The lightweight Google Maps Go client made for Android Go-powered devices has now surpassed the 500 million download milestone on the Play Store.
Android Go is an effort to provide emerging markets with a mobile OS tailored or at least better suited to modest smartphone hardware. Apps like Google Maps Go provide a slimmed-down experience without having to download a large app.
Because the app…
Google Meet adding YouTube livestreams for education users, real-time translated captions
June 23, 2021
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…
Google for Education today hosted The Anywhere School 2021 to reveal the latest capabilities for teachers and students. Updates include PIN login for Chromebooks and Classroom add-ons, as well as Google Meet.
On Chromebooks, six-digit PIN logins for education let schools…
Stadia for Android TV is completely different from the phone app you’ve been sideloading
June 23, 2021
Yesterday, Google launched a new app in preparation for Stadia to be available on Android TV and Google TV devices. We’ve found that the new Android TV app is designed completely differently from how Stadia for Android works.
About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we decompile these…
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…
Google Home Essentials: SwitchBot offers a slightly inelegant path to Assistant-controlled curtains
June 23, 2021
Google Assistant is capable of controlling literally hundreds of different kinds of devices, but some can get fairly expensive. Smart curtains and blinds, for example, can cost hundreds of dollars and require new hardware to install. SwitchBot, though, has a clever solution…
Google offers official instructions on how to know if your Nest Hub is running Fuchsia OS
June 23, 2021
Google has shared official instructions on how to know if your Nest Hub has been updated to run on Fuchsia OS.
Last month, Google launched an update for the first-generation Nest Hub, switching it from Cast OS to Fuchsia, an operating system Google built from scratch that is pridefully “not Linux.” This marked the first major debut for Fuchsia OS, having to that point been something of a…
UK government to send out test emergency alerts to iPhone and Android users later this month
June 22, 2021
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…
Both Foxconn and Pegatron are offering substantial bonuses to help recruit workers for iPhone 13 production, according to a Taiwanese report.
Both companies are offering recruitment bonuses worth well over a month’s average salary, with additional bonuses offered to…
Jamf has released a new iPhone app called Jamf Unlock that’s designed to streamline logging into and unlocking a Mac tied to an enterprise management system.
Even though macOS doesn’t yet support Face ID, Jamf is bringing Face ID unlock technology to the Mac using the iPhone as a bridge. Passwords are certainly something we all struggle with, and by enabling biometric technology on macOS…
