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Chromecast w/ Google TV homescreen rolling out smaller app icons on ‘For You’ tab [Update]

February 11, 2021
The best part of the Chromecast refresh is the Google TV interface that comes along with it, but as with any Google product that UI is subject to change over time. This week, it appears that a slight tweak to the Google TV homescreen is being tested with smaller app icons. A silent update to the Google TV homescreen has adjusted the size of the app icons to where they’re now significantly…
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Google Chat readies beta preview for Hangouts users

February 11, 2021
For over two years now, we’ve known that Google was planning to kill off their classic Hangouts app in favor of opening Google Chat to those without Google Workspace. With the migration set to take place in the first half of 2021, Google Chat is preparing a beta test to…
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PSA: Slack for Android may have exposed your password; here’s how to change it

February 11, 2021
Due to a mistake, Slack for Android may have briefly logged your passwords as plain text, meaning you should probably change your password. As reported by Android Police (h/t The Verge), an email has gone out to some people who use Slack for Android, requesting that you reset your password as soon as possible. According to the email, Slack developers made a mistake that caused your Slack…
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Moto G8 Play starts receiving Android 10

February 10, 2021
Motorola has begun seeding the Android 10 firmware to the Moto G8 Play in Brazil. The firmware, QMD30.47-19, is the same Android 10 that Motorola pushed to the One Macro in India a few weeks ago and is about 1.46GB in size. Android 10 brings along a number of improvements.
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Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite rounds up more certificates ahead of imminent launch

February 10, 2021
Xiaomi introduced the Mi 11 flagship to the world yesterday, and its Lite sibling will seemingly follow very soon. A device with the model number M2101K9AG and the product name “Mi 11 Lite” has been certified by the Bluetooth SIG, as well as by SIRIM – the Standard and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia. Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite on Bluetooth SIG website The listings only reveal the new…
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Google News Showcase launches in UK, Argentina

February 10, 2021
After initially launching in Australia, the brand-new Google News Showcase has officially launched in the UK and Argentina. This brand-new product effectively offers a licensing program to publishers for news content, with local, national, and independent publishers in the…
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Nintendo Switch gets unofficial Android 10 port w/ LineageOS 17.1

February 10, 2021
After the mobile OS unofficially arrived on the portable console in mid-2019, Android 10 is now on the Nintendo Switch courtesy of another unofficial LineageOS 17.1 port. This version of Android 10 for Nintendo Switch is actually based upon the LineageOS 17.1 build for the popular Nvidia Shield TV. Naturally, this is a hacky method to get Android running on the games console, which has seen an…
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