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Google details its security response to the war in Ukraine [U: YouTube demonetizations, blocks]

March 2, 2022

With the war in Ukraine ongoing, Google today detailed its company-wide response to the conflict with a focus on the “safety and security of our employees, users, and customers.” Update 3/1: Google announced last night that it’s “blocking YouTube channels connected to RT and Sputnik across Europe, effective immediately.” This decision follows other social media platforms as mandated by…

Google rolling out ‘Fast Emergency Dialer’ to Pixel lockscreen w/ local numbers

March 2, 2022

Google is starting to roll out a new feature to its Pixel lineup, with a “Fast Emergency Dialer” that puts local contact information for police, fire, and medical services at your fingertips. Detailed on a support page, Google is adding the “Fast Emergency Dialer” to…

Google Stadia works with the Steam Deck, but waiting on an update to use game pad [U]

March 2, 2022

Valve has officially released its PC gaming-focused portable handheld this week, and the flexible machine has garnered a fair bit of praise for its performance on local games. However, if you were hoping to play cloud games from Google Stadia and similar services on the…

Google touts 270% YoY growth in Progressive Web App installs on desktop

March 2, 2022

As the creators of Chrome OS, Google is a big proponent of Progressive Web Apps (PWA) especially to expand what the platform can do. Google shared today that desktop PWA installs have seen a 270% growth spurt since the beginning of 2021. This PWA growth spurt took place from February 1, 2021 to Feb. 1, 2022 with “Google Internal Data” cited. This stat counts installs from Chrome OS and the…

Android 13 adds native support for flashlight brightness, here’s how it works [Video]

March 2, 2022

For years now, iPhones and even Samsung’s Android smartphones have supported the ability to adjust the brightness of the LED flashlight on the back of your phone. Now, in Android 13, Google is finally delivering this ability to adjust flashlight brightness natively, and…

Google inconsistently removes last ‘Updated on’ information from Play Store again

March 2, 2022

Back in November, Google removed the last “Updated on” section from Play Store app listings on Android to everyone’s annoyance. That change was reversed at the time, but it now appears to be gone again. When viewing a listing on the mobile Play Store, opening “About…

Xbox Game Pass gets Guardians of the Galaxy in March

March 2, 2022

GamesBeat Summit 2022 returns with its largest event for leaders in gaming on April 26-28th. Reserve your spot here! Xbox today announced the newest additions to Game Pass. The list of games being added for the first half of March includes Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, Kentucky Route Zero, and Far: Changing Tides, among others. Ship adventure Far: Changing Tides launches today, and makes…

Google Assistant can repel mosquitos with this neat connected repellant system

March 2, 2022

With Winter coming to a close, we’re all excited to get back outdoors. To help with the pesky mosquitos that will be coming back out in the coming months, Thermacell has just launched that works with Google Assistant. “Liv” is a connected mosquito repellant system that…

What you need to know about Assistant ‘Snapshot,’ the spiritual successor to Google Now

March 2, 2022

Android has a lot of features that have the potential to make things a little easier. Sometimes, those features are a little out of the way and hidden. One prime example is the Google Assistant Snapshot feature. This guide will take you through what Snapshot is and how you…

Google Play system update for March 2022 rolling out with new Play Games privacy settings and more

March 2, 2022

For the past few months, Google has finally been showing a changelog for its monthly system updates that roll out to Android, Wear OS, Android TV, and other platforms via the Play Store. Today, the March 2022 changelog went live with updates to Play Games privacy and more. Detailed on a support page, the March 2022 Google Play system update doesn’t have any earth-shattering changes, but it does…