Google has been promoting the YouTube Premium service as an alternative to the free version of YouTube, which is plagued by frequent advertisements and the inability to play songs in the background. Google Stadia Pro is another upcoming cloud service from Google that allows people to play resource-intensive video games from any device, even if…
Google Fi — a high-speed fiber optic Internet service has expanded its discounts to some returning customers. Normally, if you are a first-time user of Google Fi you can get a discount on a new Google Pixel phone. However, the new policy makes you eligible for the discount even if you have tried Fi more…
Android apps have been launching custom share menus. However, recently they haven’t been able to (but they can launch ShareSheet, the official share menu) and this was reported as a bug by Sharedr. Google says it isn’t a bug and that apps aren’t supposed to alter share menus because it’s technically infeasible and causes an…
Android 12 will enable users of some devices (including Google Pixels) to use their phone to unlock their cars. The technology uses Ultra-wideband radio (UWB) technology and supports Near-field Communication (NFC) so that users can tap their phone on their cars to unlock them. Apple implemented the hardware to support this feature in iPhones and…
Android’s COVID-19 exposure notification system logs contact tracing data to the system (OS) logs, which are accessible by the ‘privileged’ apps on the user’s device. Privileged apps are third-party apps that Google or the phone vendor allow to access protected areas of your phone (e.g. Facebook has admin privileges on Samsung phones) — this concept…
DuckDuckGo, Brave, and Vivaldi move to block Google’s FLoC tracking method, questioning its privacy benefits.
The city of Austin, Texas has had Google Fiber since 2014, but will soon get wireless gigabit speed offerings via Webpass. A gigabit connection (1 Gbps or 1,000 Mbps) is 10 to 100 times what most people are accustomed to, and will change the Internet as we know it. This point-to-point wireless Internet service uses…
Android Q might let you block unknown numbers (like some spammers) and let you restrict location access for apps only when in use, according to a leak.
Android Central reported that Google will add metadata to Android apps acting as a signature that verifies their authenticity. This helps Android to determine if an app you’re installing is from a legitimate source. If it isn’t, then it won’t let you install it. This should ameliorate the issue of fake apps in the Play…
The Google Home Assistant no longer requires you to say ‘Hey Google’ or ‘Ok Google’ to continue conversations with it. This makes it easier to use, but what are the implications? Many devices have a number of quirks and requirements that most people aren’t aware of, so it would help to explain what the ‘Hey…
I have been using Google plugins for so many different projects and have always loved how well and easily they work. Some of the projects I’ve used Google plugins for include: • Multitasking • Organizing my projects • Staying in touch with important people 1. Unroll Me This has to be one of the neatest…
Tesla’s autopilot engineering manager Robert Rose is now working for Google Robotics, according to his LinkedIn profile.