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Google redesigns nearly 1,000 emoji; coming to Gmail & Chrome OS in July, Android 12 this fall

Ahead of World Emoji Day tomorrow, Google is sharing new designs for 992 emoji that it has revamped with a focus on “making them more universal, accessible, and authentic.” The company also provided a timeline for when they will be rolling out to its various platforms. Besides making them cuter, Google has worked to make emoji more accurate and flexible, given their worldwide audience and…
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Google effectively delays Play Billing requirement for Android in-app purchases amid lawsuit

Last September, Google announced that in one year’s time, all apps distributed through the Play Store would have to use Play Billing for in-app purchases. Following last week’s big antitrust lawsuit, the company announced today that it’s letting developers request an extension for adopting this policy change. Google originally targeted a September 30, 2021 deadline for when all apps in the…
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Google is now taking survey feedback for Android 12 Beta 3 from Pixel owners

Following the launch on Wednesday, Google has opened the customary Android 12 Beta 3 survey for Pixel owners.  We’d like your feedback on the latest version of Android 12 on your Pixel device. This *anonymous* survey should take you about 5-10 minutes to complete. Please only fill out this survey if your Pixel device is running Beta 3 (SPB3.210618.013). You can verify this by going to…
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Samsung Galaxy M22 renders and specs leak

There’s plenty of info circulating about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy M22 (SM-M225FV) and now the folks over at have shared a few renders and preliminary specs of the upcoming budget device. Looking at the design we can see it closely resembles the Galaxy A22 and Galaxy…
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Samsung Exynos 850 version of Galaxy A12 reportedly on the way

In a report from , a new variant of the Samsung Galaxy A12 is slated to arrive with model number SM-A127F. This new variant would be powered by Samsung’s own Exynos 850 with eight cores built on the 8nm process. Samsung Galaxy A12 (2020) Though there were previous reports of a Samsung Galaxy A12s passing through Bluetooth certification, its reported that this particular device may be simply…
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