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Android 13 (Go edition) announced with Material You, Google Play System Updates, and more

Google announced and detailed Android 13 (Go edition) today with several sizable changes to the user experience and underlying technical functionality grouped under “reliability, usability and customization” tentpoles. It starts with Material You and wallpaper-derived Dynamic Color generating “four corresponding color schemes to choose from” (instead of 16 on the full release). Google…
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Android 13 Go Edition brings the Material You look to entry-level phones

Google’s Material You design language has been available since Android 12, but you wouldn’t know it if you bought an entry Go Edition phone stuck with the old look. Thankfully, Google is finally bringing that aesthetic to lower-cost handset. The newly announced Android 13 Go Edition brings Material You to these basic devices for the first time, giving you color themes that reflect your…
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Google's iOS 16 lock screen widgets are now available

Google’s iOS 16 lock screen widgets are officially available. As outlined in September, the widgets give you at-a-glance info and shortcuts for some of the company’s core apps. Gmail can show your new message counts, while Maps can either provide a link to…
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Google Assistant helping promote Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Google is using Assistant to help get the word out. Assistant is used by 700 million people every month, and “How are you” and “What’s up?” are some of the most common queries. For the month of October, asking Google Assistant one of those questions returns: “It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month and I’m learning some new facts.”  You…
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Samsung October 2022 update rolling out for these Galaxy devices

Samsung is on a roll as of late with device updates for a number of handsets. The October 2022 security update is even rolling out for a number of Samsung Galaxy phones and even a few tablets. Samsung October 2022 security update – here’s what’s new: No details have been released for the latest Android Security Update Bulletin, but we expect that to change over the coming days as Pixel…
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