One of the things I love about Pixel phones is the “At a Glance” widget that presents you with helpful information on your home screen when you need it. Recently, the widget has been gaining even more functionality that constitutes quality of life improvements, such as flashlight reminders, air quality alerts, and a Nest doorbell […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Fiber to expand to 5 new states after a 7-year hiatus
One would be forgiven to think that Google Fiber was dead in the water; after all, the company did put all expansions on hold in the aftermath of the Alphabet Inc restructuring. However, Google Fiber is back seven years later, planning to expand to more cities. It’s important to note that Google Fiber never went […]
Continue ReadingGmail will spare political campaign emails from spam filter
Brace yourselves because more email Spam is coming. As a result of questions, concerns, and accusations regarding bias in the way Gmail’s spam filtering works, particularly as it pertains to political campaign emails in the U.S., Google began back in June to plan on mitigating this. This was solidified with a move to ask the […]
Continue ReadingDiscord app for Android will get major overhaul and improvements
Anyone who has used Discord’s Android app can tell you how frustrating the experience is. Compared to its iOS and desktop counterparts, the Android version of the app doesn’t get the same features, and updates are usually delayed in favor of the others. This is about to change as Discord has announced that their Android […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Calendar will now choose your meeting join method based on your working location
Google Workspace is rolling out a new Google Calendar feature that will automatically choose how you intend to join a meeting based on the working location that you have set. The join method will be reflected on your RSVP to the event and can be manually changed if desired. For example, if you have set […]
Continue ReadingGoogle rolls out new 2.14 Pixel Buds Pro firmware update
Google has announced via a support community post that they are slowly rolling out the latest firmware update for the Pixel Buds Pro. This is firmware version 2.14 and will continue rolling out over the next week or so. It is unclear what this update covers, as the post only cited “general bug fixes and […]
Continue ReadingFitbit kills local music syncing in favor of subscriptions
If you own a Fitbit device and you prefer to ditch your phone when working out to music, I’ve got some bad news for you. 9to5Google spotted an update on the Fitbit support page stating that on October 13th, the option to sync your Fitbit device with the Fitbit Connect app will be removed. This […]
Continue ReadingGoogle TV plans to take on the TV Fitness market and more
According to a report by Protocol, during a closed-door partner event last month, Google shared its future plans for Google TV. These plans are ambitious and prove that Google is ready to plant its flag in a space where Apple has dominated in the past year and a half: The TV Fitness market. The report […]
Continue ReadingDuo and Google Meet merger enters final phase with app rename
Google announced back in June that they would be adding all of Google Meet’s features to Google Duo and combining the two video calling services into one. The transition into this “one video app to rule them all” solution began last month, in stages, as is customary for Google’s larger software rollouts. For Duo customers, […]
Continue Reading1Password 8 for Android is out with new look and improvements
Although Chrome’s built-in password manager has come a long way, adding on-device encryption on Android, iOS, and Chrome, plus providing a home screen shortcut on Android devices, the fact remains that some users need a password manager that can store more than just website credentials and credit card numbers. For those that need a bit […]
Continue ReadingGoogle launches #GetTheMessage campaign targeting Apple
People like to bash Google because of its penchant for killing or giving up on many of its helpful apps, but one thing Google is not giving up on is its plight to get Apple to adopt RCS on the iPhone. You may remember back in June when Google subtweeted at Apple a tongue-in-cheek unofficial […]
Continue ReadingYou can now set a more specific working location in Calendar
Google Workspace launched a Calendar feature last year, allowing users to specify whether they were working remotely or in the office. This proved very helpful as hybrid work became increasingly mainstream, and co-workers needed an easy way to find out if their team members were physically in the office that day. Google is taking this […]
Continue ReadingHow to get a screenshot of your Chromebook’s login screen
It doesn’t come up often, but there may be times when you need a screenshot of your Chromebook’s login page. Whether it is to capture an error message or to have a clean image of it for documentation, most of the time most people resort to just taking a picture of it. However, there is […]
Continue ReadingGoogle TV may soon add its own free live tv channels
In an APK teardown of the latest version of the Android TV launcher app, 9to5Google came across code that hints at Google TV putting what seems like the final touches to its long-awaited free add-supported channels. We reported on this last year after a report revealed that Google was in the process of creating or […]
Continue ReadingYouTube TV removes Universo. Makes it a Spanish plan add-on.
YouTube TV launched a new Spanish-only base plan and Spanish TV add-on back in May, which unbundled Spanish content from the regular base plan. This new plan was hailed as a lower-cost option for Spanish speakers who did not need the English TV lineup. Additionally, for those who wanted both language options, there was also […]
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