Later this year, Google will update the latest watches with the newest version of its wearable operating system. Until then, Google is already redesigning some core parts of older watches with Wear OS 3’s new UI.
Previously, Google started bringing Wear OS 3’s new design language to non-Galaxy Watch 4 devices inside new and redesigned apps. This includes Google Maps, Messages, and YouTube…
Stadia Changelog: Google officially commits to over 100 games in 2022, Risk of Rain 2 details expansion
February 5, 2022
Stadia’s start to 2022 has been without a goal, but that’s finally changing this week as Google has officially committed to bringing at least 100 new games to Stadia by the end of the year.
Stadia Changelog is a weekly series on 9to5Google where we round up some of…
Messages beta starts rolling out nav drawer and Google Photos integration to replace MMS
February 5, 2022
After we enabled on Wednesday, Google Messages is starting to roll out the navigation drawer redesign in Photos integration.
If the features are enabled on your device, opening Messages will prompt you to “Share videos as they’re meant to be seen.” Google explains…
Google Chrome icon gets first update in 8 years & will now be customized for iOS, Mac, Windows
February 5, 2022
The Google Chrome icon is in the process of being updated and modernized for the first time in eight years. This is meant to better “align with Google’s more modern brand expression,” with the company now optimizing the logo for each operating system.
In 2011, the original 2008 logo was greatly flattened and no longer explicitly three-dimensional. Google modernized the logo three years…
SOS shortcut provides easy-to-use safety tools for iPhone users
February 5, 2022
Kevin Boroumand, an entrepreneur, automation expert, and TikToker, has created a free, downloadable shortcut for iOS that will help to get you out of trouble if you find yourself in an unsafe or potentially dangerous situation. Below, we look into the details of “DoorDash…
Bloomberg: Apple planning March 8 event with 5G iPhone SE 3, iPad Air 5, and possible new Mac
February 5, 2022
Apple is planning to hold its first event of 2022 as soon as early March, according to a new report from Bloomberg. The report says that Apple is currently “targeting a date on or near March 8” for the virtual event, which will focus on a new iPhone SE 3, an updated iPad…
After a great start to the new year update schedule, Samsung has started rolling out the February 2022 security update to selected Galaxy devices from January 28. Here’s every device that has been updated so far.
Samsung February 2022 security update – what’s new
It’s actually not yet clear just what issues Samsung has addressed in the February update at this stage, but we do expect to…
Magic Eraser causing Google Photos crashes on some Pixel 6/6 Pro devices with latest app update
February 4, 2022
One of the core selling features of the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro appears to have a problem courtesy of the latest Google Photos update. It seems that Magic Eraser is causing the Google Photos app to crash on Pixel 6 devices.
Magic Eraser lets you remove any unwanted objects…
Google TV rolls out 2022 Winter Olympics hub w/ clips, live and upcoming event coverage
February 4, 2022
Google TV is all about putting the shows and movies you want to see in one place, despite the ongoing streaming wars fracturing that content to dozens of different streaming services. This week, Google TV is expanding on that goal by rolling out a hub for 2022 Winter…
iPhone SE 3 not expected to adopt MagSafe as production kicks off for 5G model and new iPad Air
February 4, 2022
One analyst believes that Apple’s new iPhone SE could attract over a billion switchers from Android thanks to its support for 5G connectivity and the latest A15 chip inside. A new supply chain report from Macotakara, however, indicates that the iPhone SE 3 won’t feature support for Apple’s latest and greatest MagSafe technology…
Much like the iPhone SE 2 (and the iPhone 8 on which this…
