In a Keyword blog post that Google published a few months back, it made reference to a handful of new updates coming to the Search app for Android. Since then, we’ve seen a number of tweaks, including the colorful search cards as you scroll down the page featuring videos, images, and more, Google Lens appear […]
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Strange Google Discover bug leaves you feeling empty inside while checking the news
This certainly won’t affect everyone, but for those of us using the latest Google Search app beta on Android, a bug is causing the Discover feed to go missing in action. As reported by 9to5Google, version 13.47 of the app is causing a white screen (or a black screen if you’re in dark mode) to […]
Continue ReadingNow is your chance to leave the Android 13 QPR1 beta before QPR2 begins
Following yesterday’s release of the Android 13 December update and Feature Drop for Pixel devices, an update has also been made available to bring Pixel phones running the Android 13 QPR1 Beta 3.1 that was released last month to match the same build number of the non-beta December update. This means that those currently on […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Play Store to receive a floating progress bubble for faster navigation of app installs
In an update that is due to roll out soon to the Google Play Store app for Android (so long as Google doesn’t change their minds), a new floating progress bubble for apps that are in the process of being installed will appear on your active window. The purpose of this download overlay is to […]
Continue ReadingSunbird app to bring iMessage and unified messaging to Android
A new app is promising to bring iMessage to Android users, and its name is Sunbird Messaging. The Sunbird Messaging app has initiated a closed and limited beta, and it touts itself as the first and only one of its kind to offer a fully functional version of iMessage for Android. According to the company’s […]
Continue ReadingThe battery widget is one of the most overlooked and underappreciated Pixel phone gems
When I set up my phone screens, I’m always conscious of how the information displayed benefits my workflow and my life in general. More often than not, I will place apps that tie more closely into my personal life than my business endeavors. For example, I’ll place a photo frame with pictures of my son […]
Continue ReadingAndroid gains new features for the 2022 holiday season
It’s the time of year for celebrations, and Google is ringing in the holiday season by giving us a slew of new features that we can expect to hit Android very soon. These new features will impact several areas of the operating system, such as Google Photos, the home screen, Wear OS and more. It’s […]
Continue ReadingGoogle is adding more Material You touches to Nearby Share
Ever since Nearby Share arrived on Chromebooks back with version 91 and on Android in mid-2020, Google’s answer to Apple’s Airdrop has become perhaps one of the most important features that exists right now as part of the Google Ecosystem. Nearby Share has gone through several iterations and updates. Most recently, it is making its […]
Continue ReadingNearby Share comes to the Android 13 Clipboard Manager
Android 13 arrived with significant updates, one of which includes a new copy/paste behavior in which the system displays a visual confirmation when content is added to the clipboard. This overlay makes it easier for users to know that copying has been successful, as well as gives the option to edit what is captured in […]
Continue ReadingThe Google Play Store will soon auto-detect crashing apps and prompt you to update them
You all know the standard Android experience while using an old, out-of-date phone. You may often come across apps that either can’t or simply won’t run properly on a handset, and are met with frequent crashes. Traditionally, you would just open the app’s settings, force quit it, clear the cache and sometimes the storage in […]
Continue ReadingAndroid 13 removes Google Assistant’s light theme
After the release of Android 13 on Pixel devices this year, some users noticed that the Google Assistant UI all of a sudden adopted a dark theme, even though their device had dark mode turned off. It bothered fans of light mode enough to submit an issue tracker reporting the supposed bug to Google. Now, […]
Continue ReadingGeForce NOW adds direct touchscreen controls since Stadia will no longer pursue the feature
Hey, do you remember that cloud gaming service called Google Stadia? Too soon? Sorry. Remember how it was the first to introduce direct touch controls for select games and subsequently never did anything with it before being killed off? We do too. Well, Nvidia is following closely in Stadia’s footsteps by introducing exactly the same […]
Continue ReadingAndroid apps are officially available on Windows 11 and out of beta
It’s my opinion that Android apps running on Windows 11 offer little to no value for most people when they could just pick up their Android tablet or their Chromebook (or even their phone). This is especially true when you consider the fact that the Amazon App store is the delivery method for these experiences. […]
Continue ReadingChrome for Android prepares for the new Google Pixel Tablet with a new look and features
You’ve likely heard whispers of a new Google-branded tablet device that has nothing to do with the Pixel Slate or ChromeOS. At the 2022 Google Hardware event, the company revealed the Pixel Tablet which will double as the next Nest Hub but with one unique selling point – it’s detachable from the base speaker and […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Play to copy Nextbit Robin with app archiving to intelligently save your storage space
Way, way back in the day (a la 2016), a very special phone that was before its time hit the market. It was called the Nextbit Robin, and its hook was that it was marketed as a device that managed its own storage on your behalf so you would never run out of space. By […]
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