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India demands third-party Android app stores in Play Store as it hits Google with fine

October 21, 2022
Google has been under intense scrutiny for its practice of requiring certain apps to be installed on Android phones, and now India is the latest country to hit Google with a multimillion-dollar fine. India’s competition regulator has been investigating whether Google has a dominant position in five sectors as TechCrunch points out: licensable OS for smartphones, app store, web search services…
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Google Nest is down for many as partial outage affects mainly older cameras

October 21, 2022
Google Nest services are experiencing a partial outage this afternoon as many users are seeing live feeds from their cameras go down. Confirmed by Google and reported by many users this afternoon, Google Nest services are seeing a partial outage that has taken down live feeds and video history. Google has confirmed the issue on its status dashboard, saying that the company is investigating a…
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Pixel 7 and 7 Pro Clear Calling goes live with Android 13 QPR1 Beta 3

October 21, 2022
Today’s surprise release of Android 13 QPR1 Beta 3 contains only minor UI tweaks, but it does enable Clear Calling on the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro. Announced at the Made by Google event, Clear Calling is billed as letting you hear people when they’re in noisy places. It can filter out background noise and enhance voices. After updating to Android 13 QPR1 Beta 3, open the Settings app and navigate to…
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Google fined $161.9 million in India over 'anti-competitive' Android policies

October 21, 2022
Google is facing another fine for allegedly misusing its control of Android to suppress competition. CNET reports India’s Competition Commission has fined Google the equivalent of $161.9 million for supposedly giving its Android apps an edge using restrictive terms. The company imposes an “unfair condition” on phone makers by requiring that they preinstall Google apps as part of…
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