If you’re someone driving around a car equipped with Android Automative, you’ll soon be sitting back and relaxing in that driver’s seat (while parked, of course), enjoying a ton of new apps. Thanks to behind the scenes work done by Google, developers will soon have a streamlined process for rolling out apps to supported vehicles. … Continued Read the original post: Many More Android Apps are Coming to Your Car Read more ›
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At Google I/O this week, the company announced a plethora of new theft protection features, ranging from features that will hopefully prevent and deter theft from taking place, to changes designed to make a thief’s newly stolen property more difficult to wipe and sell. Before Theft Happens: Google details that a factory reset upgrade is … Continued Read the original post: Google to Deploy New Theft Protection Features for Android Read more ›
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Owners of the Rivian R1T or R1S typically have one complaint that they are very vocal about and constantly shout to anyone who will listen. They want Apple Carplay or Android Auto because they aren’t quite satisfied with Rivian’s infotainment system (which is actually built on Android Automotive OS). Today, Google and Rivian made a … Continued Read the original post: Rivian to Add Google Cast, Native YouTube App Read more ›
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It wouldn’t be a Google I/O week without a brand new Android 15 Beta release. Prepare your Pixel devices, my friends, for the Android 15 Beta 2 update. Oh, and if you don’t own a Pixel, you may be schedule for your own little taste test of Android 15. Google released the newest Android 15 … Continued Read the original post: Android 15 Beta 2 is Here for Pixel Devices... Read more ›
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If you fell asleep during yesterday’s keynote because the only thing Google wanted to talk about was Gemini and AI, you are not alone. Many of us were hoping for more details on the next version of Android, Google TV happenings, Wear OS, Google in cars, etc., yet that didn’t happen because Google is currently … Continued Read the original post: 10 Big New Android Features From I/O: Private Space,... Read more ›
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Google announced this morning that Wear OS saw massive growth in 2023, with the platform’s user base boosting by 40%, with said users populating over 160 countries across the globe. Point being, there are many people using Wear OS right now and it looks like Google is going to continue investing in making it a … Continued Read the original post: Wear OS 5 Brings Significant Battery Improvements, Developer Preview... Read more ›
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Visible is introducing annual payment options for its Visible and Visible+ plans. With this, instead of paying a monthly price, you’ll pay a one time fee annually, saving you a good amount of money over the long run. The standard Visible plan will only save you $25 if you pay the $275 up front for … Continued Read the original post: Visible Announces Annual Plans, Save Up to $145 for... Read more ›
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While we weren’t big fans of the original OnePlus Watch, the new OnePlus Watch 2 is a Wear OS device we like very much. The battery life is really good and the fitness tracking is way better than we ever expected. For a limited time, you can now snag OnePlus’ latest smartwatch for just $199. … Continued Read the original post: DEAL: OnePlus Watch 2 at $199 is Easy Decision... Read more ›
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To celebrate the launch of the Pixel 8a today, Google went ahead and released the first factory image and OTA files for the device. For those not familiar with the importance of this release, just understand that these are the files one could use to bring their phone back from tinkering ruin. If you own … Continued Read the original post: Pixel 8a Gets First Factory Image Files on Launch... Read more ›
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For users who want to use an app on multiple devices, such as on an Android phone and Android tablet, it’s hard to know how an app will look and behave on any given screen size. Thanks to enhancements inside of Google Play, you’ll soon be able to better tell how an app will look … Continued Read the original post: Google Play Gets Cross-Device Listing Enhancements Read more ›
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If Google really wants AI to take over everything, it needs to put Gemini within the tool that all of us have – smartphones. Google is now doing that and it’ll replace Google Assistant on your devices. By putting Gemini directly into Android, Google can use its AI to deeply integrate into the OS and … Continued Read the original post: Google Builds Gemini Into Android: Here are the First... Read more ›
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Circle to Search is one of Google’s best new features for quickly finding out about almost anything currently on your screen. And now, Google is going to let your kid use this same feature to solve their homework problems. Oh boy. Starting as early as today, students can bring up their homework on an Android … Continued Read the original post: Google’s Circle to Search Now Helps Your Kid With... Read more ›
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Google is bringing Gemini to Google Search, meaning your search results are about to get a massive dose of artificial intelligence. The first feature of this rollout is AI Overviews, which has been in Labs for a while. It’s now rolling out to everyone starting today, with the feature capable on providing AI-generated information based … Continued Read the original post: Google Injects Gemini AI Right Into Google Search Read more ›
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Because Google I/O 2024 is all about AI, one of the first new features Google highlighted included Gemini AI in your Google Photos experience. The new feature is called “Ask Photos” and it should allow you to ask very specific questions for the right results no matter the request. Since that’s the most vague way … Continued Read the original post: Google Photos Adds “Ask Photos” Feature to Let You Read more ›
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Today’s the day, with Google I/O 2024 kicking off this morning at 10am Pacific. Kellen is lucky enough to be down in the Bay Area for all of the action, but for the rest of us, a livestream will have to suffice. In today’s keynote, we’re expecting a healthy amount of artificial intelligence, Android news, … Continued Read the original post: WATCH: Google I/O Keynote Starts at 10AM Pacific Read more ›
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Google and Apple announced this week that they have partnered up to create a new industry specification — Detecting Unwanted Location Trackers. Available to Android 6.0+ and iOS 17.5+, the spec was created with Google’s new Find My Device network in mind, which utilizes Bluetooth-powered trackers to pinpoint the location of items. Here’s Google on … Continued Read the original post: Google, Apple Create Spec to Ensure You Aren’t Unknowingly... Read more ›
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Over the weekend, OnePlus Watch 2 owners were greeted with a pretty scary pop-up if they tried to access the OnePlus OHealth app to view watch data. The screen warned users that the app tried to “access sensitive info and your Google Account,” so Google blocked it. OnePlus says they’ve fixed the issue as they … Continued Read the original post: That Scary OnePlus Watch 2 Screen Will Go Away... Read more ›
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Google I/O kicks off tomorrow at 10am Pacific. At that point, anything could happen, though, we’re somewhat confident in the sort of news Google will announce. There’ll be the usual developer-focused stuff with regards to Android, plus we’re sure there’ll be at least 30 minutes dedicated to AI in the keynote. But what news are … Continued Read the original post: Monday Poll: What are You Hoping to See at... Read more ›
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It’s Google I/O week, but it’s hard to focus on the now when we’re too busy thinking about what’s to come. Later this year, Google will introduce the Pixel 9 lineup and the wait for that to happen has become increasingly difficult with various leaks. This week, it’s actual photos of what appears to be … Continued Read the original post: Here are Actual Pixel 9 Lineup Photos Read more ›
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Shortly after the Pixel 8a was announced, we looked through all of the comments that were made about the phone and noticed that most people said the same thing – the Pixel 8a seems nice, but the with its $499 price and all of the regular discounts Google is known to offer, the Pixel 8 … Continued Read the original post: I’ve Spent 5 Days With the Pixel 8a Read more ›
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