Since its inception in 2015 (and the 2018 relaunch), YouTube Music has only ever offered a dark theme, but the Android and iOS apps are now adding a splash of color to liven things up.
This splash appears at the top of the mobile apps (including the system status bar) and appears behind the app bar (YouTube Music logo, Cast button, search, and your profile avatar). It extends down to the…
Google started asking Android Beta Program users for feedback with version 11 in 2020. With Android 13 moving on from the developer preview phase last week, the Beta 1 feedback survey is now open this evening.
We’d like your feedback on the latest version of Android 13…
Sony XM5 retail packaging confirms less battery life than originally thought and Google Assistant
May 6, 2022
Last week we saw leaked official-looking images that showed off the sleek new design of the upcoming Sony XM5s, along with information suggesting that the battery life of these new headphones would reach 40 hours. Even newer leaks of retail packaging suggest…
Fortnite debuts on Xbox Cloud Gaming completely free for Android users, no membership needed
May 6, 2022
Cloud gaming has been a great way for everyone to discover and play new games with no downloads, though there is one problem. Not many free-to-play games come to cloud gaming in any capacity. Today, Xbox is looking to change that by bringing Fortnite to the cloud for free with no membership needed.
Xbox has made some waves in the traditional PC gaming and cloud gaming scene. Game Pass and Game…
Since its release in 2011, the Roboto font has expanded to include several variants and just got a reading-optimized Serif version in February. Roboto Flex was officially unveiled today as a “major upgrade” and “Google Fonts’ biggest project to date.”
Roboto has…
The to-do list app Google Tasks is finally picking up an overdue feature. Rolling out now, Google Tasks is adding support for recurring tasks in your lists.
Announced this week on the Google Workspace Blog, the company has confirmed that its to-do list app is rolling out…
The May 2022 Android security update is rolling out now to these phones and tablets in Samsung’s wide-reaching lineup of Galaxy devices.
Samsung May 2022 security update — What’s new?
As usual, Samsung began rolling out its May 2022 update before the month of May actually began with the first patch arriving for Galaxy S22 devices on April 25. According to Google’s security bulletin, this…
Coral is Google’s platform for adding on-device AI and inferencing capabilities to hardware. To make it more widely available, especially for Internet of Things use cases, Google is partnering with Asus IoT.
Asus IoT is a sub-brand of Asus, and Google wants to scale…
Back in March, Google halted Android app and subscription purchases in Russia due to sanctions. Google Play is now “blocking the downloading of paid apps and updates to paid apps in Russia starting May 5, 2022.”
The company cites “compliance efforts” as being…
Available across almost all Apple devices, the popular exercise app SmartGym is out today with a big update. Changes and improvements include tracking for muscle fatigue and recovery, tags for routines, Family Sharing, personal records, and much more.
SmartGym 6 is arriving today and it comes with an impressive list of new features for an even more comprehensive experience for tracking your…
