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Following the latest update, the Google app, Podcasts, and Lens are repeatedly crashing, while Assistant is also unavailable. Users across Google Pixel, Samsung, and Motorola phones are affected. Update 6/22: Google has provided official instructions on how to resolve the problem. The company warns that “this will clear some settings for the Google app” and to “review the settings if you…

Google’s fast iteration on Meet continues with a series of upcoming new features for education customers. One particular highlight for Google Meet “in the coming months” is the return of YouTube livestreams. Education Chromebooks getting PIN logins as Google Classroom adds roster import, more The Meet updates start with increasing safety and security for education users. A “video…

Google is in the process of rolling out the “M89” update for the Nest and Google Wifi. There are several user-facing additions, as well as underlying improvements. The M89 release, dated June 2021, starts with an expansion of what third-party services are supported by “Preferred activities.” “Video conferencing” — released in November — already prioritizes Google Meet and Zoom…

The US is already accustomed to the idea of a loud siren emanating from their phones to announce an official Emergency Alert message. That same system is now being tested by the UK government to send out important messages to people in the United Kingdom. The tests will run over the course of the next week. Assuming all goes wall, the government will start using the Emergency Alerts system for…