The redesigned Weather experience that’s currently exclusive to Google devices is quite nice, but should really be its own app. Google is slowly getting there by adding a dedicated “Weather” shortcut that appears like any other app on Pixel. On one of our devices, “Weather” has appeared in the full app grid with a circular … Read more
Besides the December 2023 Feature Drop introducing a pair of new Pixel Watch capabilities, Google this week updated the Personal Safety app with two Wear OS Tiles. These shortcuts let you quickly “Start” Emergency Sharing or Safety Check with a quick swipe from your watch face. There’s a big red or yellow pill-shaped button instead … Read more
The number of announcements that Google made in the past week or so truly felt like I/O. Gemini 1.0 was, of course, the highlight and most consequential for Google. 9to5Google has a rebooted newsletter that highlights the biggest Google stories with added commentary and other tidbits. Sign up to get it early in your inbox, … Read more
Google this week launched Gemini, it’s new AI model that powers Bard and will do a whole lot more in the future. And, to show of the capabilities of Gemini, Google produced a truly impressive demo that, really was too good to be true. And, well, it was, but Google is showing off exactly how … Read more
After just a few days, Beeper Mini, the most impressive iMessage client on Android to date, has seemingly stopped working, and the app has now taken the step to deregister Android phone numbers on behalf of its users. Amid the ongoing outage of Beeper Mini, the company says that a fix is “coming soon” for … Read more
Back in June, Google updated Gmail for Android so that the notification icon is no longer red, but changed course a few days later. Red has been dropped again, but Dynamic Color is not implemented in its place. After version 2023.11.26.x, Gmail’s notification icon no longer has a red background. However, instead of Dynamic Color … Read more
For the past several years, four Google Children’s Centers have operated in the San Francisco Bay Area. These Google-run day-care centers will be closing next year, but the company is expanding its parental benefits so that more employees, especially those around the world, can partake. At the moment, 300 parents in the Bay Area use … Read more
One UI 6 has hardly become available before One UI 6.1 leaks are starting to appear. The first update in One UI 6.1 changes the Battery Protection menu and adds new options. One UI 6 brought a healthy amount of changes to Samsung’s Galaxy lineup. Based on Android 14, the new OS houses support for … Read more
At I/O 2023 in May, Google demoed an “AI-first notebook” that was originally called Project Tailwind. NotebookLM is now seeing a general release in the US, and – like Bard – will now be powered by Gemini Pro. Google has “talked to knowledge workers, creators, students, and educators to learn more about the ways they’re … Read more
This afternoon’s collection of the best Android game and app deals is now ready and waiting down below. Alongside today’s software deals, we are tracking a notable promotion on Google Play gift cards as well as an all-time low on the Google Pixel Tablet, this discount on iOttie’s Made for Google iON Wireless Duo charger, … Read more