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Google Messages now shows the RCS provider in a different place

Many of you reading this article might be using Google Messages as the default messaging app but most of you might not know that the messaging platform can show you who is providing you Rich Communications Service (RCS). To check that information, click on the profile icon/picture, go to ‘Messages settings,‘ and select ‘RCS chats,‘ […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
1 month ago

Galaxy phones could soon get one more wallet app

Google Wallet is one of the most useful apps for Android devices as it allows you to store and access identification (ID) cards or documents, payment cards, boarding passes, and event tickets among other things. Unfortunately, it isn’t available in the world’s most populous country, India. Fortunately, that’s going to change soon. As spotted by […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
1 month ago

WhatsApp’s new Chat Filters lets you see a list of unread and group chats

WhatsApp has a search bar that allows you to search for contacts, chats, messages, and files. But what if you want to see the list of unread chats or group chats? Unfortunately, the messaging platform doesn’t give you an option to filter chats. Fortunately, that’s changing today. Meta has introduced Chat Filters in WhatsApp which […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
1 month ago

Meta AI experience in WhatsApp gets better

Last month, Meta updated the beta version of WhatsApp for Android with the ability for people to access Meta AI using the search bar. Well, the company has polished the feature even further and is making the new experience available in many countries across the globe. According to a new report from WABetaInfo, the search […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
1 month ago

AI editing tools in Google Photos come to free users, non-Pixel devices

Google Photos on Android and iOS offers many useful AI-powered editing tools. However, these features are available only on Pixel devices and only for accounts that have subscribed to Google One (paid users). Well, not anymore. Google has announced that starting from 15 May 2024, many AI-powered editing tools in Google Photos, including Magic Eraser, […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
1 month ago

Google Messages gets a redesigned message composition section

In Google Messages, the section for composing a message is currently divided into two sections. The first section has the text input field, and the second section, which is located right below the first one, has the smiley, gallery, and plus icons. In this design, there’s a lot of empty space. As such, people have […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
1 month ago

Google Chrome could soon let you assign a color to a tab group

Google Chrome for Android allows you to create groups of tabs, which is a very nifty feature as it helps you organize tabs. Furthermore, it also provides you with the option to give a tab group a name, which makes it easier for you to distinguish between various groups of tabs. Well, the company is […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

YouTube Music for Android gets a redesigned comments section

In September 2023, Google added a comments section to YouTube Music. It hasn’t even been a year since then and the company is now updating the comments section in the YouTube Music app for Android and iOS with a new design (via 9To5Google). Up until now, when you clicked on the comments button on the […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

WhatsApp will soon allow you to lock chats on linked devices

As most of you might know, WhatsApp for Android and iOS allows you to lock chats behind a passcode or biometric authentication. Once you lock a chat, the app also moves it from the regular chats list to the Locked Chats folder. This feature is very helpful for people who don’t want anyone else to […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

YouTube Music for Android gets a redesigned share sheet

Google is updating the YouTube Music app for Android with a redesigned share sheet, which looks more organized/sophisticated and takes up much less space on the display compared to the older one (via 9To5Google). The new share sheet design is the same as the one found in the YouTube app for the operating system. Up […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Navigating WhatsApp on Android gets easier

In April 2023, WhatsApp started testing a bottom-mounted and redesigned navigation bar in WhatsApp for Android. After almost a year, the redesign has finally made it to the stable version of the app. In a new post on X/Twitter, WhatsApp has announced that WhatsApp for Android will now show the navigation bar at the bottom […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Google Maps to get a redesigned bottom bar

Right before the summer season kicks in, Google has announced three major features for Google Maps for Android and iOS to make the platform more helpful and easier for you to use during your vacation. Well, the company is making another change to Google Maps for Android which should make the app look cleaner, offering […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Google Maps is getting 3 big features to help you plan vacation more easily

With the summer season just around the corner, people will soon start exploring places for their vacations, which means that the usage of Google Maps is going to shoot up. Right before that happens, Google has announced that it is adding three new features to Google Maps for Android and iOS, which will make the […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Google Chrome update to bring speed boost to affordable Galaxy phones

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you have opened many tabs in Google Chrome for Android over time, which is making the browser look cluttered and slowing down the device, but you don't want to close them as you might need to access them in the future? Well, if you have, Google […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Gemini is now available in Google Messages

Last month, Google announced that it would offer Gemini in the beta version of Google Messages starting from the last week of February. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen. Now, almost a month later, Gemini is finally here on the messaging platform. According to a new report from 9To5Google, the latest beta version of Google Messages offers […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

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