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Samsung quietly unveils the Galaxy A04e, maybe the cheapest A04 variation so far

October 21, 2022

While a lot of the attention of both the media and consumers alike may be captured by the high-end Galaxy S line, Samsung also makes many low-end devices – and keeps adding more and more to its roster seemingly every month. Case in point: today the company has quietly…

India demands third-party Android app stores in Play Store as it hits Google with fine

October 21, 2022

Google has been under intense scrutiny for its practice of requiring certain apps to be installed on Android phones, and now India is the latest country to hit Google with a multimillion-dollar fine. India’s competition regulator has been investigating whether Google has…

Microsoft confirms Android 13 is coming to Windows 11 with more new features for apps

October 21, 2022

Android apps in Windows has been an exciting feature to watch unfold over the last few months. Microsoft has no plans of slowing down support for this subset of apps; rather, the company has shared a road map of what it expects to bring to the table in the future, including Android 13 support for Windows. Windows’ WSA – Windows Subsystem for Android – is the foundation for Android apps…

Google using AI to improve accuracy of Assistant smart home commands, but warns of changes

October 21, 2022

Using voice commands to control smart home devices is very common, and something that Google Assistant is about to get better at through the use of AI. Google says it “worked hard to apply state of the art improvements in AI to how Assistant understands your commands to…

Google Nest is down for many as partial outage affects mainly older cameras

October 21, 2022

Google Nest services are experiencing a partial outage this afternoon as many users are seeing live feeds from their cameras go down. Confirmed by Google and reported by many users this afternoon, Google Nest services are seeing a partial outage that has taken down live…

Google rolling out Android 13 QPR1 Beta 3, including to Pixel 7 and 7 Pro

October 21, 2022

Android 13 QPR1 Beta 3 is now available for Pixel phones and it’s rolling out just over two weeks after the previous release. This could be the final Android 13 QPR1 beta before it launches in December, though this preview was not expected until the start of November. It notably brings the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro into the Android Beta Program. These QPRs are rather stable as they are start out as…

Google says the Pixel Watch does not suffer from screen burn-in, just image retention

October 21, 2022

The Pixel Watch is a first-generation wearable and some are encountering what they believe to be screen “burn-in,” but Google tells us that this is just image retention. In my case, “burn-in” impacted a Pixel Watch (Bluetooth/Wi-Fi) that was in use for five days…

Pixel 7 and 7 Pro Clear Calling goes live with Android 13 QPR1 Beta 3

October 21, 2022

Today’s surprise release of Android 13 QPR1 Beta 3 contains only minor UI tweaks, but it does enable Clear Calling on the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro. Announced at the Made by Google event, Clear Calling is billed as letting you hear people when they’re in noisy places. It can…

Google slides into Tim Cook’s mentions to promote ‘Team Pixel’ … while tweeting from an iPhone

October 21, 2022

Every so often, we see a competitor throw some shade at Apple on Twitter, and sometimes they do it while tweeting from the very iPhone they are mocking. The Google Pixel team hasn’t learned their lesson, apparently, and sent out a tweet mocking Apple last night while using “Twitter for iPhone.” It was quickly deleted… but the internet doesn’t forget. As spotted by friend of the site Ian…