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You might have slapped the Android 13 Developer Preview on your Google Pixel and are missing out on a few things or not having the best experience. Luckily, you can downgrade your OS to a stable version of Android 12 if you encounter any major problems or just don’t like the current incarnation. Although it’s not highly recommended given it’s a developer-focused build for a little while…

Back in October, Google updated its excellent Recorder app with a redesign. Version 3.5 of Google Recorder is rolling out today with a handful of Material You tweaks and a Quick Settings tile on Pixel. The changes are primarily found on the recording view, though spacing has been improved on the homesceen and scrolling animations fixed on 12L, while there’s a small UI tweak (bar introduced)…

Our smartphones have become incredibly powerful over the past few years, to the point that, in many cases, we’re not actually taking full advantage of these devices’ raw horsepower in day-to-day use. However, Samsung has apparently been throttling the performance of thousands of apps in the name of improving game performance. Samsung phones ship with a Game Optimizing Service app…

There are two kinds of Android tablets: Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S line and everything else. That’s because while most Android slates don’t rise above being simple media browsing and casual gaming machines, Samsung is doing more than any other company to transform Android into a true multitasking platform. And even though Samsung is approaching the limits of what Google’s…