Android Auto has picked up a few handy changes lately — like the triumphant return of calendar integration — and today, another has been spotted. In a quiet tweak, Android Auto now shows the title of your song when switching between tracks.
As seen below, this change enables users to see the title and artist of the song they’re playing through Android Auto’s “control bar,” constantly…
Google has been working on a revamp of Assistant preferences since February. It saw some tweaks in February and April, but the Google Assistant settings redesign is now seeing a wider rollout.
Compared to what we spotted earlier, there is no longer a search field above to…
Password managers make it much easier to have secure passwords for all of your accounts, and Google takes that a step farther by building one right into your Google account. Now, Google’s password manager can use biometric authentication with Android autofill.
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Sony has pulled back the covers on a Japan-only exclusive Xperia 1 II model that includes some notable internal hardware bumps plus a brand new color option.
Despite the fact that Sony has a relatively small footprint outside of Japan, the company is doubling down in its home market with this slightly more powerful Xperia 1 II. The two key differences between this and the global version are that…
We detailed last week that Google would eventually replace Duo with Meet. As our report noted, the “pace of Duo development is winding down,” but that a handful of features are still in the pipeline. One of those, captions for video and voice Duo messages, was quietly…
Review: Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra gets the formula right at the wrong time [Video]
August 24, 2020
Smartphones have reached a bit of a plateau over the past few years, with mainstream flagships essentially just trying to surpass each other in getting closer and closer to perfection. With its Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, Samsung improves on what’s been an excellent formula with…
This year, Google has been working on ways to bring Android and Chrome OS devices closer together, expanding their “Better Together” initiative. Chrome OS’s latest work-in-progress feature would allow you to sync WiFi passwords between your Android phone and your Chromebook.
In a normal year, when folks would actually travel to and from the office or visit friends, your phone and laptop…
How to safely install Fortnite on Android now that it’s been removed from Google Play
August 24, 2020
Following a brazen move to add its own payments system to Fortnite, the hit game was removed from Google Play and the Apple App Store yesterday. While iPhone users are out of luck when it comes to the game, Android users can still install Fortnite. Here’s how to do so…
Google’s Android TV has long been an attractive platform partially because it lacked blatant advertising. That’s starting to change with a prominent homescreen “highlights” row that’s rolling out, but it seems possible that Nvidia’s Shield TV is exempt from these…
After an elongated wait, it looks like Samsung Galaxy owners will finally be able to use Android 10 gestures with their favorite third-party launcher thanks to the One UI 2.5 update.
Almost a year after Android 10 was released, Samsung has suddenly decided that third-party launcher support for the updated system gestures navigation needs to be in One UI — specifically the 2.5 build. Granted…
