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Following I/O in May, Google’s next big developer events in 2021 will be Dev Summits for Android and Chrome.  The 2021 Android Dev Summit, which was last hosted in 2019, skipping last year, will take place on October 27-28. It starts with a 50-minute technical keynote (The Android Show) and is followed by two days of over 30 tech talks. This year’s theme is Excellent apps, across devices…

During its “Search On” event this afternoon, Google announced new changes and updates in an effort to better track climate change. Google Maps is adding a new “Fire” layer to its apps as Google’s “Tree Canopy” tool is set for expansion. Starting on Android this week and on iOS next month, Google Maps will show active wildfires as a top-level layer in the app, an expansion of…

In launching the new Nest Doorbell (battery) in early August, Google also rebranded the old Nest Hello and continued selling it. Google today told customers that it’s launching a second-generation Nest Doorbell (wired) in 2022. As part of “being more transparent” with customers on where Google is “taking the camera portfolio,” Nest GM/VP Rishi Chandra said that it “will be launching…

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 Store. When we decompile these files (called APKs, in the case of Android apps), we’re able to see various lines of code…