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Google renames ‘Device Personalization Services’ to ‘Android System Intelligence’ [Update: New icon]

September 12, 2021
“Device Personalization Services” is the method through which Google delivers and updates features like Now Playing (on Pixel), Live Caption, and smart actions in notifications to Android devices. This app, updated via the Play Store, is now being renamed to “Android System Intelligence,” at least on Google Pixel phones. Update 9/12: As of the past few weeks, the “Device…
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Quick Charge Podcast: September 11, 2021

September 12, 2021
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Dems propose new $12,500 electric car rebate, Tesla left with $4,500 disadvantage

September 12, 2021
Democrats have proposed an updated electric car incentive program at the federal level, which would go through their $3.5 trillion social spending bill. It would remove the limit on the number of vehicles and replace it with a timeline, introduce a higher payout up to $12,500 and make it point-of-sale, but there are also new restrictions that would put Tesla at a $4,500 disadvantage. Ever since…
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Google One quietly adds 5TB storage plan for $24.99/month following Photos changes

September 12, 2021
Google One storage is shared across the various products on your account including Gmail, Drive, and Photos, but now that the latter has stricter storage requirements, more people are looking to pay for plans. Now, Google has introduced a 5TB plan to bridge the $40 gap between tiers. When Google Photos ditched its unlimited, compressed storage offering earlier this year, users in need of storage…
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Walmart Onn box gets Android TV update w/ new security patch, freezing issue fixes, more

September 12, 2021
Walmart introduced the most affordable Android TV device to date earlier this year and, as we covered, they’re pretty decent. However, update support is always questionable on super-cheap devices, but it seems Walmart is up to the task as the first notable update for the Onn Android TV box has just rolled out. The update, which is most notable for carrying the slightly-out-of-date August 2021…
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