Android 13 sees Google continue with the concept of Quarterly Platform Releases and QPR1 is now rolling out to Pixel phones with the December security patch and Feature Drop.
Pixel 7 gets over 70 fixes with Android 13 QPR1 update
Compared to last year (with version 12.1 for Android 12L), QPR1 is still just “Android 13” and coincides with the December Feature Drop.
QPR1 contains some…
Pixel 7 gets over 70 fixes with Android 13 QPR1 update
December 6, 2022
As expected, Android 13 QPR1 introduces a slew of fixes for both the Pixel 7 series and older supported Google phones.
The first Pixel 7 and 7 Pro update last month only brought a trio of fixes. December’s, which coincides with Android 13 QPR1, brings over 70 across all…
Google’s ADT-3 device, the only streamer for Android TV development, has been discontinued
December 6, 2022
Android TV OS just debuted its version of Android 13 last week, but it’s only available for one device. Google’s ADT-3 has been the go-to device for testing Android TV and Google TV releases for almost three years now, but after months of being impossible to purchase…
Currently, YouTube on mobile changes default video quality based on usage instead of giving the option to change resolution right away. This guide will go through changing your videos on YouTube to a specific resolution to get the best quality.
In previous versions of the YouTube mobile app, you always had the option to easily change the resolution to whichever quality you wanted, up to 8K in…
Google Pay (GPay) getting some Material You tweaks
December 6, 2022
The GPay app, which was once the future of Google’s payments strategy, is still available for users in three countries and is getting some Material You tweaks.
From the beginning, GPay had a rather unique bottom bar that was fluid. Besides highlighting the current tab in…
Android 13 QPR1 rolling out to Beta 3.1 users — opt out before next week to avoid data wipe
December 6, 2022
As of this afternoon, the stable Android 13 QPR1 release is rolling out to users enrolled in the Beta Program, and you can now opt out of the program without a data wipe occurring.
Initially, Beta 3.1 (from November 7) users could not sideload Android 13 QPR1 with the…
Google is adopting continuous scrolling for desktop Search results as it did for the mobile website in October 2021.
Search has famously shown 10 blue links, though you’ve long been able to go up to 100 results per page from google.com/preferences.
Google says “you’ll now be able to see up to six pages of results” after reaching the bottom of a search results page, which is marked by…
Top 5 stories of the week: Nvidia and OpenAI updates, 2023 predictions for cybersecurity, and more
December 6, 2022
Check out the on-demand sessions from the Low-Code/No-Code Summit to learn how to successfully innovate and achieve efficiency by upskilling and scaling citizen developers. Watch now.
As we enter December, marking the year’s end and begin to look ahead to what’s on the…
Xbox will start charging $70 for some Series X/S games
December 6, 2022
Microsoft has confirmed it will increase the prices of some of its first-party Xbox games to $70 starting in 2023. Specifically, major games built for Xbox Series X/S will cost $10 more in the US, including Starfield, Redfall and Forza Motorsport. Regional price increases…
Microsoft’s pledge to stay neutral in unionization efforts is about to be tested in a big way. On Monday, quality assurance staff at ZeniMax Media went public with the news that they’re working to form a union. The approximately 300 workers involved in the effort want to be represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA). That’s the same union that recently helped QA staff at…
