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Google Nest Cam previews are still broken on Pixel Watch & Wear OS, but work on Apple Watch

December 15, 2022

The move over to the Google Home app has been messy for Nest Cam owners for a variety of reasons, but things are finally coming together. If you use a Wear OS watch, though, the Google Home app is still missing the useful previews from Nest Cam, even on Google’s own Pixel Watch. Since its inception, Google’s Wear OS platform has been able to show images within incoming notifications. This…

Google made an ‘exclusive’ T-shirt for Play Points Platinum members

December 15, 2022

Occasionally, being on a higher Google Play Points tier provides nice perks, with Platinum members now getting a rather cool T-shirt. This exclusive, limited edition Google Play T-shirt is available for those that earn over 3,000 Play Points in a calendar year. The highest…

Google rolls out Assistant parental controls and four kid-friendly voices [U]

December 15, 2022

Given that kids like to use Assistant, Google is rolling out new parental controls, as well as new kid-friendly voices and Kids Dictionary. Update 12/14: In Google Assistant settings, the “Parental controls” menu is now more widely available on Android and iOS this…

Google explains how Recorder Speaker Labels work, plans to use Tensor TPU to save power

December 15, 2022

As part of December’s Pixel Feature Drop, Google’s excellent Recorder app gained Speaker Labels that can identify multiple people. As with previous editions, the team behind it is out with an explanation of how the feature came to be. Speaker Labels are powered by Turn-to-Diarize, Google’s new speaker diarization system. There are three main components to it that “run fully on the…

YouTube testing video queue on Android and iOS; here’s how to enable

December 15, 2022

“Add to queue” is already available on the YouTube website, and it’s now in testing for the Android and iOS apps. At the moment, “Save to Watch later” or “Save to playlist” is how you can get back to something that you don’t want to view right away.

Android Auto’s redesign is now available to cars with rotary input

December 15, 2022

Google is currently testing the next generation of Android Auto, and many people are able to try out the new update through the beta program. However, the Android Auto redesign, known to many as “Coolwalk,” wasn’t available on cars with rotary input until just this…

iOS 16.3 beta 1 rolling out today as we await these new iPhone features

December 15, 2022

Just one day after the release of iOS 16.2 with a slew of new features, Apple is once again starting the beta testing process. iOS 16.3 beta 1 is rolling out to developers today. We’re still waiting to find out what’s new, but there are a number of features that Apple has already announced, but not yet released. iOS 16.3 beta 1 iOS 16.3 beta 1 will be available today to registered developer…

iOS 16.3 brings support for protecting your Apple ID with physical security keys

December 15, 2022

Earlier this month, Apple announced Advanced Data Protection for iCloud with end-to-end encryption for user data. More than that, the company also revealed that it will soon provide support for physical security keys when using two-factor authentication with Apple ID. This…

iOS 16.3 beta guides users on how to use Handoff from iPhone to HomePod

December 15, 2022

Apple on Wednesday released the first beta of iOS 16.3 to developers, and one of the new features coming with the update is the ability to use physical security keys to protect Apple IDs. But in addition to that, Apple is also tweaking the system to help and guide users on…

3 ways to change AirDrop settings on iPhone with the new ‘Everyone for 10 Minutes’ limit

December 15, 2022

After first making a change to AirDrop for users in China, Apple has changed the available options for all users with iOS 16.2. With “Everyone” not being a permanent option anymore, you may end up heading to AirDrop settings more frequently. Here are 3 ways to change AirDrop on iPhone. Up until recently, AirDrop settings were configurable to off, Contacts Only, and Everyone with the chosen…