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Why is Google making a Pixel Tablet Pro?

December 21, 2022
All signs point to Google releasing not one, but two Android tablets in 2023. The question is, why is Google making a Pixel Tablet Pro at all? For over a decade now, Google and other device manufacturers have been trying to make Android tablets truly competitive with Apple’s iPad. Whether or not those efforts have been successful is a matter of debate, but Google itself had long bowed out of the…
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Google Meet and Docs now use the new Material You toggle [U]

December 21, 2022
Google’s biggest apps already feature the main elements of Material You but additional aspects are now making their way through, with Docs, Sheets, and Slides using the new toggle design. Original 11/18: The Material 3 switch is larger and even more of a pill than before…
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Waze is adding support for the Android Auto redesign ‘soon’

December 21, 2022
Android Auto just launched its major redesign in beta, but with Waze missing support for the split-screen dashboard feature. Now, it’s confirmed that support is just around the corner. The “Coolwalk” redesign of Android Auto introduces support for a split-screen interface that allows displays of any size to show two apps at once, specifically to show a mapping app and a media app. It’s…
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These are the best last-minute gifts for Android users

December 21, 2022
The month of December has gone by super quickly, and as the holidays approach, you might be running out of time to get gifts. If you still need a gift for someone in your life with an Android phone or who might be an Android enthusiast, here are our top picks that you can…
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Google Play adding another family payment option with new Purchase Requests

December 21, 2022
The Play Store already lets parents approve or decline purchases made by kids in their family, and Google is now adding “Purchase Requests” for accounts without a family payment method. It involves a child account making the Purchase Request “directly to the family manager,” which then receives “important information about the app or in-app purchase” on their device. These…
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iPhone: How to check what apps are using precise location tracking and how to turn it off

December 21, 2022
Many iOS apps ask for precise location tracking permission by default the first time you open them. And it can be easy to forget how many or which apps you’ve given permission to. Here’s how to turn off precise iPhone location tracking. The main choices when the location tracking dialog appears after opening an app for the first time are “Allow Once, “Allow While Using App,” and…
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