Apple Arcade launched with close to 100 titles and the service is seeing new games added regularly with over 200 games now in the library. Follow along with our guide on the latest from Apple’s gaming service.
New for 9/10: The newest release on Apple Arcade is the action puzzler meets sim game Zookeeper World.
You can learn more about and download all the new games by heading to the Arcade…
Following through with a long-requested feature from users, Facebook-owned WhatsApp is going to make cloud backups end-to-end encrypted to go along with the end-to-end encryption of the messages sent with the service. The app will offer the feature in “the coming weeks”…
Google Photos may cost more now, but it still remains one of the best backup services out there for clearing storage on your phone and backing up your photos and videos to the cloud. Now, the Google Files app can automatically delete media from Pixel smartphones that has…
Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch 4 bands use sustainable materials, including apple peels
September 10, 2021
Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 4 ships with fairly run-of-the-mill bands, but the company has some neat ones coming in soon. Created in collaboration with Sami Miró Vintage, these new Galaxy Watch 4 bands have unique designs and are made from sustainable materials, including apple peels.
This new collection of Sami Miró Vintage bands are made in a “limited quantity” and cost $39.99 each. The…
A year ago, Google streamlined Assistant preferences by switching to one unified list showing all features in alphabetical order. The latest step to simplify Google Assistant settings involves splitting Voice Match and other options by device type.
Opening “Voice…
Google Phone rolls out Material You redesign in beta
September 10, 2021
Google Phone is the latest app to get a Material You makeover ahead of Android 12’s release later this year.
In the last few weeks, Google has been rolling out Material You redesigns with greater frequency, with Android 12 Beta 5 bringing colorful new designs for the…
Android’s Private Compute Services allow ML features to securely get cloud updates
September 10, 2021
With Android 12, Google announced the “Private Compute Core” to allow for “new technologies that are private by design.” The company shared more details today about Android’s Private Compute Services.
The Android Private Compute Core is “isolated from the rest of the operating system and apps.” This also includes network isolation, with features that run here often processing audio…
Stadia is losing another member of its original team, as Jack Buser is moving away from Stadia directly and will instead work under Google Cloud.
ZDNet reports that Jack Buser will depart Stadia and move to Google Cloud as the Director of Global Gaming Solutions starting…
Google Weather redesign widely rolls out on Android [U]
September 10, 2021
After initial testing in May, Google today has widely rolled out a redesign of Android’s default Weather app. Part of Google Search, the experience was overdue for a modernization.
Update 9/9: As of today, the new Google Weather is widely available for all Android…
Google rolling out Material You for Calendar, Drive, Docs, and other Workspace apps [Gallery]
September 10, 2021
Following the Gmail redesign last week, Google today showed off Material You for the key Workspace apps on Android 12. This includes Google Calendar, Drive, Docs, Gmail, Meet, Sheets, and Slides.
To start, Google confirms that Gmail’s Material You redesign is rolling out with version 2021.08.24 and newer on Android 12+. The Meet app is also getting redesigned, but changes are limited to…
