Google today announced three major changes to the Play Store that will require new apps and app updates targeting a recent Android API level, native apps 64-bit support and security metadata to APKs for verification purposes. Continue reading “Google Play Store to require apps to target recent Android API level, 64-bit support must from August 2019”
Few users have started reporting that the Pixel 2 XL after the Android 8.1 Oreo update is facing slower Fingerprint sensor unlocking. Reports regarding the issue have been growing larger in the past couple of days. Continue reading “Google looking into reports of Pixel 2 XL slower fingerprint unlock after Android 8.1 update”
‘OK Google’ is a very popular hotword that we use to communicate with Google Search app and Assistant as well recently. While it’s a hotword that we have become familiar with, it has quite aged now. With the launch of Home speaker, Google introduced ‘Hey Google’ hotword along with the old phrase and this new hotword is now finding its way to phones as well. Continue reading “Google rolls out ‘Hey Google’ hotword to more phones”
Andhra Pradesh Information and Technology Minister Nara Lokesh on Friday during a visit to X’s Headquarters in Mountain View has said that the state government in collaboration with the Google’s Alphabet Inc’s X to deploy Free Space Optical Communication (FSOC) links in Andhra Pradesh. Continue reading “Alphabet’s X to deploy FSOC technology in Andhra Pradesh for high-speed internet connectivity”
Google today has announced that it is shutting down the support for project Tango officially on March 1st, 2018. Project Tango was Google’s first ever attempt on augmented reality and it required special hardware in the form of cameras and sensors to accurately map 3D areas which in turn made the phones expensive.
Continue reading “Google to officially shutdown Tango support in March 2018 to focus on ARCore”
Just in time for the holidays season, Google has added a bunch of new features to its services like Flights, Trips and Hotel search. The company uses Machine learning for price tracking and deals and has also added new discounts feature. Continue reading “Google uses Machine learning for price tracking and deals on Flights, Trips and hotel search”
Google’s virtual Assistant who is currently available for various phones running Android 6.0 Marshmallow and above is now rolling out for smartphones running Android 5.0 Lollipop and tablets running Android 7.0 Nougat and 6.0 Marshmallow. Continue reading “Google Assistant for tablets running Android 6.0 and 7.0, phones running Android 5.0 starts rolling out”
As we inch closer to the end of the year, Google has released the list of top trending searches in India in 2017 like every year. The quick recap highlights all the user’s interests based on the searches made by the users in India on Google and also covers the major events happened in the last 12-month period. Continue reading “Google Year in Search 2017: Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, GST, Bitcoin top trending in India”
Google has started rolling out an update to the Google Phone app which brings the app version to v15 along with a set of features like the Assisted Dialing feature for international travelers, users on Android 8.1 will now see the white navigation bar and more. Continue reading “Google Phone v15 brings assisted dialing for international travelers, white nav bar, and more”
Google like every month is again out with Android distribution numbers for the month of November. The latest operating system; Android Oreo has hit the adoption rate to 0.5% and the company has just started rolling out the Android 8.1 update which hasn’t entered the adoption list. Continue reading “Android 8.0 Oreo adoption rate now at 0.5%, Nougat adoption hits 23.3%”
Google today has announced appsperiments program with a focus on better usable and useful mobile photography experiences built on experimental technology. The company has also launched three new apps based on the same program; Storyboard, Selfissimo!, and Scrubbies for Android and iOS. Continue reading “Google announces Appsperiments program, launches new Photography apps for Android and iOS”
While Google’s ambitious project Tango might have seen just two consumer products, the company has shown the AR technology on Pixel devices without tango. The AR stickers for a while have been in development since its launch with no timeline for final release. However, the day has finally come, and they are now rolling to Pixel devices. Continue reading “Google AR Stickers and ARCore now available for Pixel devices”
Last week Google updated search results where are the celebrity queries are direct answers by the celebrity through short selfie-style video. Now the company has yet again pushed another change to the search results in India which will provide more information like images, videos, GIFs, events, polls posted directly by the person or organization you’re searching. Continue reading “Google India updates Search results with Videos, GIFs, Polls and more directly from the source”
Google Maps has been updated to v9.68 bringing many new additions and changes to one of the many Google apps that we use daily. The update brings new refined indoor maps that is placed in a prominent and more accessible place, it also prepares for intelligent out of range warnings, directions to similar routes and many more. Continue reading “Google Maps v9.68 brings refined indoor maps, to get intelligent out of range warnings and more”
Google Chrome for Android is on a roll as the company seems to be improving it by adding features that are practical. Last week Chrome 63 bought changes to the Minimal web apps U.I, new flags menu, changes to Chrome Home U.I and more. Recently it is known that Google Chrome will soon get HDR video playback as well. Today another feature; the Parallel Download is being added to Chrome to accelerate download speeds. Continue reading “Google Chrome 64 for Android gets Parallel Download Feature”
