In response to user criticism, Google Play is bringing back the list of app permissions, but another curious Store change sees version numbers removed from the App info section.
Update 8/4: As we speculated, it was just a bug and version numbers are now back in the Play Store for phone apps this morning.
Original 8/2: Historically, you’ve been able to find the version number by opening a…
In a new update to the Google Search results page, the search engine is now consistently making it clear exactly how words you put in quotes appear on the page.
Many Google searches are handled as a couple of separate words, and the search engine finds relationships between…
This month’s odd Pixel update situation continues, with Google announcing a small update this morning for the Pixel 6, 6 Pro, and 6a to address one issue.
Google’s three latest phones today are getting a “Fix for GPS location failure under certain conditions.” For…
Latest Galaxy Watch 5 leak details up to 80 hours of battery life, same Exynos W920 chip
August 5, 2022
We’ve heard quite a bit about the Galaxy Watch 5 series to date, including that there’s a “Pro” model coming with a bigger battery and design. Now, we’re getting a bunch of Galaxy Watch 5 specs that all but confirm the huge battery in the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro.
WinFuture today published a batch of Galaxy Watch 5 images and specs that include a fairly complete picture of what these…
Google’s latest earbuds, the Pixel Buds Pro, are well positioned to be a strong competitor to Apple’s AirPods Pro, especially for Android owners. But which set will take the crown as the better noise canceling earbuds? Let’s break it down.
Sound
With both sets…
The latest update to Google Meet paves the way to do more than just get work done in video meetings, with support for YouTube, Spotify, UNO, and more.
About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google…
Pixel 6 is already sold out at the Google Fi store
August 5, 2022
Rather surprisingly, the Pixel 6 is no longer available for purchase from the Google Fi store, while the MVNO variant is not consistently in stock at the US Google Store.
Google Fi maintains its own store of Pixel, Samsung, and Motorola phones. As of this week, the Pixel 6 was entirely removed from the storefront instead of just being given an “out of stock” designation, which is the norm when…
ChromeOS 104 rolling out: Dark theme, Shelf calendar, Google Photos wallpapers, and more
August 5, 2022
ChromeOS 104 is rolling out starting today with several big interface updates that improve how you use the operating system.
ChromeOS 104 introduces proper dark and light themes that touch every aspect of the user interface. This includes the shelf, app launcher, Files app…
Back in 2019, Google added a favicon to every mobile Search result and unsuccessfully tried to do the same a year later on desktop. Google is now testing a mobile Search tweak that uses large favicons and gives more prominence to site names.
In the top-left corner, these…
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 – what’s new
Almost all security updates include a number of important security fixes, most of these include general Android…
