The latest Nest lineup brings new cameras and a doorbell, but these products don’t work with the original Nest app at all. The Google Home app is missing some key features, including the ability to get a manual clip from recordings or see live Nest Cam feeds through the web, but Google says both of these are coming.
In our initial review of the Nest Cam (battery), our biggest gripe with the…
Google Maps readies Android homescreen widget w/ dynamic colors
September 30, 2021
The latest addition to Google’s rapidly growing catalog of Android homescreen widgets is a handy search widget for Google Maps.
About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play…
Google Stadia players can now find teammates with public parties; these games are supported
September 30, 2021
Google Stadia is working on bringing more games to its platform, but another major negative of using the service is the lack of players when it comes to online multiplayer games. To help players better find teammates, Google Stadia has quietly introduced support for public…
Google Stadia voice chat on Android is now live, explained in support document [Updated]
September 30, 2021
One of the most glaring omissions of the Stadia app for Android may soon be fixed as a Google support document details how voice chat will — and won’t — work.
Update: Voice chat has finally arrived to Stadia for Android.
For many months now, our APK Insight team has been watching the development of voice chat in the Stadia app, including the app being registered for Android’s…
Google Lens coming to Chrome and will soon be integrated into the Google app browser on iOS
September 30, 2021
In addition to the big MUM upgrade that lets you ask questions about a photo, Google Lens is getting more prominent on iOS and in desktop Chrome.
In Chrome for Android today, long-pressing on an image lets you “Search with Google Lens.” That will also be available in…
Material You rolling out to Google Messages [Update: Dynamic Color]
September 30, 2021
The latest beta version of Google Messages widely introduces a Material You redesign, but the Dynamic Color aspect for Pixel devices running Android 12 is currently incomplete.
Original 9/22: On the homescreen, you’ll immediately notice the pill-shaped search field and…
Since Stadia launched in late 2019, the Android app has been the farthest behind in its playability, simply because it lacked the ability to talk with friends and strangers via voice and party chat. Today, that’s changed.
While Stadia games have been playable on Android phones since the service launched in 2019 — albeit only on Pixel phones, at that time — it’s sadly been the worst place…
You can quickly access Google app settings, reminders from the Pixel Launcher’s Discover feed
September 30, 2021
The Google app recently lost its “More” tab for a unified panel when opening the account switcher. That new settings menu can now be accessed in the Google Discover feed to the left of the Pixel Launcher.
The Pixel Launcher Discover feed, which was recently updated…
New Google Workspace icons rolled out — Drive, Gmail, Chat, Meet, Docs, Keep, Calendar, & Voice [U: Currents, Tasks]
September 30, 2021
Google Workspace was announced at the start of October as a rebrand of G Suite and revamped approach to office-less productivity. As part of these changes, all of Google’s Workspace apps are seeing new icons, with the rollout now underway.
Google Currents
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PSA: iPhone 13 Pro might be nearly incompatible with the MagSafe Duo
September 24, 2021
Update: A video from MKBHD shows that while the iPhone 13 Pro does work with the MagSafe Duo, the fit is not perfect.
With less than a day until customers start receiving their iPhone 13 orders, a report shows that you’ll need to be careful when placing the iPhone 13 Pro on the MagSafe Duo charger since its camera module is too big…
According to the Spanish Apple blog La Manzana Mordida, one…
