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After an eight-year gap, Tanlines on Tuesday announced a new album called The Big Mess coming in May. Ahead of that, they released a new song called “Outer Banks” that uses Google Meet as the setting for a music video.  The music video pretty faithfully replicates the Google Meet web UI from the presentation — using the existing Figma integration — to the video feeds and controls. One…

Samsung Galaxy devices running Android 10+ have access to a really cool feature called “Device Control,” which allows you to control smart home products right from a shortcut on your screen. Here’s how to set the feature up and add devices. Whether you run Samsung SmartThings or Google Home-supported devices in your home, the device control panel is easy to use and will work for you. Of…

The Pixel 7 is now four months old and starting to get eclipsed by the next generation of flagships. Google Fi is now discounting the Pixel 7 Pro to $449 via 24 monthly bill credits. The normally $899 128GB Pixel 7 Pro can now be had for $449, though there’s some nuance to this deal. Namely, the “full device price will be due at time of purchase and you will receive $450 back via 24 monthly…

If you’ve noticed Waze has been freezing on Android Auto lately, you’re not alone. A new update to Waze aims to fix these freezing issues on Android Auto, but it doesn’t yet deliver some long-awaited functionality. Released in the last couple of days, Waze 4.92.0.1 for Android is rolling out to some users as a “release candidate.” The update’s changelog mentions a fix for Waze freezing…