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These apps support Material You’s themed icons on Android 13

December 10, 2022
Google debuted the ability to have themed icons on the homescreen in Android 12, designed to help go all-in on Material You theming. Now, in Android 13, third-party apps can get in on the fun of themed icons; here’s an ongoing list of apps that support the functionality. Themed icons are designed to create a uniform look for homescreen icons that match the system theme. Available in Android 12…
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Bayonetta Origins revealed, launches on March 17 on Switch

December 10, 2022
Connect with gaming and metaverse leaders online at GamesBeat Summit: Into the Metaverse 3 this February 1-2. Register here. In what is perhaps penance for making fans wait so long for Bayonetta 3, Nintendo revealed it’s making a new Bayonetta title. Called Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon, it launches on Nintendo Switch on March 17. Origins is a puzzle game, in stark contrast to…
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Google Keep for Wear OS rolling out richer notes feed

December 10, 2022
Following two new tiles for sunset/sunrise and favorite contacts, Google Keep for Wear OS is beginning to roll out its updated notes feed. Keep saw a Wear OS 3/Material You redesign in September that greatly modernized the app’s look. Google is now building on that by…
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Google Slides now lets you ‘Follow’ people through a deck

December 10, 2022
Google wants to improve the real-time editing experience in Slides with a “Follow” feature that lets you jump to whatever page a specific user is viewing. Tapping another person’s avatar in the Google Slides top bar will let you follow and “move with them as they…
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Review: Acer Chromebook 516 GE brings out the best of cloud gaming

December 10, 2022
One of the first “gaming” ChromeOS devices, the Acer Chromebook 516 GE is the definitive device for cloud gaming, even if that’s an oxymoron. Why buy a gaming Chromebook? Thanks to services like Xbox Game Pass, Nvidia GeForce Now, and (for a brief time) Stadia, Chromebooks became surprisingly competent gaming devices almost overnight. Using the same affordable ChromeOS laptop/tablet you…
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YouTube for Android rolling out Material You homescreen widgets [U]

December 10, 2022
Following iOS last month, YouTube for Android now offers homescreen widgets that provide quick access to search and core parts of the app. Update 12/9: After officially being announced last week, YouTube’s new Android widgets are now live with some tweaks. Namely, the microphone button to initiate a voice search is gone from both homescreen objects, while some sizing tweaks have been made.
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