Back when the Google Play Store was just for phones and tablets, there was no need to filter app and game installs because clicking install would simply place them on the device you were on. If you were performing this process through the web-based version of the store, it would show you a list of … [Read more...] about The Google Play Store is making it easier to discover and install apps on watches, TVs, more
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A Samsung Chromebox or AIO may be on the way with a fun trick up its sleeve
Right off the bat, let's file this one away in the unconfirmed-but-probable category. While I feel quite confident that the info we have leads us to the end result of a Samsung-made Chromebox or AIO (all-in-one) Chromebase, we can't be 100% sure of this. The most questionable part of this upcoming … [Read more...] about A Samsung Chromebox or AIO may be on the way with a fun trick up its sleeve
How to opt-in for emergency weather alerts on Android
Presently, as powerful Hurricane Ian continues its track toward Florida, many residents are scrambling to find the most up-to-date information in order to stay safe. The simplest way of staying in the know is by registering to get local weather alerts by using Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), which … [Read more...] about How to opt-in for emergency weather alerts on Android
Chromebooks to get Android 13-like privacy indicators for camera and mic
Thanks to a find by Chrome Story, we now know that an upcoming update to ChromeOS will come with an Android-like feature: a glanceable notification that alerts the user to the fact that their device is currently using the camera or microphone. Like we've seen in Android phones since the addition … [Read more...] about Chromebooks to get Android 13-like privacy indicators for camera and mic
HP launches MediaTek-powered 2-in-1 Chromebook
We've been tracking a handful of new MediaTek-powered devices and we have a suspicion that HP could possibly be refreshing the company's 11-inch Chromebook x2 detachable. While that may still be happening, HP has just announced two new Chromebooks out of the blue, and one of them happens to be an … [Read more...] about HP launches MediaTek-powered 2-in-1 Chromebook
The Pixel Watch could come with thick bezels, but it shouldn’t matter that much
With early images and videos being out in the wild of Google's upcoming Pixel Watch, one thing that has caught many potential buyers' attention is the size of the bezels around the display. It is cleverly hidden at this point, but if you pay enough attention, it's pretty easy to see the bezel size … [Read more...] about The Pixel Watch could come with thick bezels, but it shouldn’t matter that much
[U: fix coming] Some users’ older Google Photos have been visually corrupted
Update, September 26, 2022 5:14 PM EST: A Google spokesperson has reached out to 9to5Google to confirm that your photos are safe on their servers and that the artifacting issue is being looked into. Again, the issue seems to have originated with the transfer of images from the Google Photos cloud to … [Read more...] about [U: fix coming] Some users’ older Google Photos have been visually corrupted
The double-click shortcut for Google Wallet is back on Wear OS
As a result of Google Wallet replacing Google Pay on Wear OS, certain watches lost the capability to initiate tap-to-pay by pressing a designated button twice. Fortunately, Google has apparently resolved this issue and has reinstated the shortcut. Previously, you could instantly launch Google Pay … [Read more...] about The double-click shortcut for Google Wallet is back on Wear OS
Early leak of the Pixel Watch retail box shows prominent Fitbit integration
From the outside, the Pixel Watch is a decently-known entity at this point. We know what the device itself, the bands and the watch faces will all look like, but we know very little about the actual performance and UI intricacies at this point. It's really not that big of a deal with Google's fall … [Read more...] about Early leak of the Pixel Watch retail box shows prominent Fitbit integration
This premium 2-in-1 HP Chromebook is $200 off
Amazing deals on premium Chromebooks are becoming increasingly hard to find at the moment. This is likely due to the upcoming holiday shopping season. Many of last year's models will see steep price cuts for Black Friday as OEMs clear inventory in preparation for the slew of the next generation of … [Read more...] about This premium 2-in-1 HP Chromebook is $200 off
Here’s a workaround for saving Tab Groups on your Chromebook while you wait on Google
My workflow has suffered for far too long from either having way to many tabs or losing a work session I wanted to keep. In the past, there was no way to mitigate against this, but in recent years, Google has implemented something called Tab Groups which allow you to group tabs together, collapse … [Read more...] about Here’s a workaround for saving Tab Groups on your Chromebook while you wait on Google
How to Create a Countdown Timer in Google Sheets
Today we are going to learn how to create a countdown timer in Sheets by using a couple of built-in functions. These are going to be DATEDIF, which calculates the number of days, months, or years between two dates, and NOW() which return today's date. The syntax for the DATEDIF formula is … [Read more...] about How to Create a Countdown Timer in Google Sheets
