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Pixel 6 and 6 Pro cases from Casetify, a new Made for Google partner, are now available

March 29, 2022
With the Pixel 6 now a few months old, Casetify is the latest accessory maker to release cases for the flagship phones as a Made for Google partner. The Pixel 6 and 6 Pro offerings from Casetify are part of the “Impact Cases” series, which is made from 65% recycled — specifically old plastic from PCs, other used cases, and manufacturing scraps — and plant-based material. That aspect is…
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Classic Hangouts app removed from Google Play and App Store

March 29, 2022
In the coming weeks, Google Chat will replace classic Hangouts for Workspace customers. As part of this, Google said it would disable the old Hangouts mobile apps, and that looks to be underway with the iPhone app now removed from the App Store. Update 3/29: Hangouts for Android has been removed from the Play Store for new users. It no longer appears in search results, but is still available for…
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YouTube Music for Android rolls out ‘Save’ queue to playlist feature from Play Music [U]

March 29, 2022
After first launching for iOS at the start of this year, YouTube Music is widely rolling out the “Save” queue to playlist feature on Android. Update 3/28: “Playing from” at the top of your Up Next queue on Android started rolling out this weekend. As of today, availability should be fairly wide. Close Now Playing and YouTube Music to trigger a relaunch if you’re not seeing it just…
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YouTube TV surround sound coming to Roku & Android/Google TV next, Apple TV still in progress

March 29, 2022
Google’s cord-cutting service currently only offers 5.1 audio on two device classes. YouTube TV today gave an update on bringing 5.1 surround sound to more users. Acknowledging that “5.1 audio is important to many of you,” YouTube TV announced today that it’s “currently testing” it on Google TV, Android TV, and Roku. This hopefully includes the Chromecast with Google TV. …if…
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