The aftermath of the Sonos versus Google lawsuit changed a lot about how Nest speakers and speaker groups work. Now there are a few extra steps to set up a Nest speaker in Google Home. Follow along to learn how to do that as smoothly as currently possible with the Device Utility app from Google.
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What changed after the Sonos lawsuit?
Setting up your Nest…
Nest Hub Max may soon run Fuchsia as Google ramps up internal testing [Update: Vulkan approval]
January 14, 2022
The Nest Hub Max may soon be switched to Fuchsia — Google’s homegrown operating system — as internal testing ramps up.
Update: The Nest Hub Max’s upgrade to Fuchsia is becoming increasingly likely as new evidence comes to light.
Earlier this year, Google took the…
WhatsApp for iOS has been working for at least six months on a new Reactions feature, which will look similar to iMessage and Facebook’s functions. Now, a new report shows Reactions are actually really close to its public launch.
As spotted by WABetaInfo, version 22.2.72…
After a short hiatus due to the holidays, Apple is restarting its beta testing process yet again. iOS 15.3 beta 2 is now rolling out to registered developers, just over three weeks after the release of the first beta. Apple is also rolling out new betas of watchOS 8.4, tvOS 15.3, and more.
Update: The latest betas of iOS 15.3, watchOS 8.4, tvOS 15.3, and iPadOS 15.3 are now rolling out to public…
Apple says iOS 15 adoption is lower than usual, but here’s why
January 14, 2022
For the first time since iOS 15 was released to the public last September, Apple has updated the official installation and adoption numbers via its Developer website. According to Apple, iOS 15 is currently installed on 72% of iPhones released in the last four years. This is…
Even before the iOS 15 announcement, 9to5Mac found out that Apple was working on a new way to deliver alternate security updates to iPhone and iPad users. The company later confirmed that it would offer security patches for iOS 14 to users who weren’t ready to upgrade to…
Google TV exec ‘hopes’ Netflix integration will be restored, teases smart home & fitness features
January 13, 2022
Google TV’s promise of aggregating all of your content in one place is ambitious and useful, but it comes with the caveat of requiring cooperation. After Netflix torpedoed its integration with Google TV in 2020, it has felt as though the two platforms will never fully reconcile, but it sounds like, according to one executive, there’s still hope. On top of that, there was a teaser for Google…
Fortnite is still a massive hit, but Epic Games’ war on app stores has left the popular game absent from the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store for a long time, with no signs of returning. Today, Nvidia and Epic Games have announced that touch controls are coming to…
Another modified USB-C iPhone will soon be available for purchase, this time with waterproofing
January 13, 2022
After robotics engineer Ken Pillonel successfully swapped out the Lightning port for USB-C on an iPhone X back in October, another iPhone X has been modified in the same way. However, this time creator Gernot Jöbstl says the port has been reinforced and also made to be…
When will the OnePlus 10 Pro be available?
January 13, 2022
The OnePlus 10 Pro is a 2022 flagship across the board, but we don’t know when the device will see a release date in most countries. Here’s what we know about the OnePlus 10 Pro’s release date.
OnePlus 10 Pro is coming to China first
The OnePlus 10 Pro is technically already available, with the phone set to launch in China on January 13, 2022.
Thanks to that launch, we already know what…
