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Android ‘@Work’ minis from Dead Zebra show the mascot holding a Pixelbook, more

The latest set of Android minis from Dead Zebra show the beloved mascot “@Work” in a variety of jobs, including a depiction of an IT manager holding a Pixelbook and one wearing a smartwatch. Over the years, design brand Dead Zebra has offered numerous officially licensed toys, minis, and stickers based on the Android mascot. The brand has also crafted some products themed after other Google…
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How to find songs that played near you with your Google Pixel

One of the worst things to happen is hearing a song play, thinking you’ll remember it to find later, only to completely forget. Fortunately, your Pixel has a feature called Now Playing. It lets you identify playing songs in the background so you can easily add any song you…
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Google exec teases what Matter will mean for the Home app: ‘proactive’ actions, lower latency, more

We’ve been hearing about the Matter smart home standard and what it could do for ages now, and things are on track to finally arrive later this year. In an interview ahead of this week’s Google I/O, the company has teased what Matter will mean for the Google Home app going forward. Google’s Michelle Turner, senior director of Google Smart Home Ecosystem, offered a preview of how the Google…
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YouTube Music and TV now offer Google Play Store betas

Like the main Android client, Google is now offering Play Store betas for YouTube Music and TV to presumably test new features ahead of time. You can sign-up via the Play Store listings on mobile or directly on the web: YouTube Music YouTube TV At the moment, there are…
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TWRP officially adds support for Galaxy S20, Note 20 series, plus more

The popular third-party TWRP recovery for Android has now officially added support for the Samsung Galaxy S20 and Note 20 series alongside a plethora of other devices. If you are dead set on slapping a custom ROM on your Android device, you might look to TWRP to get third-party software builds running on your favorite hardware. While not always necessary, installing a custom recovery can aid the…
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Report: Galaxy S23 Ultra to adopt 200MP, Samsung-made camera sensor

The Galaxy S21 Ultra and Galaxy S21 Ultra share one of the best camera arrays you can find on any smartphone today, but it seems Samsung is ready to change things up on the next generation. According to a new report, the Galaxy S23 Ultra will offer a 200MP camera sensor. Megapixels don’t always directly translate to quality when it comes to smartphones. The current 108MP sensor in Samsung’s…
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