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Like in previous years, Made by Google is providing a “sneak peek” of holiday deals. The Google Store’s 2021 Black Friday sale will start a week before Thanksgiving, and the highlight is $50 off the Pixel 5a with 5G. Google’s affordable phone for 2021-22, which is exclusive to the Google Store and Fi in the US, goes from $449 to $399. Next is the $10 off the Chromecast with Google TV.

One of the most obvious changes, when you boot your Pixel device into Android 12, is the brand-new AOD clock and associated layout. Thanks to a new in-app project courtesy of Tasker’s developer João Dias, you’re now able to force resize the clock to the more compact smaller layout. While many other OEMs from the likes of Samsung, Xiaomi, Oppo, and OnePlus give you granular control over the…

Google Arts & Culture went momentarily viral in 2018 for introducing a camera feature that compares your selfie to famous portraits, and the app is now offering the same capability for pets. Update 11/8: Version 9.0.29 of Google Arts & Culture for iOS is available today with “Pet Portraits.” There also a “brand-new immersive look and feel for the Camera menu” that replaces the…

Google recently announced that going forward, accounts would need to have 2-Step Verification (2SV) enabled. According to the company, the first wave of accounts are already being transitioned into this security measure. Many companies already employ this feature, though under the name 2-Factor Authentication (2FA). Fortunately, Google’s 2-Step Verification is easy to set up, and just as easy to…