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There are multiple different channels that apps find themselves making their way onto your Chrome OS device. At one time it was via the Chrome Web Store. In that store, you can find dedicated Chrome OS apps alongside Extensions that expand the usability of Chrome. Now that Android has come on the scene, this section of the site will expand incredibly.
OK. I’m going to make this one quick. Most of the blame is on me, honestly, so I’ll own that. But the fact that apps are allowed to exist in the Google Play Store that barely do anything at all, are geared towards children, and have free trials that end after a few days and […]
After releasing their Phone app to non-Pixel devices at the beginning of this month, Google may be converting it into something named ‘Google Call’ according to an ad found by a Reddit user. Apparently, the image below was an ad on Youtube for u/DominusLux and it sports a multi-colored icon in the same vein as […]
Google Podcasts was never really my favorite podcasting service. I was always a fan of Pocket Casts, actually, but when they began to add a price tag to get features that used to be free, I jumped ship and headed over to Google’s minimalist listener. What I didn’t realize was that its simplicity would be […]
Many people are receiving an email from Google One asking them to subscribe or upgrade to their 2TB storage plan and in return, they’re offering a free Nest Mini. Ever since Google announced that they would remove free unlimited storage for Google Drive and Photos files beyond the 15GB account limit after June 2021, users […]
You read that right. In the coming months, it seems Google is ready to transition one of the more complex core applications on a Chromebook over to what is commonly referred to in Chrome OS as a System Web App (or SWA for short). Other apps have previously gone this route with little in the […]
Having been teased back in August, Google Meet is now rolling out its highly anticipated breakout rooms feature to help with distance learning. Given the nature of its usage, it was only available to Enterprise for Education customers at launch, but it’s now rolling out to most of the other Workspace tiers. This excludes Business […]
To help you and your family stay safe during the holidays, Google is rolling out a handful of new features for their phone subscription service. These new ‘Family features’ will automatically be included in all Fi plans at no extra cost. You’ll begin to see these in your Google Fi app next week, so keep […]
After several years of failing to make RCS widely available, due primarily to pushback by phone carriers, Google has now officially made their Rich Communication Services or RCS available globally via their Messages app. Now, anyone who downloads it on Android will experience modern chat features like high-res photo and video sharing, typing indicators and […]
Ever since the popular kid’s reading app, Rivet, shut down in September, we’ve been tracking Google’s efforts for families on Assistant-enabled smart displays for quite some time now and even predicted that they would make them kid-friendly and add fun learning experiences for the whole family. Now, we have more confirmation of this with an […]
Yesterday, I wrote about how Google Pay was about to receive an update that would massively improve it in significant ways, allowing it to truly compete with Apple Pay. In a Youtube premiere, Google has officially revealed what I had long suspected – the same Pay logo redesign that India had recently received for Tez […]
Well, the reviews are out and the resounding victory of Apple’s move to their own, in-house ARM-based chips seems like a forgone conclusion already. The reviews aren’t just good, they are glowing. The expectations haven’t just been met, they are being shattered left and right. The Apple M1 chip is powerful, capable, and Apple’s prowess […]
Is it possible that Google Wallet may come back from the dead? Google is planning a reveal of a redesigned Pay app for Android and iOS tomorrow (see below) and we have a pretty good idea of what they may show off. In the Youtube premiere description they say: We invite you to watch live […]
