Articles tagged "Google"

The Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro are finally receiving the January update. In addition, Google has also published the system images and OTA files for the Pixel duo. The January update brings all the fixes that were on the December update plus some new...

Another Android 13 leak is in and this one is about the design aspect. With Android 12, Google introduced its Material You theming engine (Pixel exclusive) which applies a varied color palette across your home screen, widgets, icons and menus based...

YouTube is reportedly testing out a new Smart Downloads feature, which downloads 20 videos each week based on your watching preferences. Of course, the app will download the content only using Wi-Fi. The mission is to save up mobile data when you...

Following Wednesday’s release of Android 12L’s second Beta build, 9to5Google reports about some visual assets found within the new build. Specifically, some new animations contained in the build reveal the unreleased Google Pixel foldable...

On Wednesday afternoon, Google pushed the Beta 2 built of Android 12 L to eligible devices. Both system images and OTAs are available from Google’s site for Pixel 3a (XL) and all newer Pixels. All except the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro – which have...

Google is rapidly improving its Wear OS lately and it has now confirmed one of the features to make it to one of its next releases. It will finally let you flip the UI so you can wear your smartwatch on your right hand. A feature request on...

Last week, a report from WSJ highlighted the mental health effects of teenagers who feel outcast by their friends who use an Android phone. The report gathered lots of attention over the weekend and Google’s Senior VP Hiroshi Lockheimer Tweeted...

Apple’s iMessage introduced free messages between iPhone users a decade ago has been discriminating against Google users, and that has been affecting mental health of Android users, a recent report from The Wall Street Journal revealed. Hiroshi...

2022 is off to a rough start for Google. Just a day after the search giant was hit with a €150 million fine by the French National Commission on Informatics and Liberty, the Alphabet subsidiary lost a key court ruling on its home turf which may...

The French National Commission on Informatics and Liberty (CNIL) slapped Alphabet’s Google with a €150 million fine, and Meta’s Facebook with €60 million. The reason is both companies made it difficult for users to refuse online...

At CES 2022, Google shared its future plans to make device connectivity easier and more seamless for Android phones, Chromebooks, Android TVs and Wear OS smartwatches. Google will begin with Fast Pair for Bluetooth headphones, which will...

The Google Pixel 3 series received its timely security patch but along with it, Google bundled a fix that should take care of the emergency calling bug. Even though last October was the end of the road for the duo in terms of major software updates...

Google has today announced that it's sending out the January update to its phones. We're talking all Pixels which are still supported, except the newest Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. So that means you're covered if you have anything between the 3a...

For better or worse, we've had yet another "interesting" year. Мost things in the world are still a mess — no way around that. There is still room for positivity, though, at least as far as the mobile industry is concerned. Despite all of the...

It was a very good year for Google, but especially for its mobile division. The jury's still out on whether hardware sales will match the quality of its latest phones but in all cases the phones we saw from Google in 2021 deserve respect. Winner:...

Pixel owners have noticed that Google has taken its time to push out the December Feature Drop update for Pixels and now we can speculate the possible reason for this. Meanwhile, Google has confirmed that it has had to disable two Pixel-exclusive...

As we enter the new year, more evidence piles on about Google’s unicorn Pixel Watch. Earlier this month, we saw leaked marketing images of the Google Pixel Watch that show a round watch body and a low-profile touch screen with rounded edge all the...

This morning, OnePlus founder Pete Lau has confirmed that the brand’s upcoming OnePlus 10 Pro flagship will arrive in January. The news was confirmed via a post made by the executive on the Chinese micro-blogging site Weibo. The OnePlus...

As 9to5Google reports, Google’s $50 smart speaker that launched alongside the Google Pixel 2 and 2 XL and Google Home Max back in 2017 is officially out of stock on the Google Store. The Google Home Mini’s status on Google’s online Store is...

Mediatek unveiled the Dimensity 9000 last month, and today the company shed more light on the first phones to launch products with the SoC. The chip, built on the 4nm process, will be adopted by Oppo, vivo, Xiaomi, and Honor - all four companies...