Google’s efforts with Android TV OS seem to finally be in gear with new hardware, Google TV, and more. As the platform expands, the YouTube app for Android TV has just passed 100 million installs.
According to the Play Store, Youtube for Android TV now has over 100 million installs all-time since its release in 2014. Android Police notes that the previous milestone, 50 million installs, in May…
Alphabet Scoop 126: Android 12 Beta 2, Pixel Feature Drop, and Stadia for Google/Android TV
June 11, 2021
This week 9to5Google’s Abner Li, Ben Schoon, and Kyle Bradshaw discuss the new features and changes that came to Android 12 Beta 2 and the 3 major announcements that came to Google’s Stadia platform.
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One of the hallmarks of the upcoming Material You design language, featured in Android 12, is apps theming themselves based on your current wallpaper. Signs have begun to point toward Chrome for Android preparing to support Material You color theming.
Material You is set…
Facebook Messenger for iOS gets QR Codes and Payments Links, Quick Reply Bar, new themes, more
June 10, 2021
Facebook Messenger today announced three new features launching in its iOS app: QR Codes and Payment Links, new Quick Reply Bar, and more themes such as Olivia Rodrigo, Pride, F9, and more.
QR codes and payment links in Messenger enable users to send and receive money from anyone, even if they aren’t Facebook friends. This feature is rolling out to US Messenger users, and there’s no need to…
Dark Sky iOS app, website, and API now scheduled to shut down at the end of 2022 following Apple acquisition
June 10, 2021
Just over a year ago, Apple announced that it was acquiring the popular hyperlocal weather app Dark Sky. At the time, Apple said the Dark Sky API, which is used by various third-party weather applications, would shut down at the end of 2021. Plans have shifted, however, and…
Gboard 10.7 preps support for Android 12’s Material You ‘Dynamic Color’ theming [Gallery]
June 10, 2021
Android 12 Beta 2 launched yesterday with the wallpaper-based theming announced at Google I/O. We already provided a preview of the upcoming support in Google Messages, and now here’s an early look at the Material You “Dynamic Color” theme in the works for…
OnePlus has officially unveiled its latest affordable entry into the Nord series with the OnePlus Nord CE 5G.
While 2020 saw the birth of the fairly solid OnePlus Nord, a line of even more affordable entry-level devices has seen the series diverge and move away from the “Never Settle” tagline associated with the flagship killer brand. The OnePlus Nord CE, or Core Edition, is a device that…
Alongside Live View directions in Maps and 3D Animals, Lens is one of Google’s key investments in augmented reality. Google UK is now promoting the visual search tool with a “Behind the Lens with Google Pixel” promo campaign.
This effort wants to “help people…
One of the “flagship” features of Android 12 is widgets, and the start of that is the neat “Conversations” widget that lets you jump into a message thread from the homescreen. In Android 12 Beta 2, that Conversations widget is finally live for more people, too.
The…
If you are not content with the most recent Android 12 Developer Preview or Beta build on your Google Pixel, it’s probably music to your ears knowing that you can downgrade your OS to a stable version of Android 11 if you encounter any major problems.
We’ve shown you how to install the Android 12 Beta or Developer Preview phase, so it’s only fair that we show you how to downgrade from…
