The tweaks and small additions to Google Photos continues with the Info pane on the web getting a rather useful “Backed up” section.
Since 2020, photos.google.com has included “Uploaded from” and “Shared by” image information that’s not found on the Android or iOS apps. The latest web-only section is called “Backed up” and it joins day/date, location, device, EXIF, and file…
One of the major visual changes in Android 13 is a redesign of media controls, and YouTube Music has just been updated to support the new style.
Apps need to target API level 33 to take advantage of the new design. Otherwise, all controls appear at the very bottom of the…
As of late, Google Photos has been emphasizing screenshots and the Android app now offers an app shortcut to quickly view them.
Long-pressing on the app icon reveals the addition of “View screenshots” alongside “Free up space” and “I’m Feeling Lucky.” It’s…
With version 100 in late March, Google released a Chrome icon redesign across the desktop and mobile apps. An interview today with the team behind the revamp shares some interesting details about the process.
For example, before the 2008 launch, a rocket ship featuring a red lightning bolt and flames shown flying above Earth was used as the browser icon to represent speed.
But our team decided to…
I/O 2022 closed with a very unexpected look at the company’s augmented reality efforts. Google announced today that it will “test AR prototypes in the real world” starting in August.
Google says “testing only in a lab environment has its limitations,” and wants to…
The popular third-party Android launcher, Lawnchair, has lost part of its development team due to concerns about the app’s use of code taken from Google’s own Pixel Launcher.
One of the key elements of the Pixel series is its launcher, regarded by some for its clean…
Samsung Calendar update revives Google Calendar’s long-gone natural language processing
July 20, 2022
A new update rolling out for the Samsung Calendar app is set to make a few key improvements that remind us of what once was with Google Calendar. Group calendar invitation management will be easier for users and quick add recommendations are set to gain a couple of settings in the Samsung Calendar app.
Much like many other stock Samsung apps on Galaxy devices, the Calendar app is not bad at all.
Philips Hue soon to launch new ‘Natural Light’ mode that mimics sunlight throughout the day
July 20, 2022
Smart lighting can breathe new life into your home, and one of our favorite options is Philips Hue. It’s recently been uncovered that Hue is preparing a new “Natural Light” mode which is designed to mimic real outdoor lighting conditions, and it looks pretty…
Android 9.0 Pie in 2018 introduced DNS-over-TLS (DoT) and the mobile OS now supports DNS-over-HTTP/3 (DoH) thanks to a Google Play system update (Mainline).
Meant to be the latest method for keeping DNS queries private, DNS-over-HTTP/3 features a “number of improvements…
In addition to comments, Google Docs will soon alert you to content additions and removals with edit notifications.
These Google Docs edit notifications are delivered via email and “detail what changes were made, when the changes were made, and who made them.”
Staying on top of relevant changes and comments across multiple documents can be difficult. By giving you the option to specify…
