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Android 13 adds native support for flashlight brightness, here’s how it works [Video]

For years now, iPhones and even Samsung’s Android smartphones have supported the ability to adjust the brightness of the LED flashlight on the back of your phone. Now, in Android 13, Google is finally delivering this ability to adjust flashlight brightness natively, and we’ve been able to try it out. Google has added two new APIs to Android 13. “getTorchStrengthLevel” and…
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Xbox Game Pass gets Guardians of the Galaxy in March

GamesBeat Summit 2022 returns with its largest event for leaders in gaming on April 26-28th. Reserve your spot here! Xbox today announced the newest additions to Game Pass. The list of games being added for the first half of March includes Marvel’s Guardians of the…
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Google Assistant can repel mosquitos with this neat connected repellant system

With Winter coming to a close, we’re all excited to get back outdoors. To help with the pesky mosquitos that will be coming back out in the coming months, Thermacell has just launched that works with Google Assistant. “Liv” is a connected mosquito repellant system that works on-demand with Google Assistant and Alexa and can repel the annoying bugs in a space of around 945 sqft with the base…
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More Android phones in the US now use MediaTek instead of Qualcomm Snapdragon chips

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon series is usually the first thought when it comes to what powers an Android phone in the US, but it seems times are changing. According to a new report, MediaTek processors are now the most common chips found in Android phones sold in the US. IDC (via PCMag) reports that 51% of all Android phones sold in the US are now powered by MediaTek chipsets as of Q4 2021. Qualcomm…
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Google, looking to ‘distinguish’ future Pixel Buds, has been buying up audio-related IP and teams

Google’s first two attempts in the massive wireless audio market didn’t go over super well, but its latest release in the Pixel Buds A-Series has been well received overall. Now, in line with a desire to “distinguish” its future first-party audio products, Google has been quietly buying up audio-related IP, including an entire team from Synaptics. The folks over at Protocol have…
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