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Google Assistant currently can’t control home devices, saying ‘I don’t understand’ [Update: Fixed]

March 1, 2023
The Google Assistant is currently having an issue, across phones and smart speakers, causing it to be unable to control smart home devices, instead simply replying “I don’t understand.” Update: The issue now appears to have been resolved. The big appeal of the Google Assistant is the ability to use your voice to ask for specific information and control the (potentially many) lights, plugs…
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Protect your Android phone and Google Account: How to set a secure PIN, password, and biometric login

March 1, 2023
Thinking about how many passwords, logins, and sensitive bits of data sit on your phone can be a little frightening. So how do you protect all of that information? This guide will take you through setting a safer PIN and password, as well as having face and fingerprint unlock set in your Android device for extra security. Unfortunately, malicious actors are everywhere. In light of recent…
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Google Fi drops US Cellular as an official network, but service still accessible

March 1, 2023
Project Fi’s original technical innovation was the ability to switch between Sprint and T-Mobile for the best possible service. US Cellular was added later, but Google Fi has now dropped the carrier as an official network. In June of 2016, Project Fi partnered with US Cellular for a total of three available networks. This went back down to two when Sprint was merged with T-Mobile in…
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Samsung Galaxy S23+ review: A solid phone that’s probably not worth the upgrade

March 1, 2023
Despite what companies would like you to believe, you don’t need to get a new phone every year or two. So while Samsung’s 2023 lineup of its Galaxy S flagship phones may seem underwhelming when compared to the last generation, it’s not a bad thing that these devices offer little reason to upgrade. It’s just that after having said the same thing about the 2022 models, as well as competing…
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