Spatial Audio on Pixel phones and Pixel Buds Pro is not launching until January, but Google today detailed how it will work and what Android apps will be supported.
Movies are the intended use case of Spatial Audio on Pixel phones to offer an “immersive effect.” It will be supported on the Pixel 6, 6 Pro, 7, and 7 Pro, but it’s not clear whether another update (January’s) is needed or if…
Waze gets Android Automotive app, coming to more cars in 2023
December 6, 2022
Google is fulfilling a common request of Android Automotive owners today with the launch of a dedicated Waze app, though availability will be limited until next year.
Until today, Google Maps has been the navigation experience on “cars with Google built-in.” The Waze…
Seamless updates have been around for the past few years and the way in which Google Pixel smartphones get their updates, but they have a tendency to take a while. Soon, that’s set to change, though.
Android’s seamless updates were first introduced in 2016 alongside…
As Samsung’s rollout of Android 13 continues, the company keeps bringing the update to more and more new models. Here are some of the latest smartphones picking up One UI 5.0.
Samsung first released Android 13 to the Galaxy S22 series in early November and has since expanded the update to over 40 different smartphones and tablets, with many more to come. As of this week, several more devices…
Microsoft mulls ‘super app’ for iPhone as it fails to outbid Google for default search deal
December 6, 2022
Microsoft wants to ramp up its mobile efforts with a new “super app” for iPhone that would combine a number of different features into a single app. According to The Information, Microsoft’s hope is that such an app would help it break further into mobile search, which…
Waze is getting its own dedicated Android Automotive app
December 6, 2022
Waze is France’s most popular navigation app, to the point that it was recently updated with three regional accents (Toulouse, Provençal and ch’ti). So it makes sense that Waze elected to partner with French automaker Renault to launch a new, dedicated version…
Tile Bluetooth trackers are up to 35 percent off at Amazon
December 6, 2022
Whether you or someone you love is prone to losing things, or you just want the peace of mind of having a digital helper keep track of your stuff, Tile trackers are solid, inexpensive options that work with both iOS and Android devices. The company is having a holiday sale on Amazon at the moment that knocks 35 percent off a number of its 2022 trackers and bundles. You’ll find the biggest…
Fortnite Chapter 4 debuts with Unreal Engine 5.1
December 6, 2022
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Fornite Battle Royale Chapter 4 arrived today, and it makes use of Unreal Engine 5.1, Epic Games announced.
The debut…
New Google-made wallpapers are part of December’s Pixel Feature Drop and the “Live Bloom” collection is rolling out via a Play Store update this evening.
Live Bloom consists of four wallpapers that bring “your Pixel screen to life with images that shift and sway…
Back in September, Google previewed a new AR Translate feature for Lens that takes advantage of the technology behind the Pixel’s Magic Eraser. Ahead of that, Google Translate has replaced its built-in translation camera with Google Lens.
Besides visual search that has various shopping, object, and landmark identification use cases, Google Lens is good at lifting text for real-world copy and…
