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Back in November, Google Messages started testing the ability to react with any emoji, and it’s now getting wider availability. We first enabled this capability in mid-September and the first users started seeing it in late November. Instead of being limited to seven reactions (thumbs up/down, Smiling Face with Heart-Eyes, Face with Tears of Joy, Face with Open Mouth, Crying Face, and Angry…

OnePlus has finally brought the previously Chinese-exclusive OnePlus 11 to the US. With that, pre-orders have opened up for the flagship device. Here are the best places you can pre-order the device and find the best deals and trade-in values. OnePlus 11 pre-orders The OnePlus 11 brings a lot to the table and that doesn’t include the massive camera array on the rear of the phone. Internally…

Android offers support for a Context Hub Runtime Environment (CHRE), and Google is using it to speed up Fast Pair on the OnePlus 11.  While one central unit called the Applications Processor manages all applications on the phone, its size means it takes considerable battery power to run. Smaller processors can handle simple tasks much more efficiently, which is exactly where CHRE comes…

Until recently, searching for a podcast on Google would surface individual episodes that you could quickly start playing. That’s now being replaced by a podcast directory in Google Search. On mobile (in the US), searching for a type of podcast — e.g., “news podcast” or “comedy podcast” — will surface a new card. “Podcasts” starts by letting you filter results by app/service…