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“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. Functionality offered by DPS differs from device-to-device with the…

While most Pixel fans are eagerly anticipating the upcoming Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 XL — which are set to overhaul the Made by Google phone series — the Android 12 Beta includes clues to what Google phones will come after that. These possibly include a foldable Pixel and the presumed Pixel 6a. Digging into the various apps included in the most recent Android 12 Beta, we were able to uncover a…

Google has very quietly rolled out a minor update to its Gmail app on Android that tweaks some of the colors within. Showing up in what appears to be a wide server-side rollout, the colors of the “Smart Labels” have all slightly changed. We’re seeing the change in Gmail v2021.07.11, but it doesn’t appear to be dependant on a Play Store update. The change is present, at least for us, on…

The Chromecast with Google TV is a great, affordable streamer with some awesome software, but its low-cost nature lends itself well to the device feeling super slow at times. Luckily, there are a couple of easy tweaks you can make to help keep it feeling quick. There’s no “magic pill” to solve performance issues on the with Google TV. The low-end Amlogic chip inside paired with 2GB of…