Back in September, Google Weather received a (late) Material Theme redesign, but a peculiar bug made it so that launching from At a Glance loaded the old UI. This has mercifully been fixed today, though other bugs still persist.
Update 2/8: With Google app 13.5 — currently in beta, the large weather widget opens Google Weather again.
Original 1/31: While all other Google apps received a…
According to a new report, Google may be requiring makers of phones and tablets on Android 12 to include a dynamic color system like used for Material You on Pixel phones.
In addition to the broad range of tweaks and redesigns to the familiar UI elements of Material…
Google Doodle pays tribute to Toni Stone, the first woman to be a professional baseball player
February 9, 2022
Continuing their celebration of Black History Month, Google has dedicated a Doodle on their homepage to Toni Stone, the first woman to play baseball in a professional league.
Life of Toni Stone
Marcenia Lyle Stone was born on July 17, 1921 in Bluefield, West Virginia as…
Since the release of macOS Monterey 12.2 last month, multiple users have been complaining about an overnight battery drain on MacBooks that was related to Bluetooth. Now with macOS 12.3 beta 2, Apple seems to have fixed this bug.
For some unknown reason, the Bluetooth on the MacBooks wasn’t keep disabled when the machine was put to sleep. As a result, the machine kept waking up on its own even…
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 series is coming on February 9, and you can find out all you can expect here.
The latest batch of promo materials for the Galaxy Tab S8, Tab S8+, and Tab S8 Ultra is here courtesy of , and it reveals a few accessories, the color options of the…
Samsung issues huge new software update for Galaxy Watch4 series
February 9, 2022
Samsung’s Galaxy Watch4 and Galaxy Watch4 Classic are getting a big new software update that brings improved body composition insights as well as runner and cyclists specific advanced interval training programs.
In addition, Samsung is bringing a bevy of new watch faces…
Chrome rolling out new Android widgets & ‘Journeys’ that auto-group your history by topic
February 9, 2022
Google is rolling out a pair of new Android widgets for Chrome today, while making official the previously experimental “Journeys” feature that lets you “revisit past explorations grouped by topic.”
New Android widgets
Like other apps updated for Android 12, Chrome is getting new widgets. “Chrome Shortcuts” is the highlight with two main layouts. The 4×1 configuration offers a…
Report: Android TV is the fastest-growing TV platform, but share in North America is still weak
February 9, 2022
Google’s Android TV OS is a new area of focus for the company, with the Google TV experience taking over on more TVs and heading to more brands. Thanks to new analyst data, we can see that Google’s efforts are paying off, as Android TV appears to be the fastest-growing…
Assistant Guest Mode supporting more languages & Google Fi getting family location sharing
February 9, 2022
For Safer Internet Day 2022, Google is previewing a handful of new features across several products, including Assistant, Fi, and Account security, and a slew of related initiatives.
On the “Putting you in control” tentpole, the “Hey Google, turn on Guest Mode”…
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 having issues with T-Mobile’s network, breaking data and calls for some
February 9, 2022
The Galaxy Z Fold 3 is our favorite foldable right now, but it turns out the device is having some network issues on T-Mobile following recent updates.
Some Galaxy Z Fold 3 owners have reported that, following updates to Android 12 and subsequent security patches, network connectivity on T-Mobile is severely degraded. Reports from Reddit show that owners on T-Mobile are losing cell signal…
