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As Wear OS 2 sits in limbo, some Google Assistant functions are still broken for many users

After years of neglect, Wear OS is finally getting a boost this year with the Wear OS 3 upgrade, now available on the Galaxy Watch 4. However, the older Wear OS hardware is still in limbo, and for many, some of Google Assistant’s core functions are not working as intended. A thread on Reddit last week highlighted a longstanding issue with Google Assistant that has left many commands completely…
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Limited OnePlus Watch Harry Potter edition unveiled

After launching a “vanilla” version earlier this year, OnePlus has now unveiled a limited-edition Harry Potter watch. No stranger to limited-edition variants of popular products, the OnePlus Harry Potter Watch includes a number of tweaks and changes paying homage to…
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Google’s new Nest Cam can’t yet stream live video to Chromecast or Android TV

Google’s updated Nest Cam products come with several advantages such as offline storage, battery power, and lower prices. However, they also come with some frustrating problems including the current lack of support for streaming Nest Cam video to Chromecast or Android TV. As more users are buying Nest Cam products, some of the problems around these products are coming to light. This week, the…
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Oppo K9 Pro will get a new color variant on October 20

The Oppo K9 Pro announced last month in China is currently available in Obsidian Black and Glacier Blue colors, which will be joined by a third colorway called Neon Silver (machine translated from Chinese) on October 20 – the same day Oppo will introduce the K9s. Oppo says…
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Samsung Galaxy S22 and S22+ leak hints at wider displays with almost no bezels

The Galaxy S22 family is undoubtedly on the horizon, though, as per the latest insider info, the launch is now pushed back, in favor of a speedier release of the overdue Galaxy S21 FE in January. In the meantime, leaks have continued to pour in, though mostly non-official renders, based on early info. Actual live photos of design elements, like the recent S22 Ultra dummy unit have been few and far…
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Motorola Moto G71 5G and G51 5G incoming

After just recently unveiling the budget Moto E40, Motorola is apparently also preparing to flesh out its G-series, with a Motorola G Pure already featured in recent leaks and now also joined by a Moto G71, as well as a G51. The Moto G71 was just recently spotted in an FCC…
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Weekly poll results: Android 12 loved for its looks more than its features

Even though Google no longer puts official dessert names on its mobile OS releases, Android 12 is looking pretty sweet (the code name is “Snow Cone” by the way). And its UI redesign, dubbed Material You, is a big hit. Most of the people who voted in last week’s poll are excited to receive the Android 12 update. And they will be getting it, sooner or later. Which cannot be said for nearly a…
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