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Google wants to make US health insurance ads more trustworthy with new certification program

Building on existing ad policies, Google today announced a new certification program for health insurance advertisers in the United States. Moving forward, Google will only allow ads from government exchanges, first-party providers, and licensed third-party brokers. This covers individual health insurance coverage, short-term coverage, and Medicare. Advertisers will be required to provide…
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Google explains why WebView crashed Android apps last month and upcoming mitigations

Following Android users worldwide experiencing repeated app crashes last month, Google today released an explanation behind what went wrong and how future WebView problems will be remedied. This incident report was generated by the Workspace team given that Gmail and other productivity applications were impacted. Google pins the problem on a “bug within Chrome & WebView’s experiment…
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Apex Legends Mobile coming to Android in limited regional betas

After hints, teasers, and then confirmation from EA, the immensely popular free-to-play battle royale FPS Apex Legends Mobile is finally set to arrive on Android. We’ve seen other big players such as Fortnite, PUBG, and Call of Duty all make a bow on the mobile platform…
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Google Play Games auto-populated ‘Games’ homescreen folder appears to be rolling out

Google Play Games is making it easier to manage all of the installed titles on your device with a dedicated “Games” homescreen folder that will auto-populate with any new additions. The feature has been in the works for some time but now looks as though it is rolling out to users around the globe. Essentially, the Google Play Games “Games” folder is dynamic, in that any current games you…
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T-Mobile brings Android 11 to its popular and affordable REVVL 4+

The prepaid market is huge and very competitive, but T-Mobile’s self-branded REVVL series has proven to be rather popular to date. This week, the T-Mobile REVVL 4+ has picked up its Android 11 upgrade, something we’re always glad to see on cheap Android phones. T-Mobile lays out the upgrade on its website, noting that the rollout kicked off on April 14. Just days later, users of the device…
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