At the start of August, Google replaced the Duo logo with Meet’s four-colored icon only to bring it back due to user confusion. With the latest update to Google Meet, the Duo icon is once again gone on Android.
Update 11/3: Version 177.0.482666072.duo.android_20221002.60_p1 of Google Meet is widely rolling out via the Play Store and removes the Google Duo icon. That said, you can search…
Google Calendar removing ‘Goals’ from Android and iOS [U]
November 4, 2022
Back in April of 2016, Google updated Calendar for Android and iOS with a tool to help you find time for personal goals. Amid another upcoming removal, Google Calendar is planning to get rid of “Goals.”
Update 11/3: Google Calendar has started removing “Goal” from…
With the release of Android 13, Google debuted a new image picker for Android that’s also available on older versions of the operating system. With a recent update, Google Voice is adding support for that new photo picker.
Google first announced this new system-wide…
At I/O 2022 in May, Google announced “My Ad Center” to let you control advertising by topic and brand. It’s now starting to roll out with a rather bold approach that might get people to interact with advertising more by letting them customize it directly. Once live in the coming weeks, My Ad Center will offer an app-like (think: topics and interests in Google News or Discover) level of…
Here are the best Mastodon apps to download for Android
November 4, 2022
With many looking to Mastodon as a potential replacement for their favorite social networks, here are some of the best apps for Mastodon available to download on Android.
In case you’re unfamiliar with Mastodon, it’s an open source social media platform that’s…
Netflix just launched its new more affordable tier supported by ads, but those with an older Chromecast device won’t be able to use it.
As first spotted by our colleagues at 9to5Mac earlier today, Netflix has published a support page that explains which devices support…
Google Assistant is using on-device “Personalized speech recognition” on the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro to get “better at recognizing your unique speaking style, words, and phrases.”
This might include the names of people and places that are less common or more unique to you. Google’s Personalized speech recognition works by “saving and learning from your Assistant interactions, including…
Today, the Google.com homepage logo is dedicated to jollof rice, one of the most iconic foods of West Africa.
Jollof rice is a one-pot dinner made with beef, chicken, or fish that traces its roots to an older seafood-based dish known as thieboudienne. The cuisine takes its…
Adding to the list of carriers that are making it seamless to start a test drive, Cricket Wireless is now offering potential customers the ability to start a free and instant eSIM trial on iPhone. Read on for all the details.
– which is owned by AT&T and runs on its…
Samsung is continuing its obsession with Apple, this time with a new ad mocking the company for not releasing a foldable iPhone. The video argues that it’s “time to get off the fence” and make the jump to Samsung devices, rather than “wait” for Apple to match the features and products it already offers…
Samsung has been heavily targeting iPhone switchers with its recent ads.
