After we first spotted the functionality in development back in September of last year, Google looks to be preparing a rollout of “access” roles for household members in the Google Home app.
Being able to share your Google Home household with other users is handy for families and roommates, ensuring everyone has the ability to interact with smart home devices from their phones and speakers.
The second software update of 2021 for the Pixel 3, Pixel 3a, Pixel 4, Pixel 4a, Pixel 4a (5G), and Pixel 5 was released today. This February security patch contains the usual set of bug fixes.
There are 21 issues resolved in the February security patch dated 2021-02-01…
Over the past few years, Google has been working to reduce the need for users to perform follow up queries. Google Search is now streamlining that further with an “About this result” panel that provides direct information about websites before clicking.
The top-right…
Google shuts down efforts to publish first-party Stadia games as Jade Raymond departs
February 2, 2021
Google has announced that it is winding down Stadia Games and Entertainment, shutting down efforts to develop first-party games.
In an announcement on the Google Blog, Phil Harrison, Google’s Vice President and GM of Stadia, has shared that Stadia Games and Entertainment, a wide-reaching effort to develop first-party games for Stadia as well as publish games from other developers, is coming to…
Android users looking for Elon Musk on Clubhouse caused an identically named app to pull itself
February 2, 2021
Elon Musk tweeting yesterday morning that he would be on Clubhouse later in the evening spurred more than a few people to look for the app on Android. The service is currently exclusive to iOS, but users looking through the Play Store did find an identically named app.
The ongoing Xiaomi/US saga is quickly escalating. If you haven’t been following it closely, basically one of the swan songs of Trump’s government was to designate Xiaomi as a “Communist Chinese military company”. A title that would qualify it to fall under…
Realme opens Android 11-based Realme UI 2.0 early access program for six smartphones
February 1, 2021
Realme today opened the Realme UI 2.0 early access program for six smartphones in India – Realme 6, Realme C12, Realme C15, Realme X2, Realme X3, and Realme X3 SuperZoom.
Realme UI 2.0 is based on Android 11, and those interested in getting a taste of it can apply for the early access program by heading to the > menu on their smartphone, click on the gear icon in the top-right corner of…
High quality Galaxy Z Fold3 renders bring all the rumors to life
February 1, 2021
Straight off the bat, we don’t have any live photos or official images of the next Galaxy Z Fold as of yet. This render is probably the next best thing, though, since Ben Geskin is known for his quality work in the field and does appear to have based his design on most of…
Xiaomi Mi A3 gets another "brick-free" Android 11 update
February 1, 2021
Saying that the Xiaomi Mi A3 has had bad luck with its software updates would honestly be an understatement. Granted, the Chinese giant has historically struggled a bit more on its Android One device software in general, but even by those standard the whopping four attempts…
LG Velvet 5G receiving Android 11 stable update
February 1, 2021
LG released the Android 11 beta build for the Velvet 5G last month, and it seems the testing has gone smooth as the company has released the stable update of Android 11 for the smartphone.
The Android 11 stable build is currently seeding in South Korea for the Velvet 5G – model LM-G900N. The firmware has software version G900N2C and requires a download of around 2.2GB.
LG Velvet 5G…
