I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – For better and for worse, Google Contacts is not a complicated CMS. Its power is in its simplicity, but that also means that it’s lacking many features professional businessmen and women have come to expect from tools like Hubspot and other similar services. One thing […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Calendar is now automatically enabling spam protection on your behalf
Between bad actors maliciously attacking Google Classroom and Calendar invites, Google has had a less-than-ideal time trying to find ways to mitigate this loophole. Basically, anyone can plug your email address into an invite and send you a request to connect in these services, and by their very nature, you become instantly susceptible to something […]
Continue ReadingGoogle will say goodbye to Reminders and begin its Google Tasks migration next month
We’ve spoken at length over the past few months regarding Google’s plans to kill off Assistant Reminders, Reminders in Calendar, and more. You’re probably already aware that the company plans to replace these quick notifications to keep you on track with important things with Google Tasks. Truth be told, Tasks are more capable aside from […]
Continue ReadingGboard’s extended toolbar options just received an appealing redesign
For years now, Google’s keyboard – cleverly named “Gboard” – has remained pretty much unchanged. To be fair, it doesn’t really need to be tweaked much. In fact, it’s one of the absolute best keyboards on the Google Play Store, and it’s baked into many Android devices out of the box now. After a quick […]
Continue ReadingIt’s Google Contacts’ turn to get a Material You widget redesign
Thanks to some excellent detective work done by 9to5Google via their APK Insights report, the latest Google Contacts app has been decompiled, and with it, the latest candidate for a Material You widget redesign has been chosen. In fact, this redesign has been known about for a few months now, but today, we’re seeing more […]
Continue ReadingYou can finally sign PDFs with your finger or a stylus directly inside Google Drive
Are you tired of taking the clunky printer out of your closet just to spit out a handful of PDF sheets to sign for a highly specific circumstance once in a blue moon? Are you lacking a stylus or Chromebook tablet device with some form of written input to avoid the printer? I know that […]
Continue ReadingIt will soon be much quicker for your children to switch to YouTube Kids in the living room
In order to swap over to your child’s Google TV profile, you have to use your remote to navigate to the top-right of the UI where the switcher exists. My son generally has to move over from my profile to his own and then open the YouTube Kids app to start watching something that interests […]
Continue ReadingIf you’re visiting YouTube TV via Search, don’t fall victim to this cleverly disguised scam
I’m not the biggest fan of YouTube TV and unsubscribed from its “modern” version of traditional programming about a year ago, but I do understand the value the service has as a sports-centric place to enjoy some downtime. In fact, the app and website have pretty much become the best place to watch sports, according […]
Continue ReadingYour Chromebook’s calendar widget will soon show you which event is coming up next
The awesome, new calendar widget for ChromeOS pops up from the bottom-right of your laptop’s shelf in month view and shows which events you have scheduled for that day over on Google Calendar. At this time, it’s fairly rudimentary, not allowing for event creation locally or anything. Despite this, it’s quickly gaining features, like the […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Fi customers experience temporary service downtime thanks to T-Mobile outage
As many Google Fi subscribers will know, the service operates on several different providers in order to give users the best possible connection as they move around or travel. The largest provider of service is T-Mobile, and not long ago, the company experienced a data breach that Fi members were wrapped up in. To add […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Photos may soon let you sync your Locked Folder to the cloud for convenience
Yes, I know it sounds contradictory, and perhaps it is, but that’s not stopping Google. Pretty soon, you may be able to back your Locked Folder up to the Photos cloud for safekeeping. While anyone who values their privacy to the fullest extent may take issue with this update, those who use Google Photos for […]
Continue Reading‘Control Overlays’ for mouse and keyboard support in ChromeOS now appear for all games [Canary]
Previously only discussed near the end of last year, Google’s ‘control overlays’ for Android games on Chromebooks were said to be coming first to a select few titles in alpha. The developer flag to enable it was added to ChromeOS this December, but I wanted to cover it today because it forces the overlay to […]
Continue ReadingIn development: Bard AI could let you speak with your Chromebook as though it’s a person
I’m literally going to be talking today about how you could talk to your laptop like Tony Stark does to Jarvis – something I never thought I’d say because it just seems so far-fetched to say out loud. We’ve had Google Assistant baked into the ChromeOS launcher for years, but it’s a far cry from […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Tasks checks “Material You makeover” off of its To-Do list in latest update
You’re probably tired of hearing about Google’s gorgeous, new design language by now, but I’m not. A slew of Google products, services, and apps are now rocking the look that centers its theming elements around you (hence the name), and we see more join their ranks every day. In the latest update I received for […]
Continue ReadingYou can now react to Google Messages with any emoji that your heart desires
Google Messages is vastly different from what it used to be back when it was first released. You can now star messages, set reminders to snooze texts, filter or categorize your messages between either personal or business, and more. Most notable, however, is the ability to react to messages sent to you from iPhone users […]
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