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EU upholds antitrust ruling against Google’s actions on Android, drops fine to €4.1 billion

September 15, 2022
In 2018, the European Union ruled that Google’s app bundling with Android, essentially forcing its partners to include a long list of Google apps with their phones, was illegal. Google appealed that ruling, but the EU has just announced that it will uphold the decision, despite lowering the fine. The EU today announced that it would uphold its previous court decision that Google had violated…
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Google Assistant preps letting you make custom Quick Phrases for Nest Hub Max

September 15, 2022
Just last week, the Nest Hub Max was updated with another way to skip “Hey Google.” This currently only works for certain commands, but Google Assistant will eventually let you make custom Quick Phrases. About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we decompile these files (called APKs…
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What cameras fully integrate with the Google Home app

September 15, 2022
The beauty of smart home systems like Google Home is that you can connect tons of different devices from a plethora of different manufacturers. How well those devices work with Google Home is a complicated matter, however. We’ll go over cameras that work well with the…
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Google Play Store redesign for Wear OS starts appearing [U: Rolled back]

September 15, 2022
As telegraphed by September’s Google Play system update, the Wear OS Play Store is beginning to get its new redesign. Update 9/14: In recent days, this redesign has disappeared for most people that originally got it in a sign that Google’s not ready to launch it. However, some Wear OS owners do still have the revamp. Going back does emphasize how the original design is very barebones. That…
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How to reset your Galaxy Watch 5 or 5 Pro and why you might want to

September 15, 2022
No smartwatch is perfect, and Samsung’s Galaxy Watch line has a track record of random bugs and issues. While fixable on the Galaxy Watch 5, most of these bugs require you to perform a factory reset on the watch, which is straightforward and not as inconvenient as it would be on a phone. Why you might want to reset the Galaxy Watch 5 In the past, we’ve seen many different bugs make their way…
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