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Google Stadia hardware refunds are already rolling out to many

December 3, 2022
Earlier this week Google widely confirmed that refunds for Stadia hardware would be available within the next two weeks, and just a couple of days later refunds are already starting to arrive. Over the past several hours, we’ve had multiple refunds arrive across our own accounts, and there are numerous reports across Twitter and Reddit further confirming the rollout. Refunds for Stadia…
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Android TV 13 launches today, but not for any of your devices

December 3, 2022
After months in preview, Google has finally launched Android 13 for Android TV OS. It won’t be available on any devices you have for a while, but here’s what it brings to the table. Android TV 13, like many of the other previous platform updates for the big screen, is…
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OnHub support now ending after the holidays, but you should remove from Google Wifi mesh now

December 3, 2022
Last year, Google announced that OnHub router support and Home app control would end in 2022, but that’s now being delayed to after the holidays. Instead of December 19, 2022 (in a little over two weeks), the “timeline for OnHub router support” is now January 11, 2023, according to an updated Google support document. Until then, “your OnHub router will continue to work as expected, but…
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Google Password Manager replacing Chrome’s native credentials list on Android [U]

December 3, 2022
The increased prominence of Google Password Manager continues with the latest version of Chrome for Android replacing the browser’s built-in saved credentials list. Update 12/2: After the official announcement in late June, Chrome 107 and 108 are widely replacing the Android browser’s native credentials list with the Google Password Manager. You’ll see a “New” badge in Chrome settings…
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Google on the difficulty of designing a 24-hour time picker

December 2, 2022
The Material Design team has an interesting blog post into what it calls the “24-hour Clock Design Challenge” that chronicles Google’s work creating a time picker for those that use a 24-hour format clock on their Android devices. The first Material Design 24 hour…
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Samsung will update these Galaxy devices to Android 13

December 2, 2022
After launching on Pixel phones earlier this year, Android 13 is now headed to Samsung Galaxy devices outside of a beta program. Here’s what devices have already received their update, and which ones will probably get it over the coming months. What’s new in Android 13…
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Apple Arcade games for iPhone, Mac, Apple TV [New: Dead Cells+]

December 2, 2022
Apple Arcade launched with close to 100 titles and the service is seeing new games added regularly with over 200 games now in the library. Follow along with our guide on Apple Arcade games. New: Action game Dead Cells+ is the latest release on Apple Arcade. You can learn more about and download all the latest games by heading to the Arcade tab in the App Store, then swipe down to the very…
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