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Pixel 6a will cost $499 on Verizon to accommodate mmWave because only Apple can say no

5G connectivity has been a big deal for carriers in the United States, and Verizon has been well known for pushing mmWave connectivity at all costs. As has been the case with many Android phones, Google’s Pixel 6a is coming to Verizon with a special variant that will cost $50 more, just to support mmWave 5G. Verizon today confirmed that, when it releases in July, the Pixel 6a will be sold by the…
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Here’s everything new in Android 13 Beta 2 [Gallery]

The next Android 13 preview is now available and we’re diving into today’s Beta 2 release to find what new features have been added. Over the coming hours, we’ll dive into all of Android 13 Beta 2’s new features and every single change. (The newest updates will be…
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Google Messages will get end-to-end encryption for RCS group chats ‘later this year’ in beta

While it wasn’t mentioned on stage during Google I/O 2022 today, the company did announce a big new feature coming to Google Messages. Later this year, Google Messages will add end-to-end encryption for RCS group chats. Google Messages first added support for end-to-end encryption on RCS messages in late 2020, as the new messaging standard became available to all Android users around the globe.
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Google Keep is getting ready to add text formatting almost a decade after launch

Google launched its Android, iOS, and web note-taking app in March of 2013. Now, over nine years later, Google Keep is about to add text formatting that will let you bold, italicize, and underline text. 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…
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Android 13 Beta 2 hands-on: Top new features [Video]

Android 13 Beta 2 is now available right off the back of an impressive I/O 2022 developer conference. Here are a few of the top new features in the second public-facing beta for the next Android release. Android 13 Beta 1 hands-on: top new functions and features…
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Pixel 6a will launch in India, Google’s first phone in the country in almost 2 years

One of the biggest challenges Google’s Pixel lineup faces is its limited distribution, but it seems Google is finally ramping things up a little bit. The Google Pixel 6a is going to be available in India, the first smartphone sold in the country by Google in nearly two years. Google’s Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro are available in 12 countries, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy…
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