While we await Android 12L for the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro, the ProtonAOSP custom ROM has managed to beat Google to the punch with version 12.3.0.
You may remember ProtonAOSP being the first custom ROM to officially support the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro within just a few weeks of the duo’s launch. Developer Danny Lin AKA kdrag0n has since updated ProtonAOSP to include all of the changes brought about with…
Ethically minded smartphone maker Fairphone is now pushing out Android 10 to 2015’s Fairphone 2 and, in turn, offering the longest support period for any Android smartphone to date.
The Dutch manufacturer prides itself on repairability and sustainability, and it’s hard…
Messages will send videos as Google Photos links for the benefit of RCS-less iPhones, rolling out iMessage reactions
March 10, 2022
In recent weeks, Google has been testing and slowly rolling out a number of new features for Messages on Android. The company announced today that iMessage reactions, Google Photos integration, and several other capabilities will soon widely launch.
On iOS, users can…
Gboard officially expands ‘Grammar Check’ to all Android devices, adds text stickers for Pixel, more
March 10, 2022
Gboard for Android keeps picking up new features to help you express yourself, and now Google is going a step further by helping out with your grammar on any Android device with “Grammar Check” and adding a new treat for Pixel owners too.
With a new update rolling out now, Gboard for Android will offer a feature known as “Grammar Check” which can detect grammatical errors in your…
Google TV for Android getting ‘Highlights’ feed with entertainment news, Material You redesign
March 10, 2022
Google TV was a big redesign that replaced the Play Movies & TV app on Android, and it’s now adding a “Highlights” tab that serves as “personalized feed of entertainment news” and getting some Material You flourishes.
The first tab in the Google TV app is now…
Google’s Nearby Sharing can now send to multiple Android or Chrome OS devices at a time
March 10, 2022
Nearby Sharing, Google’s answer to AirDrop, is gaining the ability to send files and more to more than one Android or Chrome OS device at the same time.
First launched a few years ago, Nearby Sharing started out as a simple way to share photos, files, contacts, and more…
Google Assistant can now pay for parking on your phone
March 10, 2022
Public parking can sometimes be a bit frustrating, but Google Assistant is making an attempt to improve the process.
This week, Google has announced that Assistant will soon be able to pay for public parking in some locations from your phone. Google says that the feature will be available in over 400 US cities thanks to a partnership with ParkMobile. You can see a map of public parking areas…
Google Live Transcribe feature now works when offline
March 10, 2022
To help aide those that suffer from hearing impairments Google is now expanding the Live Transcribe feature to work completely offline.
An important accessibility tool, Live Transcribe offers real-time speach-to-text captions in a variety of situations with support for…
As part of its almost constant evolution, the Google Photos app for Android is set to gain expanded Portrait Blur effects which will work on older images and even more subjects.
Google One and Pixel owners already have access to Portrait Blur effects in Google Photos but…
Samsung rolling out update to control GOS now says it does not throttle non-game Android apps [U]
March 10, 2022
Earlier this week Samsung was caught seemingly throttling the performance of literal thousands of Android apps through its “Game Optimizing Service” (GOS), and now the company has officially responded to those findings and will add controls in a future update.
Update 3/10: This article has been updated to reflect that Samsung’s promised update is now rolling out.
Recapping the situation…
