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Wallpaper-based theming is the main highlight of Android 12 and Material You. However, Dynamic Color did not initially work with the Pixel Live Wallpaper collection/category, and an app update rolling out this week remedies that. Update 9/7: As of today, Pixel Live Wallpaper 1.6 is widely available and should immediately appear as an update in the Play Store. It’s showing up on both Android 11…

A new report suggests that TikTok has surpassed YouTube average watch time in the US and UK on Android versions of both apps respectively. A new report on recent data from App Annie by the BBC suggests that TikTok has overtaken YouTube in average user watch time for the first time. However, YouTube still reigns supreme as the dominant online streaming platform due to the volume of users across…

Back in 2018, the Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance announced that it would adopt Google’s native car operating system to offer built-in Assistant, Maps, and Play Store. Renault today announced the Mégane E-Tech Electric with Android Automotive and a Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset. The Renault Mégane E-Tech Electric is a crossover SUV available with 40 kWh (300 km range / 186 miles) or 60…

Google’s chip ambitions have always been rumored to go beyond the smartphone and eventually be used for Chromebooks. A report last week pegged 2023 as when we’ll see such a computer. There are many open questions about what the resulting Chrome OS device(s) will look like, but Tensor will undoubtedly be Google’s best chance to reboot the Pixelbook and offer a broader lineup. The…