The next version of Google’s wearable platform has now properly arrived and it will be experienced by more users in the coming months. Ahead of that, Google is introducing updated app quality guidelines for Wear OS 3.
These Wear OS 3 app quality guidelines start with “Basic compatibility” for notifications. This includes supporting the “MessagingStyle notifications for conversations”…
The best narrative-driven games playable on Android w/ GeForce NOW
September 10, 2021
Playing games on the go is the biggest bonus of cloud gaming platforms like but not all games need to be action-packed triple-A titles — narrative-driven games are a prime example.
Taking the mantle from point-and-click games of the 80s and 90s, advanced narrative-driven…
Samsung has revealed the ISOCELL HP1, which is the world’s first 200-megapixel smartphone camera sensor.
The maximum resolution of main smartphone camera sensors has crept upward over the past few years, and with the release of the Samsung ISOCELL HP1, we could see…
Galaxy Buds Pro update adds several Buds 2 ambient sound features
September 10, 2021
A new software update is bringing a slew of Galaxy Buds 2 features to the Galaxy Buds Pro, including ambient sound listening during calls, plus more.
An extension of the Active Noise Cancellation features that came with a recent Galaxy Buds 2 update, Samsung has not left the Buds Pro in the corner, with the update already rolling out in South Korea, and comes with firmware version R190XXU0AUH5…
Galaxy Watch 4 update adds Samsung Health to device settings, more
September 10, 2021
The first post-launch update is now rolling out for the Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 4 Classic with the OTA patch, bringing Samsung Health to the settings section of the device, plus more.
Spotted by TizenHelp, firmware version R8**XXU1BUH9 is now rolling out for the Galaxy…
Google Doodle honors Rudolf Weigl, typhus vaccine inventor
September 10, 2021
Today’s Google Doodle celebrates the 138th birthday of Polish biologist and inventor of the epidemic typhus vaccine, Rudolf Weigl.
Life of Rudolf Weigl
Rudolf Weigl was born in Austria-Hungary on September 2, 1883 — making today his 138th birthday. Early on in life…
Google Lens gets a touch of Material You, Search widget & Pixel Launcher shortcut [U]
September 10, 2021
Google recently redesigned Lens to prioritize screenshot analysis over live capture. Google Lens is now seeing a Material You flourish and even more prominent placement on Android.
Opening Google Lens and navigating to the “Translate” filter at the very left reveals a new pill for switching languages. The bubbly nature is very much in line with Material You’s focus on large touch targets…
Android updates are still not perfect, but we’re seeing things improve year over year. Samsung has accumulated a stellar update track record as of late and is now among the best in the business when it comes to rolling out prompt Android updates. Now, the company is…
Google app on Android makes it easier to control SafeSearch with ‘Hide explicit results’ setting
September 10, 2021
SafeSearch, which “filter[s] out explicit content in Google’s search results,” has been around for so long that it has entered the cultural lexicon. The Google Search app on Android is now making it easier to access with a new “Hide explicit results” settings…
Following the initial launch and wider international availability with the Pixel 5a, Google is rolling out the first update for Pixel Buds A-Series to fix some bugs.
Out of the box in the US and Canada, Pixel Buds A-Series ran firmware version 3.150.0. Google today announced version 233 to address the following:
The update contains general bug fixes and stability improvements, including a fix…
