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Jun 16, 2015

Google Maps will now warn users when they are navigating to a place that is closed

Rajesh Pandey

Google has rolled out a new update to the Google Maps app for Android that will now automatically inform users when they are navigating to a place that is closed or going to be closed

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Jun 15, 2015

Facebook Moments brings a new way to share photos with friends more securely

Evan Selleck

Facebook's Creative Labs has just announced a brand new standalone app for your Android device, adding to the ever-increasing list. With Facebook Moments, users will be able to upload their images they've

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Jun 13, 2015

Google starts offering ‘Free App of the Week’ promotion on Play Store

Rajesh Pandey

Taking a leaf out of Apple's book, Google has also started hosting a 'Free app of the Week' promotion on the Play Store. Under this promotion, the company will be making one paid app

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Jun 12, 2015

YouTube Gaming brings 60fps livestreams and more this summer along with an Android app

Evan Selleck

Today, Google finally put an end to all of the rumors that YouTube was looking to take on Twitch, the company focused on bringing gaming to as many screens as possible. And sure enough, Google

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Jun 11, 2015

Hangouts 4.0 for Android Wear leaks out, showing plenty of green

Evan Selleck

Yesterday, the visual refresh for Hangouts for Android leaked out, showcasing a visual overhaul for the popular messaging app. Now, just one day later, a look at the refresh for the Android Wear-based variant

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Jun 11, 2015

A look at Hangouts 4.0 for Android

Rajesh Pandey

Hangouts -- Google's answer to iMessage, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger -- has been greatly ignored by the company. While nearly all of Google's apps have been updated to follow the Material Design guidelines, the Hangouts

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Jun 9, 2015

Facebook Messenger crosses 1 billion downloads in the Play Store

Evan Selleck

On September 2, 2014, Facebook announced a huge milestone for its Android app: The first non-Google app to cross 1 billion installs. Apparently Facebook wasn't happy with just one of those titles, though.

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Jun 8, 2015

Apple Music unveiled; Android app coming later this fall

Rajesh Pandey

At its World Wide Developer Conference today, Apple announced its own music streaming service -- Apple Music. The "revolutionary" new music streaming service is going to come with Beats 1 -- a 24 x 7 live music

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Jun 4, 2015

Facebook Lite announced for a trimmed down social networking experience

Evan Selleck

Facebook on Thursday, June 4, officially unveiled a brand new initiative to get its Android app onto more devices, and make it easier to use on handsets that might not be the most powerful or

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Jun 4, 2015

Google Keyboard update brings cross device dictionary sync and more

Rajesh Pandey

Google has updated Google Keyboard to v4.1 today that brings with it some new usability enhancing features, including the option to sync user dictionary across devices. The option to sync the dictionary across devices

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Jun 2, 2015

Humble Mobile Bundle 13 offers Worms 3, Puzzle Retreat, Twisty Hollow, and 3 other games at any price you pay

Rajesh Pandey

Humble Bundle is back with a new bundle for Android devices with six new games. The bundle allows you to pay whatever amount you want for six top-notch quality games whilst helping charity and

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May 29, 2015

Age-based app ratings are now live in the Google Play Store

Evan Selleck

At the beginning of March this year, Google confirmed that a pretty noteworthy addition was coming to the Google Play Store for apps: age-based ratings. Ratings for ages, whether it's "T for Teen"

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May 28, 2015

Google Photos app now available, website still rolling out to everyone

Evan Selleck

Earlier today, Google took the wraps off Photos, it's new effort to store all of your photos and videos in one, easily navigated location. Now, just a few hours later, Google has seen fit

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May 28, 2015

Offline turn-by-turn directions coming to Google Maps later this year

Rajesh Pandey

Google Maps has had offline navigation for quite sometime now, but Google is now further enhancing it by bringing turn-by-turn directions offline as well. This will make the service more accessible to users

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May 28, 2015

HBO Now is headed to the Google Play Store

Evan Selleck

Earlier this year, the cable subscription service, HBO, launched a brand new streaming service called Now. It wasn't available immediately across many platforms, but it is coming to Android soon. During the start of

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May 28, 2015

SwiftKey update brings a new default theme, SwiftKey Hub and more

Rajesh Pandey

SwiftKey today released an update to the Android version of its keyboard with some major enhancements and features. The biggest change included in the update is a new default theme and SwiftKey Hub. The latter

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May 28, 2015

Chrome 43 for Android comes with touch to search and faster checkouts

Rajesh Pandey

Google today announced the release of Chrome 43 for Android. The latest version of the browser comes with a number of new enhancements and features, including Touch to Search. This new feature will allow you

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May 26, 2015

Twitter finally launches Periscope for Android

Rajesh Pandey

A couple of months after it launched the Periscope app for iOS, Twitter today announced the release of the Android version of the app. Periscope for Android packs the same features as its iOS sibling,