Android Auto is already a convenient way to use your smartphone’s most important features while behind the wheel, but wireless support just makes it even better. Years later, wireless Android Auto is finally making its way to the last country it wasn’t supported in, Japan.
In 2020, Google launched a huge expansion to wireless Android Auto that brought the functionality to nearly every country…
Samsung Galaxy A34 and A54 leaked specs don’t stray far from Samsung’s A series of last year
February 11, 2023
Samsung’s Galaxy A series has been a popular lineup, with devices in that series perfectly capable of offering a good user experience. Now, it looks like the A34 and A54 aren’t set to stray too far with decent specs in each.
Last year, the Galaxy A33 and A53 went…
Should Bard and other AI features get branded as Google Assistant?
February 11, 2023
In the coming months and years, Google will add AI-powered capabilities to its core apps that meaningfully change the experience. This initial wave of additions will share some similarities, and it will be interesting to see how the company brands them. Google will have a…
Report: Google employees say Bard reveal was ‘botched’ while slamming CEO Sundar Pichai
February 11, 2023
Google pulled the cover off of its ChatGPT rival, Bard, earlier this week, but Google employees say that the debut was “rushed” and “botched,” and point the blame at CEO Sundar Pichai.
This week has been one where the conversation was dominated by AI. On Monday morning, Google publicly revealed Bard, a LaMDA-powered product that is poised to rival ChatGPT with applications within Search…
Google Photos preps cloud backup for Locked Folder
February 11, 2023
Google Photos first rolled out the Locked Folder to Pixel phones before bringing it to other Android devices at the end of 2021, and is now working on adding cloud backup.
About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an…
AAWireless adapter for wireless Android Auto returns after going out of stock for weeks
February 11, 2023
Wireless Android Auto is easier than ever to get, with AAWireless being one of the best options available. After a few weeks missing from Amazon, AAWireless is back in stock.
For the past two to three weeks, AAWireless has been out of stock at Amazon, the only retailer aside…
In order to keep up with the latest news, it’s vital that articles and content be easy to find. Chrome on mobile has a feature called “Follow” that allows users to add websites to a native RSS feed. This feature makes it much easier to see the content you want as it becomes available.
The mobile version of Chrome started seeing the new Follow feature back in 2021. In effect, the feature was…
Google’s push to optimize its first-party apps on tablets continues with Drive for Android adding the ability to annotate PDFs using a stylus or finger.
You will be able to “use your finger or a stylus to freely write annotations on a file shown in the Drive preview…
Google opens up Fixed on Pixel submissions ahead of Super Bowl
February 11, 2023
Made by Google already posted the Fixed on Pixel Super Bowl ad, and it’s now continuing that campaign ahead of Sunday by letting anybody submit a “photo that could use some editing magic.”
This is not the first time Google has offered, with @MadebyGoogle in November…
Apple says Maps privacy bug didn’t affect iPhone, denies that apps used location data without consent
February 11, 2023
iOS 16.3 was released to the general public last month, and among other new features, it also included a variety of security updates. One of those fixes addressed an Apple Maps privacy bug that could have allowed an app to “bypass Privacy preferences.”
In a statement to 9to5Mac on Friday, Apple clarified that iPhone users “were never at risk” because of this vulnerability. The company also…
