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Google Play Store tests advertising apps in search over history

November 14, 2022
Advertising in app stores is the norm, but Google is now testing surfacing apps directly in Play Store search. At the moment, tapping the search bar brings up the keyboard and shows your four most recent queries. On one device today (running version 33.0.17-21 of the Play Store), clicking the field shows three apps that I’ve never searched for or interacted with. They are all games, complete…
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These iOS 16 apps offer support for the new Lock Screen widgets

November 13, 2022
As we’ve covered extensively, one of the leading features of iOS 16 is the ability to customize your iPhone’s Lock Screen for the first time. There are new wallpapers, font choices, colors, and filters that you can apply. The biggest change, however, is that iOS 16…
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Slopes iOS app gains Garmin auto-imports as winter sports season nears

November 13, 2022
Apple Design Award-winning ski and snowboard tracking app Slopes has received another handy update ahead of winter arriving in the Northern Hemisphere. Now Garmin users can set up auto-imports and even bring in past ski/riding data from the last five years. Along with iOS 16.1 launching at the end of October, Slopes debuted support for Live Activities. Now the app is back with another release to…
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Gmail for Android’s bottom bar is now appearing more often [U]

November 12, 2022
Back in September, Gmail for Android removed text labels from its core navigation element; this change now makes sense as Google is making the bottom bar more persistent. Update 11/11: This persistent bottom bar is more widely rolling out on Gmail and appearing on several devices we looked at today. One way to check it’s live for you is by opening an email. If the bottom bar is displayed until…
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Google looks to be discounting the Pixel Watch for Black Friday [U]

November 12, 2022
The Google Store is expected to have more deals for Black Friday than what was previewed today, and one such discount could be on the Pixel Watch. Update 11/11: Another Google Store ad has appeared for some Google Discover users. It confirms the deal and reiterates how it’s just for the Wi-Fi model. Original 11/7: Searching “Pixel Watch” on Google today might result in a sponsored ad for…
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