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Unreleased Nest Hub redesign surprisingly pops up at Google Store

February 10, 2023

Last March, Google appeared to accidentally roll out a rather significant redesign of the Nest Hub UI. It was quickly pulled, but the visual revamp has since made a surprising, offline reappearance. This redesign introduced a quick settings shade when swiping down from the top of the screen that’s similar to the Home Hub-era “Home View” panel. Today, that gesture just takes you to the Home…

Android 13 QPR2 Beta 3.1 rolling out with February security patch

February 10, 2023

After rolling out Android 13 QPR2 Beta 3 without the February security patch, Beta 3.1 is now here to bring Pixel phones to the latest security level. Android 13 QPR2 Beta 3 rolled out before the February security patch was released for Pixel phones on the stable release.

Honor Magic Vs teardown shows that Samsung’s foldables have real competition coming [Video]

February 10, 2023

Samsung has been the leader in the foldable smartphone market for a while, with its Galaxy Z Fold series offering a phone-tablet hybrid design able to transform from a compact device to a larger screened tablet. However, Honor, the former sub-brand of Huawei, has recently…

Android 14 DP1: Health Connect is now baked into system settings

February 10, 2023

The first developer preview of Android 14 doesn’t contain a huge number of changes, but one notable tweak comes to Health Connect, which is now baked into the system settings. Google announced Health Connect at I/O 2022 as a service that could sync data across different health and fitness apps – steps from Samsung Health into Google Fit, or activity from Meta/Oculus to Fitbit, for example.

Where to watch Super Bowl LVII on Android TV or on ChromeOS

February 10, 2023

It’s that time of year again when the best teams in the NFL face off for the Super Bowl LVII championship. If you run Android TV or Google TV and you want to tune in to the game, here’s how you can watch Super Bowl LVII. This year, the Super Bowl is being held on Feb…

Bing with ChatGPT is Microsoft’s latest way to get you to switch from Google Chrome to Edge

February 10, 2023

Microsoft unveiled its ChatGPT-powered “new Bing” this week, and it certainly has the attention of many. But “new Bing” is also Microsoft’s latest way to try and get you to switch from Google Chrome to Microsoft Edge. The “new Bing” uses the power of…

Microsoft rolls out update to Windows Subsystem for Android to Insiders

February 10, 2023

Windows Subsystem for Android if the foundation for Android apps coming to Windows 11. Since launch, there have been a lot of improvements made, with the most recent one focused on stability with several crucial system updates for Android apps in Windows. Microsoft’s Windows Subsystem for Android is a relatively new structure. Launching sometime after Windows 11 officially rolled out, the…

New Google Messages notification icon finally appearing for some

February 10, 2023

Last year we saw the Google Messages icon design change into something new. Even though that change was around three months ago, users are just now seeing the notification icon for Google Messages reflect the new design. Prior to November, the Google Messages icon was…

Samsung February 2023 update rolling out for these Galaxy devices

February 9, 2023

Even though Samsung has just launched the Galaxy S23 series, the Korean company has not forgotten about its predecessors. A growing number of Samsung Galaxy devices are getting the February 2023 Android security update – here’s the full list. Samsung February 2023…

One month later, Android Auto’s ‘Coolwalk’ redesign still isn’t widely available

February 9, 2023

To kick off 2023 Google announced that Android Auto would be rolling out a redesign to all users, but a month later, “Coolwalk” still isn’t widely available to everyone. On January 5, Google announced that the redesign would start rolling out that very day. This came after “Coolwalk” had been in the Android Auto beta program for a couple of months, first having been released in…