The US Department of Justice, along with eight other states, sued Google today, alleging antitrust practices in digital ads to “unwind Google’s monopolistic grip on the market.”
The Justice Department is joined by Virginia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Tennessee. It alleges that Google has “corrupted legitimate competition in the ad tech…
Fast Pair will make it easier to set up new Android phones, starting with Galaxy S23
January 25, 2023
Google has prepared a new way to get started with setting up your next Android phone via Fast Pair, potentially arriving with the Galaxy S23 series.
About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google…
YouTube Music Now Playing redesign on Android has disappeared
January 25, 2023
In mid-November, YouTube Music rolled out a redesigned Now Playing screen on Android that notably hid the dislike button, but has now disappeared and the old interface is back.
YouTube Music goes down in partial outage
YouTube Music is back to the centered song name…
Chrome for Android rolling out Material You address bar redesign
January 25, 2023
Back in September, Google started testing an “Omnibox Modernize Visual Update” to revamp a core part of the mobile browser. Chrome for Android is now rolling out a Material You address bar redesign that adds more Dynamic Color.
When you tap the Omnibox, Chrome’s address bar is no longer housed in the same pill-shaped container that’s seen when the field isn’t active. This new shape is…
Fortnite on iOS will no longer let players spend their V-Bucks as the game is now outdated
January 25, 2023
The popular game Fortnite was banned from the App Store in 2020 after violating some of Apple’s guidelines, which require third-party apps to sell in-app items using the App Store’s own system. Despite the ban, those who have the game installed can still play it, but…
According to a newly listed code change, Google will set stricter measures when it comes to outdated apps being installed on new devices. Starting with version 14, Android won’t allow even sideloading apps that target older versions of the OS.
As of now, Google…
Say hello to the new Moto G series phones – Motorola just launched four G phones (and one E phone), two of which we will cover here, the lower end models are in a separate post. This means that here we will be looking at the Moto G73 and G53.
A lot has changed since the Moto G72 and G52. For starters, both new models support 5G connectivity. Though there are some changes that you might not…
Motorola Moto G13, G23 and E13 introduced
January 24, 2023
Motorola opened the floodgates by releasing four new Moto G-series phones alongside a new Moto E-series entry. We’ll cover the Moto G23, Moto G13 and Moto E13 in this post while the Moto G53 and G73 are in a separate story which you can check out here.
Moto G23 and Moto…
We’re giving away Peak Design cases for Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 – enter for a chance to win!
January 24, 2023
We’ve reviewed a ton of cases over the past couple of years for Google’s Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 series, and now we’re giving you a chance to win one of our favorites. 9to5Google is giving away Peak Design cases for Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 7; here’s how to enter.
Peak…
You can no longer turn off wireless Android Auto
January 24, 2023
Android Auto has supported wireless connections for a few years now, but it’s only been over the past year that folks have been able to use it widely. And, now, Google has decided to remove the toggle that made it easy to turn off wireless Android Auto in the latest app update.
Android Auto 8.7 which started widely rolling out this week removes the toggle for “Wireless Android Auto” that has…
