Thanks to the popularity and power of the iPad, it’s not uncommon for some professional-level utilities to make their way to iOS before Android. After announcing its Android version last year, LumaFusion has confirmed that it will debut on Android in the first half of 2022.
Last year, LumaFusion announced in a very brief statement that it would arrive in beta on Android and Chrome OS, but…
Currents, previously Google+, shutting down next year in favor of Spaces in Gmail/Chat
February 11, 2022
Google+ shut down in April of 2020 as a social network for consumers, but the product was kept around for businesses that wanted an internal tool to communicate with employees in a post/stream-like manner. Citing low usage, Google is shutting down Currents and replacing it…
Google disables web browser on non-Nest Hub Smart Displays citing lack of SafeSearch support
February 11, 2022
Starting in January, Google disabled the ability for third-party Smart Displays from Lenovo and JBL to browse the web. The company has now revealed that this is due to those devices not featuring hardware support for SafeSearch.
This removal first emerged at the start of…
Google launches Android 13 Developer Preview for Pixel phones
February 11, 2022
Even as 12L is still in the Beta Program ahead of its Q1 launch, Google today announced the Android 13 Developer Preview.
This is now the seventh year that Google is providing an early look at the direction Android is going in the fall. The preview is again getting underway in February to give developers more time to offer feedback and update apps.
Android 13 again has “privacy and security”…
Google has shared info on how, starting with Android 13, any app can offer their own Themed Icon to appear in the Pixel Launcher and more.
With Android 12, Google launched a “beta” feature for the Pixel Launcher called Themed Icons which gives many of Google’s apps a…
How to install the Android 13 preview on Google Pixel
February 11, 2022
Android 13 is several months away from its formal debut, but Google has opened up the first previews for its latest mobile operating system today with new features and more. If you’re on a Google Pixel smartphone, you can install Android 13 now. Here’s how, and why you…
Android 13 gets accelerated release timeline with earlier start to betas
February 11, 2022
Google today highlighted the first set of features coming with Android 13. The release timeline was also shared, and it revealed that Android 13’s consumer launch might be coming earlier than usual.
For starters, there will only be one other Android 13 developer preview. There’s usually three in total, but Google is jumping straight to Beta 1 after Developer Preview 2 in March. Android betas…
Here’s everything new in Android 13 Developer Preview 1 [Gallery]
February 11, 2022
The first release of the next version of Android is a preview that’s only meant for developers and not delivering major user-facing changes. That said, join us as we chronicle all the new features and changes in Android 13 DP1 for Pixel phones.
Over the coming hours…
Android 13 DP1: New system-wide photo picker streamlines sharing
February 11, 2022
The first preview of Android 13 has arrived, and with it some new tweaks to how the OS we’ve come to know and love. Included in the first developer preview of Android 13 is Google’s new system-wide photo picker, which is meant to streamline the experience.
Android has…
Android has long featured the ability to have multiple user profiles on the same device, effectively allowing someone to share a phone or tablet without allowing access to each other’s data. In Android 13, Google is adding the ability for guest profiles to get access to apps already installed on the device.
Live in the first Android 13 developer preview, guest profiles now have the ability to…
