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Google letting you rate the entire Android Beta Program as part of 13 QPR3 survey

Google released Android 13 QPR3 Beta 1 last week to kick off a new, unexpected preview cycle and is now asking for more detailed survey feedback. The feedback survey starts by having you confirm the Android 13 QPR3 Beta 1 version (T3B1.230224.005) and device. New for this survey is location/country and mobile phone carrier. It’s a long list organized by country: US, CA, UK, DE, FR, IE, ES, AU…
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You can now try the OnePlus 11 with a 100-day return period

OnePlus is giving customers a new chance to try out its latest smartphone, the OnePlus 11, for 100 days before being stuck with it. Starting today, anyone (in the US) can and get a 100-day return period on the device. That’s over three months to decide on whether or not…
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Google Maps Immersive View finally appears to be rolling out

After being announced almost a year ago back at I/O 2022, Google Maps “Immersive View” finally appears to be rolling out more widely. Sold as a “whole new way to explore” with Google Maps, Immersive View expands upon the existing photorealistic aerial views of…
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Google Chrome will soon let you delete your last 15 minutes of browsing history on Android [U]

Sometime in the not-too-distant future it appears Google Chrome for Android will be making it much easier to delete your browsing history, with a quick option to delete 15 minutes of history. In 2021, Google introduced the ability to purge 15 minutes of account history through the Google app, functionality that came to Android in the first few months of 2022. The handy option allowed users to…
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Google Messages preps redesign of voice recorder UI [Gallery]

Google introduced voice message transcription with the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro before later making it available to older generations. Google Messages is now improving the creation experience with a redesign of the voice recorder UI in development. About APK Insight: In this “APK…
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9to5Google Weekender: Pixel 8 leaks, the ups and downs of YouTube TV, and this week’s top stories

Being a YouTube TV subscriber continues to be full of ups and downs. 9to5Google has a rebooted newsletter that highlights the biggest Google stories with added commentary and other tidbits. Sign up here! YouTube TV has been well established as the best overall way to stream live TV without traditional cable, and it’s a reputation that’s been earned. The service is reasonably priced while…
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Google Contacts will soon offer to notify you when it’s someone’s birthday

In the latest version of Google Contacts, the company is preparing a new way to get notified when it’s a friend or family member’s birthday. 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, in the case of Android apps), we’re able to see various lines…
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