The Chromecast with Google TV is one of the best streamers on the market today, but as with most add-on devices, it means adding another remote to the living room. For many, this issue is fixed at least in part by the two IR-enabled buttons at the bottom of the included remote. If you need more, though, the SideClick for Chromecast with Google TV essentially adds a universal remote to the…
Like with the first release, Google this morning is rolling out Android 12 Developer Preview 2.1 to address last week’s broader WebView issue.
The practice of dropping .1 patches two weeks after the monthly tentpole continues even as Android 12 remains relatively stable…
Perhaps the most useful thing about the new Google TV platform is the ability to aggregate and organize content from a variety of different sources. Which ones, though? Here’s a full list of streaming services that Google TV supports at launch.
Of course, Google can pull…
Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 on Verizon gets a sizeable update
March 30, 2021
The Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 is one of the best smartwatches you can buy for Android, and now it’s getting an upgrade. A new update is now rolling out to the Galaxy Watch 3 on Verizon with some notable changes.
An update changelog published by Verizon (spotted by Droid-Life) brings a bunch of new features with it. That includes better auto-workout detection, bringing the minimum amount of time…
Google and T-Mobile today announced a big partnership that sees the carrier promote key services like RCS, Google One, and YouTube TV, as well as the Pixel line.
This multi-year collaboration has four big tentpoles, starting with Messages by Google becoming the “default…
As the adoption of Progressive Web Apps increases, Google is working to make the installation process more prominent. The latest effort is in Chrome for Android and sees a new PWA install sheet provide an app store-like appearance online.
Currently, users see a snack bar…
Like the Android platform it’s based on, one of the wonderful things about Android TV is that it can suit a variety of different hardware and software needs. Using the “Operator Tier,” some companies can even heavily customize the platform. That’s what Verizon does with its $69 Stream TV box, and it’s actually a relatively solid product on the whole.
Starting with hardware, the Verizon…
Over the past week, the eyes of the world have been on the Suez Canal, which has been blocked closed by a single ship, the Ever Given. Now that the Ever Given has been freed from the Suez Canal and the global trade route reopened, Google Search has joined celebrations with a…
The Xiaomi MI 11 Ultra has been all the fuss lately and we are not surprised. Riding on the back of last year’s Mi 10 Ultra’s success, which wasn’t even launched officially outside of China, the Mi 11 Ultra is expected to deliver top-notch performance and…
HMD Global’s Chief Product Officer Mr. Juho Sarvikas has announced his exit from the company. Mr. Sarvikas was associated with Nokia and HMD for 15 years and was appointed as the Vice President of HMD’s North America business in June 2020, where he was responsible for building relationships with carriers and ecosystem partners and expanding Nokia’s product lineup.
Mr. Sarvikas…
