Mobile

For the past few years, Google has been working on a “Better Together” initiative to make the experience of owning an Android phone and Chromebook more seamless. Integrations today include a prominent Phone Hub, Instant Tethering, and Smart (Un)Lock. As we reported in February, the latest feature in this family is codenamed “Eche,” and we now know a lot more about the Android side of…

WhatsApp is developing a new feature for iOS users that will help those who don’t like listening to long audio messages on the app. According to WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is working on a new voice message transcription that will be done entirely on the user’s device, so WhatsApp and Facebook won’t be able to access these messages. The publication notes that user’s voice messages will also…

Google One storage is shared across the various products on your account including Gmail, Drive, and Photos, but now that the latter has stricter storage requirements, more people are looking to pay for plans. Now, Google has introduced a 5TB plan to bridge the $40 gap between tiers. When Google Photos ditched its unlimited, compressed storage offering earlier this year, users in need of storage…

Walmart introduced the most affordable Android TV device to date earlier this year and, as we covered, they’re pretty decent. However, update support is always questionable on super-cheap devices, but it seems Walmart is up to the task as the first notable update for the Onn Android TV box has just rolled out. The update, which is most notable for carrying the slightly-out-of-date August 2021…