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Here you will find the latest news and most recent developments on the Android, with regular updates and all the information you need.
You may have any number of reasons why you want to learn how to hide apps on Android devices. Whether it’s to keep work apps out of reach of the little ones or sensitive apps away from prying eyes. Perhaps you just want to hide dating apps on your phone. Knowing how to hide apps […]
Update: A Google spokesperson has reached out with the following comment: “Google Play Protect checks Android devices with Google Play Services for potentially harmful apps from other sources. Users are protected by Google Play Protect, which blocks these identified malicious apps on Android devices.” Experts at Group-IB, ThreatFabric, and Cyble have found a new Android […]
Recently, Google pushed the Material You design to a bunch of its apps, including Android Auto, Nearby Share, and Google Search. It is now time for the Google TV mobile app on your Samsung Galaxy device and other Android smartphones to get the Material You redesign. The Google TV mobile app Material You makeover (via 9To5Google) […]
Apparently, Google announced a bunch of new devices a couple of weeks ago. The day it unveiled the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro came and went without much fanfare. Google might be getting serious about its hardware but even it’s unable to match Samsung’s dominance of the Android landscape. Let’s not forget that these […]
The EU (European Union) has passed a resolution with a resounding mandate to make USB Type-C charging for mobile phones a standard by the end of 2024. As per the resolution, all medium and small-sized electronic devices will have to come with USB-C charging ports in order to be sold in the EU. Small and […]
Google is continuing to add new features to Google Maps to keep it right at the top. Google has now announced a slew of features that will enhance your Google Maps experience. Live View, one of the best AR features of Google Maps, is now getting a search with the Live View option. Using this feature, you […]
Intel announced a new Unison app alongside its 13th Gen Intel Core processor lineup. The Unison app is pretty interesting as it allows your Galaxy (or any other Android) phone to connect seamlessly with your Windows 11 laptop or PC. You could say that it is also possible with the Microsoft Phone Link app. Well, the […]
There is an interesting change being reported by a bunch of Pixel owners in Google Search and Discover apps on Android. Apparently, websites now do not open in fullscreen. Instead of going fullscreen, the app now opens recommended articles in a sheet, which you can collapse by swiping down from the top. As reported by Pixel […]
A bunch of new features is in the works for WhatsApp. One feature spotted by WABetaInfo shows evidence of the highly anticipated companion mode. This feature would bring a dedicated Android tablet linking screen within the app. This feature would allow users to pair another device (like a Samsung Galaxy Tab device) and would work effectively, similar […]
Several old Samsung Galaxy S-series phones were suffering from the GPS issue, which the company has been fixing by delivering updates. Galaxy devices such as the Galaxy S8 from 2017, and the Galaxy S7 from 2016, have already bagged the GPS bug fix update, and now it is time for an even older series, the […]
Google debuted the Nearby Share feature two years ago. It is Google’s take on Apple’s popular file-sharing feature called AirDrop. While the feature was barebones in the past, according to a new official post, Google has added a slew of features to Nearby Share as a part of a major upgrade. Nearby Share is getting […]
The Health Connect app by Google lets you easily share health and fitness data with your well-being apps without compromising on privacy. The app is available on the Play Store in Early Access. Google plans to launch the app in the fall of this year, but before that, Google has intentionally made a change with the latest […]
Google kicked off a new “Get The Message” public campaign yesterday, attempting to pressurize Apple into adopting the RCS communication protocol for smoother messaging between Android smartphones and iPhones. RCS is the successor to the good old SMS and MMS standards. In a tweet regarding its campaign, Google directly called out Apple and said, “It’s time for […]
Back in April, Twitter started testing the closed caption toggle for a limited number of iOS users. Fast forward to now, Twitter has announced that the feature is ready and is available for everyone on the Android and iOS apps. The new Twitter closed caption toggle shows up on the top-right corner of the video, provided […]
During the recent Google I/O 2022 event, Google announced its return to the not-so-interesting Android tablet market after 4 years. It unveiled its new Android-powered Pixel tablet, which won’t launch until 2023. Although the company did not talk much about its Pixel tablet, it did showcase the design of the product. The last tablet that […]