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Google continues work on replacing Assistant Reminders with Tasks

Back in September, Google confirmed our Insight that Google Tasks would replace Assistant Reminders in the “coming months.” We’re still waiting for this to launch five months later, but work is ongoing. About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we decompile these files (called APKs…
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Wireless Android Auto expands to Japan, the last country that didn’t have it

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…
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Report: Google employees say Bard reveal was ‘botched’ while slamming CEO Sundar Pichai

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…
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Google Photos preps cloud backup for Locked Folder

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…
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Google Chrome’s mobile ‘Follow’ feature – why you should be using it more often

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…
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