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Google gives Android TV developers instant apps, speech-to-text, and predictive typing

August 10, 2020
Even before the pandemic, the battle to own your living room was reaching a boiling point. Now the big screen is bigger than ever as 2020 accelerates the streaming wars and raises the smart TV platform stakes. Naturally, Google is making every effort to avoid being left behind. Today the company gave Android TV developers new tools, including Google Play Instant, the Play Store in the emulator…
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Google wants your Android 11 Beta 3 feedback in final survey

August 10, 2020
Google on Thursday released the final preview of the next major version of its mobile operating system. Like with the first two releases, an Android 11 Beta 3 survey seeks one last round of feedback. Thank you for all your beta feedback throughout the program. It’s been…
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This week’s top stories: 2020 iMac details, iOS 14 beta changes, Phil Schiller’s new role, more

August 9, 2020
In this week’s top stories: iOS 14 beta 4 released to developers and public beta users, a new iMac, Phil Schiller’s new role at Apple, and much more. Read on for all of this week’s biggest news. After several months of rumors, Apple officially debuted a new 27-inch iMac this week. While the new iMac features the same design as its predecessor, it packs the latest 10th generation Intel…
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Google Maps for iOS partially breaks Street View in latest update

August 7, 2020
Despite Apple offering its own option, Google Maps is still the most popular navigation app for iPhone. With the latest Google Maps update on iOS, though, some users are reporting that Street View is broken. Reports circulating this week through Twitter and Google’s Product Forums (via ) make it clear that something’s up on the latest Maps for iOS update (v5.49). While the app as a whole is…
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Stadia now works w/ controllers on Android TV as it inches towards official support

August 4, 2020
Google Stadia has been expanding its list of games and features rapidly as of late, but Android TV support has still remained pretty quiet. Recent updates made gameplay possible, and now another new version is making Stadia on Android TV play better with a controller. When Stadia first started working on Android TV, it was a bit of a pain to use. You needed to have a game controller for playing…
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