In recent days, the Meet merger widely rolled out to Google Duo for Android and iOS. Google is now readying to start the next phase where the Meet icon and name replaces Duo’s following a mobile app update.
Update 8/22: Like on Android, the iOS app earlier this month received the new Meet homescreen and splash screen. However, the blue app icon and name (“Google Duo”) remained unchanged…
How to set automatic backups for Google Photos
August 23, 2022
Situations in which you lose all of your precious memories and photos are very rare, although it can happen. In those cases, it’s extremely beneficial to have backups of all of your Google Photo images stored somewhere safe. This guide will take you through creating…
Android Auto 7.8 stops working for dozens of smartphone models, ‘phone not compatible’ error
August 23, 2022
A growing number of Android Auto users around the world are reporting that their connection has broken, leaving a “phone not compatible” error following the latest update.
Over the past few days, Android Auto 7.8.6 has rolled out widely to users around the world, and it…
Anna Mani, Indian meteorologist, honored with Google Doodle
August 23, 2022
Anna Mani, the meteorologist whose work helped kickstart weather forecasting in India, is honored in the latest Google Doodle.
Anna Mani was born in Peermade, Kerala, India, on August 23, 1918 — meaning today would have been her 104th birthday. Breaking from the traditional gender roles, Mani surrounded herself with literature, reading almost all of the books in her local library by the age of…
iPhone 14 panel shipments show high demand expected for Pro models, Q4 14 Max increase
August 23, 2022
Panel shipments indicate that Apple is focusing on the iPhone 14 Pro Max and iPhone 14 Pro production for when it announces the new smartphones three weeks from now, according to data shared by display analyst Ross Young. In addition, the company expects the regular models…
The iPhone 14 event is approaching quickly with this year’s lineup expected to include a number of upgrades and changes. While it’s easy to get sucked in by the excitement of a new iPhone, an important question to consider is “will iPhone 14 be worth it?” Follow…
Outlook is a popular email service from Microsoft. It has around 500 million users around the world. Since anyone can use Outlook for free, the platform shows some ads for users. However, it seems that Microsoft is making its ads strategy more aggressive for users of Outlook’s iOS and Android apps.
For those not familiar, Outlook provides two filter options for the inbox. The first option, which…
Samsung has made great strides over the past few years with its update cadence throughout the entire device lineup. With that in mind, here’s every smartphone and tablet that Samsung has updated with the August 2022 security patch.
Samsung August 2022 security update…
Google locked parent’s account over medical photos of their child; it’s a good reminder to make backups
August 22, 2022
Our Google accounts can, in many cases, be the pillar of our digital lives. One account holds our email, our photos, our documents, and perhaps even the login to other accounts around the web. It’s for that reason that one parent has been living through a terrible…
As we’ve been tracking since May, Fitbit and Google Fit integration on the 2nd-gen Nest Hub is getting deeper with a stats card that can appear directly on the Smart Display’s homescreen.
Fitbit or Google Fit can show up in the “Your morning/afternoon/evening” or “Wellness” tabs. The card is titled “Your activity” in the 2×2 size, while the smaller 2×1 configuration just shows…
