Android Auto finally released its long-awaited redesign last week, but without room for new users to join in on the fun. Over the past day or so, Google appears to have opened up a few more slots for the Android Auto beta program.
Update 11/17: The Android Auto program appears to be full yet again. See below for more.
The Android Auto redesign brings a revamped experience to Google’s in-car…
If you use Netflix on Google devices and have been running into issues lately, you’re not alone. Netflix integration with Google products and the Google Home app is largely broken right now.
A huge number of reports over the past few days confirms a widespread outage of…
Google Store shuffles and boosts some trade-in values for Pixel 7 in time for Black Friday [U]
November 17, 2022
If you’ve been hoping to pick up a Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro, the Google Store has yet again boosted trade-in values for a limited time.
Update: Added trade-in values for mid-November as Black Friday deals go live.
Through November 28, the Google Store will pay out a bit…
Apple holiday gift card promo runs from Black Friday through Cyber Monday: Get a gift card with iPhone, iPad, and Mac purchase
November 17, 2022
Apple today unveiled its Black Friday holiday event for 2022, in which customers can get an Apple Store gift card worth up to $250 with the purchase of an eligible Mac, iPad, or iPhone from the Apple Store.
The Apple Shopping Event runs from November 25 through November 28, Black Friday through Cyber Monday. As usual, check 9to5Toys to find the best Apple deals.
Apple gave an early preview of…
Continuing on after great updates like a music Sequencer, Marble Machine, Space, and Halloween content, Pok Pok Playroom for kids has received another new release. “Connect The Dots” offers fun open-ended play while encouraging growth with creative thinking…
Google says the number of Search ads hasn’t changed in several years
November 17, 2022
As of late, people have complained that Google Search is surfacing less useful results. Google responded to that in a podcast this week.
This week’s episode of the Freakonomics Radio asks the question: “Is Google Getting Worse?” The average complaint is something…
One of the headlining changes of next year’s iPhone 15 lineup is expected to be the switching from Lightning to USB-C. Alongside that change, reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is now reporting that this will lead to a significant boost in wired transfer speeds for the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max.
First, Kuo says that Apple’s plans to switch to USB-C are moving ahead as expected…
While Search results and the Discover feed are visually tweaked from time to time, other parts of the Google app are often slow to change. Fortunately, Google is now working on a Material You redesign of the Search app.
About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post…
Google Fi Unlimited Plus adds 1-year of YouTube Premium, existing subscribers eligible
November 17, 2022
“Unlimited Plus” is Google Fi’s top tier and the MVNO is now adding one year of free YouTube Premium as a subscription perk.
Unlimited Plus, which is above Simply Unlimited and Flexible, gives you 50GB of data before throttling occurs with no limits on hotspot…
Some customers are seeing massive Google Play Store credits and negative Play Points balances upon receiving their Stadia refunds.
One thing that Google has been quite clear since it was first announced that Stadia was shutting down is that all purchases would be returned to their original payment method. Meaning if you made a purchase through PayPal, your PayPal account would receive the funds…
