After a two-year break, Google has returned its Pixel phones to India, with the Pixel 6a debuting in the country on the same date as every other region. However, Google may have ruined its own launch, with a price that’s widely considered to be far too high.
The Google Pixel 6a was first announced back at Google I/O 2022, but was announced with a much later release date. Pre-orders were set to…
Google Wallet is finally here with some streamlined changes that have felt a little overdue. This guide will take you through how to install it from scratch or update your existing Google Pay app to Google Wallet.
The payment apps that Google made available for Android…
With the addition of the developer-generated Data safety section this year, Google Play removed the old list of app permissions. The Play Store is now reversing this decision in response to user feedback and will have both coexist.
In a short thread this morning, Android…
Apple just released iOS 15.6, and alongside a few new features, the company is making an odd choice, as it has removed the AirTag battery indicator from the Find My app. The change is also part of the latest iOS 16 beta 3 build 2.
As spotted by the Dutch Apple blog iCulture, the AirTag battery is now gone from the Find My app after the iOS 15.6 update. As you can see in the image above, my…
TikTok just announced it’s expanding its accessibility and translation tools starting today. After launching captions in 2021, the app is adding more languages for auto captions and translation features.
In hopes of “lowering the language barrier to help bring…
The Google Weather Frog no longer wears a mask
July 21, 2022
Google’s adorable Weather Frog started wearing a face mask in August of 2020. Earlier this week, the protective equipment was removed from the character that appears in Google’s Search app on Android.
When introduced, the cloth masks — with multiple designs — were…
Google Wallet for Wear OS will get more features as update breaks button shortcut for some
July 21, 2022
At launch, the new Google Wallet app is just focused on tap-to-pay on Wear OS, but more functionality is coming later this year. Meanwhile, the update is causing issues for the double-tap button shortcut on some watches.
Yesterday’s wide rollout of Google Wallet to replace the old Pay app primarily introduces updated branding on Wear OS. The wearable application is still meant for quickly making…
Apple may be several weeks away from releasing iOS 16, macOS Ventura and other major updates, but that isn’t precluding one last hurrah for current-generation software. The company has released iOS 15.6, iPadOS 15.6 and macOS 12.5, all of which provide more control…
FIFA 23 is officially coming to Google Stadia, complete with cross-platform multiplayer
July 21, 2022
Google Stadia has had trouble picking up big games over the past year, but the platform is getting a boost today. EA has officially confirmed that FIFA 23 is coming to Google Stadia.
EA has just detailed what’s coming to the last installment in its FIFA franchise, with…
Google to slow hiring, Pichai calls for ‘consolidating where investments overlap’ [U: Pause]
July 21, 2022
In a sign of the times and following other tech companies, CEO Sundar Pichai told employees today that Google is “slowing the pace of hiring for the rest of the year.”
Update 7/20: According to The Information, Senior Vice President Prabhakar Raghavan of Search, Assistant, Geo, Ads, Commerce, and Payments has announced a two-week hiring pause. This presumably applies to employees within his…
