As announced in March, Google TV is rolling out a redesign that adds a “Highlights” news feed and reorganizes other parts of the Android app.
“For you” is the new “Home” tab, and it occupies the second position in the bottom bar. The only real change here is the removal of top tabs for “Movies” and “Shows,” though shortcuts to view just those category suggestions are available…
Today’s Google Doodle honors Stacey Park Milbern, a champion of the disability justice movement, as part of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
In the United States, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is observed through the month of May and is intended to honor the…
The popular privacy-focused web browser Brave released an update to its iOS app on Wednesday that brings a new “Privacy Hub” to its users. There, the app shows a summary of how visited websites collect and use personal data from the device.
The feature is part of version…
Google effectively blocks Total Commander file manager from sideloading APK files on Android
May 19, 2022
The Google Play Store has apparently blocked the relatively popular file manager, Total Commander, from sideloading APK files by threat of removal from the app from the store.
Detailed on a forum post as well as in a Reddit comment, Google sent a notice to the developers of Total Commander, a file management app available both on Android and Windows, explaining that the app was in danger of being…
A newly discovered flaw in Huawei’s AppGallery store makes it possible for paid Android apps to be downloaded for free.
Given the ongoing sanctions against Huawei that prevent the phone maker from using Google’s services (among other things), the company’s own suite of…
Amidst I/O 2022, Google Cloud announced Immersive Stream for XR last week to use the cloud-based GPUs behind Stadia for interactive 3D and augmented reality demo experiences.
Google’s cloud division already offers “Immersive Stream for Games” so that other gaming…
Google announced its Pixel Buds Pro recently, but they’re still a few weeks out. If you’re in need of the Assistant integration, smart features, and active noise cancellation today, Sony LinkBuds S might be exactly what you need.
Building off of some of the ideas of the ambient sound-focused LinkBuds, which launched earlier this year, the Sony LinkBuds S have a more traditional form factor…
Google is now taking feedback for Android 13 Beta 2 a week after its launch at I/O 2022. At the same time, the Android 12 QPR3 Beta 3 survey is also available.
Android 12 QPR3 Beta 3 survey
Android 13 Beta 2 survey
Please only fill out this survey if your device is running…
Small Android phones are dead. As sad as it is to say, it’s extremely unlikely that a flagship Android phone will come out in the foreseeable future. Let’s go over why.
How did we get here?
Smartphones from both the Android and iOS camps have gotten significantly bigger…
Google Photos recently rolled out a pair of tweaks on Android and iOS that make it easier to delete media in albums, and there’s a new date/location indicator when browsing.
In the main feed, there’s a new overlay in the top-left corner as you browse. There’s “Today,” “Yesterday,” and eventually it becomes the complete date. Location appears in the line below, and several can…
