newbies to use.

When it comes to cleaning, the Roborock S7+ did a great job sucking up dirt around my home. In addition to the usual features like cleaning schedules, zone targeting and others, the vacuum also has things like child lock, which will disable the physical buttons on the machine; different auto-emptying settings to choose from; “pin and go,” which lets you tap on your home map to send the robot to a specific location; and manual direction controls so you can move the machine like a toy car. This isn’t the robot vacuum to get if you want the most polished experience – and you may very well want that if you’re dropping $1,000 on one – but it remains a powerful vac-and-mop machine with a handful of extra perks.

Best budget: Roomba 694

iRobot’s $279 Roomba 694 is a great option for most people thanks to its good cleaning power and easy-to-use mobile app. This guide contains additional information on affordable robot vacuums. We will not go into detail. But suffice to say, the 694 gives you all the essentials you’d expect from a robot vacuum, along with all of the convenience that comes with iRobot’s mobile app.

Buy Roomba 694 at Amazon – $279

Disney’s inability to quickly address the company’s involvement in funding legislators involved with Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill has seen plenty of internal and external dissatisfaction with the House of Mouse. But now, things are slowly starting to change–if not nearly enough.

Last night, in the wake of news that queer Disney employees across the company were planning walkouts to protest Bob Chapek’s response to the aforementioned Florida legislation, seeking to curb acknowledging the very existence of queer people in educational settings, Marvel Studios has become the latest arm of the Disney company to release a public statement denouncing anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation.

In a statement released on Twitter the studio pledged to promote the values of equality, saying in part, “We strongly denounce any and ALL legislation that infringes on the basic human rights of the LGBTQIA+ community.” The studio went on to say, “Marvel Studios stands for hope, inclusivity and strength; and we proudly stand with the community.”

Much of the reaction to Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s turnaround on the company’s response to the Florida bill–in the wake of the revelation that Disney had donated money to several of the legislators behind its creation–has been internal to the company. Reports last week revealed a letter from Pixar employees sent to Disney that lambasted the company’s response, as well as alleged a history of extreme censorship of queer content across the studio’s output, and this week saw the unprecedented announcement of walkouts staged by LGBTQIA+ Disney staff and supporting allies to protest the company’s inaction, after Chapek apologized for Disney’s silence on the bill in a message to employees, and formally paused all political spending in Florida.

Marvel’s statement is one of the first major public-facing comments a part of Disney has released. also issued a statement for .

Instagram attached to an image of the Star Wars Rebel Alliance’s insignia decked out in the colors of the Pride flag. The caption says that the studio will “resoundingly and unequivocally denounce the legislations in Florida, Texas, Idaho, and beyond, that target the [LGBTQIA+] community and infringe upon their human rights.” As of writing this, that statement has yet to appear on any of Lucasfilm’s other social accounts, including the Star Wars channels on Facebook, Twitter, and other social networks.

Still, after weeks of silence, this is a pretty small step and comes at a time the company should be especially supportive of its LGBTQIA+ employees and fans–in particular the rights of trans people, as they’re most recently under attack. Disney’s attempts to stand by its far-from-inspiring content are no longer enough, and the eyes of both employees and consumers are watching on to see when and if they’ll do more.

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