Google Play Store and Android Apps are coming to Chrome OS

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Google has finally confirmed that Android apps are coming to Chrome OS, as per earlier reports. The company has not officially announced this latest development but a session description on its website confirms the same.

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Android Auto gets Waze support, will be available for everyone via standalone app

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Google has updated Android Auto with new features and major improvements. Soon, users who don’t have Android Auto compatible cars will also be able to use the service via a standalone app.

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Google introduces Android Instant Apps, works without installation

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Google at I/O 2016 introduced Android Instant Apps platform for developers. What this will do for normal users is that when they will tap on an Instant App URL, it will run that that particular app without having to install it. Continue reading “Google introduces Android Instant Apps, works without installation”

Video calling is now simpler than ever thanks to Google’s Duo app

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Google seems to be emphasising a lot on keeping people connected at Google I/O 2016 and the Duo app is quite similar as its companion app, Allo. Duo is a no nonsense mobile only one-one video calling app that focuses on making the process as simple as possible for the user.

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Ever wanted to search while chatting? – Now you can with Google’s Allo app

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Google I/O 2016 is going on at full swing and we already have quite a few interesting announcements.  Allo is a chatting app made by Google and announced at I/O 2016.

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SwiftKey’s predictive emoji keyboard Swiftmoji launched for Android in beta

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Swiftkey has rolled out a new keyboard in beta that supports emoji prediction. Dubbed as Swiftmoji, the keyboard predicts emojis and helps you access them faster.

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Google releases Spaces group sharing app for Android, iOS and web

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Google has released a new app called Spaces that aims to offer people a better group sharing experience. It lets you instantly to share around any topic such as find and share articles, videos and images without leaving the app, since it comes Google Search, YouTube, and Chrome come built in.

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Google Play Store v6.7 lets you join or leave betas, offer developer feedback and more

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Google has started rolling out a new Play Store update that lets you join or leave beta. The latest update bumps Play Store version to v6.7.

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Dark Sky hyperlocal iOS weather app now available for Android, free two weeks trial

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One of the popular hyperlocal weather app on iOS is now on Android. The app makers of ‘Dark Sky’ have released the Android version on the app after four years of its inception for iOS. Continue reading “Dark Sky hyperlocal iOS weather app now available for Android, free two weeks trial”

WhatsApp Video call starts appearing in latest beta for Android

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WhatsApp Video Call feature had been rumored since last year, when a couple of leaked images were released by a German website showing video calling feature in action on Android. New strings to translate quite a few things including ‘Video call’ appeared earlier this month. Now WhatsApp has started getting the Video Call option in the latest beta (v2.16.80) that is available through the Google Play Store.

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Shoto rolls out ‘Album Swap’ that uses AI and machine learning for easier photo discovery

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Shoto the photo discovery app that was launched in September last year has rolled out a new feature dubbed as ‘Album Swap’ that intelligently matches and swaps your friends’ photos and videos with your own.

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