When NASA returns to the Moon with Artemis, the agency and its partners will reach unexplored regions of the lunar surface around the South Pole, where it can get much colder at night than even on frigid Mars. Such surface conditions would be challenge for current spacecraft, which rely on energy-consuming heaters to stay warm.
A technology demonstration being developed at NASA’s Jet…
How to add Google Wallet to your Fitbit
December 6, 2022
Fitbit’s wearables are an excellent choice for anyone who needs to track health stats accurately. On top of that, devices such as the Sense 2 and Versa 4 are also able to take on smartwatch features like Google Wallet’s contactless payments. This guide will go through…
Google TV mobile app starts rolling out Material You redesign
December 6, 2022
In addition to the set of updates previewed last week, the Google TV app is getting a Material You redesign on Android.
It of course starts with a new bottom bar that’s taller and makes use of pill-shaped indicators to note your current tab. It’s a long overdue…
Google Discover bug causes empty feed in Pixel Launcher
December 6, 2022
In the most recent beta version of the Google Search app, a bug is causing the Discover feed in the Pixel Launcher to be empty.
On some phones, most notably Google’s Pixel series, the leftmost page of the launcher offers handy access to a feed of the latest interesting articles around the web from Google Discover. You can also find Discover on the main page of the Google Search app or in…
Android 13 sees Google continue with the concept of Quarterly Platform Releases and QPR1 is now rolling out to Pixel phones with the December security patch and Feature Drop.
Pixel 7 gets over 70 fixes with Android 13 QPR1 update
Compared to last year (with version 12.1…
Pixel 7 gets over 70 fixes with Android 13 QPR1 update
December 6, 2022
As expected, Android 13 QPR1 introduces a slew of fixes for both the Pixel 7 series and older supported Google phones.
The first Pixel 7 and 7 Pro update last month only brought a trio of fixes. December’s, which coincides with Android 13 QPR1, brings over 70 across all…
Google’s ADT-3 device, the only streamer for Android TV development, has been discontinued
December 6, 2022
Android TV OS just debuted its version of Android 13 last week, but it’s only available for one device. Google’s ADT-3 has been the go-to device for testing Android TV and Google TV releases for almost three years now, but after months of being impossible to purchase, the device has been discontinued.
ADT-3 is the third developer device Google has positioned for developers as an option for…
Currently, YouTube on mobile changes default video quality based on usage instead of giving the option to change resolution right away. This guide will go through changing your videos on YouTube to a specific resolution to get the best quality.
In previous versions of the…
Google Pay (GPay) getting some Material You tweaks
December 6, 2022
The GPay app, which was once the future of Google’s payments strategy, is still available for users in three countries and is getting some Material You tweaks.
From the beginning, GPay had a rather unique bottom bar that was fluid. Besides highlighting the current tab in…
Android 13 QPR1 rolling out to Beta 3.1 users — opt out before next week to avoid data wipe
December 6, 2022
As of this afternoon, the stable Android 13 QPR1 release is rolling out to users enrolled in the Beta Program, and you can now opt out of the program without a data wipe occurring.
Initially, Beta 3.1 (from November 7) users could not sideload Android 13 QPR1 with the December security patch as last month’s build was technically newer than this morning’s stable release. Google this afternoon…
