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Apr 3, 2017

Android Surpassed Windows to Become the World’s Most Popular OS

Rajesh Pandey

Less than a decade after its first launch, Android has surpassed Windows to become the most popular OS in the world based on terms of internet usage. The numbers account for all devices: desktop, laptop,

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Mar 24, 2017

Google Hangouts for Android Will Lose SMS Integration On May 22

Rajesh Pandey

Google is sending out email to Google admin users informing them that Hangouts SMS integration will stop working after May 22, 2017. The company will presumably roll out an update on the day that will

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Mar 23, 2017

Google Photos Can Now Backup ‘Preview’ Quality Photos on 2G Connection; Duo Gains Audio Calling Functionality

Rajesh Pandey

Google has announced new updates to Allo, Duo, and Google Photos to better cater to users who have access to slow and spotty data network. For Duo -- Google's video calling app for iOS and

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Mar 22, 2017

Google Maps Now Offers Real-Time Location Sharing

Evan Selleck

Google Maps makes it easy to keep track of where you are, and where you want to go, but sharing your location has never been the most up-to-date process. That is changing now,

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Mar 22, 2017

Google Shares Android Security 2016 Year in Review

Evan Selleck

For the third year in a row, Google has shared many details regarding the state of security in the Android ecosystem. The company starts with the basics, saying that it has a goal to protect

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Mar 21, 2017

Google Adds Shortcuts to the Search App

Evan Selleck

Google is adding a few tweaks to the Search app, which will hopefully make it a bit easier to get to features and information faster. Today, Google announced that it is adding what it calls "

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Mar 21, 2017

You Can Now Manually Save Your Parking Spot in Google Maps

Rajesh Pandey

Google Now on Android has long been able to automatically remember where you parked, but the feature was unreliable since it made use of the various sensors and the activity recognition system of the OS

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Mar 16, 2017

Google Assistant Not Rolling Out to Tablets

Evan Selleck

Back in February Google started rolling out Google Assistant to smartphones running Android Marshmallow and Android Nougat. While that would extend Assistant's reach to many more people, the announcement only included "smartphones," "Android phones,"

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Mar 15, 2017

Google’s New Family Link App Lets Parents Monitor App Activity and More

Evan Selleck

For the parents out there that give their kid(s) device time, Google wants to make it a little easier to keep tabs on the details. Google has announced the Family Link app, which allows

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Mar 14, 2017

Google Pixel 2 ‘Muskie’ and ‘Walleye’ Codenames Revealed

Evan Selleck

Later this year, Google will launch the Pixel 2 smartphone, which means it's right about time that the rumor mill starts getting to work on unofficial information. Thanks to Android Police, we've got

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Mar 11, 2017

Google’s #myAndroid Taste Test Helps You Find the Right Home Screen Layout

Rajesh Pandey

One of the key advantages of Android is that it allows users to have their own unique home screen that they can customise according to their own wish. However, most Android users just end up

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Mar 10, 2017

Hangouts To Split Into Hangouts Meet and Chat; Become a Slack Competitor

Rajesh Pandey

Google has long been criticised for not giving proper attention to Hangouts and updating it with features that are found in other chat tools. Instead of improving Hangouts, Google went on to launch Allo and

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Mar 9, 2017

Google’s Security Director Says ‘Many’ Vulnerabilities in Leaked Wikileaks Documents Already Fixed

Rajesh Pandey

A report from earlier this week detailed that the CIA has dedicated hacking teams to hack into Android, iOS, and other popular consumer devices and their OS. The 8,000+ leaked documents from WikiLeaks detailed

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Mar 8, 2017

Updated Android Distribution Chart Shows Nougat Made Hefty Gains In February

Rajesh Pandey

Google today updated its Android distribution chart to reflect that Android Nougat is now running on over 2.8% of Android devices out there. While still a very small percent of the total Android distribution

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Mar 7, 2017

Android May be Getting Gestures and Other Smarter Features

Evan Selleck

Google is likely unveiling a new version of Android at this year's Google I/O developers conference in May. Ahead of that, though, VentureBeat has a report detailing some new features that are being

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Mar 3, 2017

Google Photos Adding an Auto White Balancing Feature

Evan Selleck

Google has put a big focus on photos, understanding that for a lot of people around the globe, it's the perfect way to preserve memories. As such, Google Photos, even in its short time

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Mar 3, 2017

You Can Now Beta Test Upcoming Versions of Google Play services and Gboard

Rajesh Pandey

Google is now allowing Android users to sign up for beta testing future upcoming releases of Google Play Services and Gboard. Once you sign up for the beta program for the respective apps on the

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Mar 2, 2017

Google Assistant Now Rolling Out to Android Marshmallow, Android Nougat Phones

Evan Selleck

Google has always intended on bringing its digital personal helper, Google Assistant, to more devices. And before the end of last month, the company confirmed that it was planning on rolling out Assistant to more