A lot of leaks and rumors regarding Google’s mid range Pixel smartphone has been all over the internet. Recently, Google accidentally leaked the name of the smartphone i.e., Pixel 3a on its official store and the company recently put up a teaser on its website that says ‘Something big is coming to the Pixel universe’. Today, Flipkart has posted the same teaser hinting that Pixel 3a/3a XL might be launching in India on 8th May.
Google Earth introduced an update to its amazing Timelapse feature which showed Earth from 1984-2018. The cool feature which allowed users to see public infrastructure projects and the rapid pace of urban development is making its way to mobile devices and tablets, starting today.
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Google is finally bringing the Google Fit app on iOS in an attempt to help people reduce the risk of heart disease, improve sleep and increase overall mental health. The app consists of two smart activity goals: Move Minutes and Heart Points. Continue reading “Google rolls out Google Fit app for iOS with Apple Health and Apple Watch integration”
YouTube Music was launched in India last month with the company offering a free version with ads and Premium version starting at Rs.99 per month. YouTube Music Premium comes with background play, offline downloads, and an ad-free experience. Today, Google has announced that YouTube Music can be streamed for free on Google Home and other Google Assistant powered smart speakers.
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With few changes made on licensing to comply with the European Commission’s ruling last year, Google has started rolling out new screens to Android users in Europe with an option to download search apps and browsers. Continue reading “Google rolls out ‘search app and browser options’ to Android users in Europe”
Ahead of much-hyped Avengers: Endgame movie, Marvel Studios and Playground, a creative mode in the Pixel camera gives users the power to create and play with the world around you, using augmented reality. In the recent update, five new characters join the existing set first introduced with the Pixel 3 in October. Continue reading “Google rolls out ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Playmoji stickers”
A few days back, a piece of information surfaced on the Internet regarding the “system updates” occurring through the Google Play Store. Recently, a Google Pixel 3 owner has reported seeing a ‘Google System Update’ notification on Android Q Beta 2. Continue reading “Google starts testing Pixel system updates through Play Store in Android Q”
After several rumors, Google has started teasing the launch date of its Pixel 3a series, which is expected on May 7th, the first day of Google I/O. “On May 7, meet a new hero,” says the Google Store. It also says “Help is on the way.
On 7 May, something big is coming to the Pixel universe.” The date changes to May 8th for some countries, including India.
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Good news for Google Pixel users who have been waiting for Dual SIM support on the Android flagship. In a sign of things to come, Google has enabled support for Dual SIM feature in the latest Android Q Beta. We managed to get it working on Airtel and Jio networks.
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After shutting down Google+, Google has unveiled Currents, a G Suite app that enables people to have meaningful discussions and interactions across your organisation, helping keep everyone in the know and giving leaders the opportunity to connect with their employees. Continue reading “Google unveils Currents app, an enterprise replacement for Google+”
At the Google Cloud Next 2019 in San Francisco Google has announced it will add an option to use Android phone’s built-in security key for multi-factor authentication to protect against phishing. This will be available on all phones running Android 7.0+ (Nougat) so that you don’t have to carry around additional security keys. On Pixel 3 FIDO credentials are stored inside the Pixel’s Titan M chip so that you can just press the volume down button to activate your security key.
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Update — April 8, 2019: Google Play Developer Console device catalog has revealed that the Pixel 3a (Sargo) will come with a 2220×1080 pixels FHD+ 440 PPI display and Pixel 3a XL (Bonito) will come with a 2160 x 1080 pixels FHD+ 400 PPI display, which reveals display size of 5.6-inches and 6-inches, respectively as rumored earlier. This also confirms 4GB RAM for the phones. Continue reading “Google Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL detailed specs surface — 5.6-inch and 6-inch FHD+ displays [Update: Confirmed by Google Play Developer Console]”
It is the time of the year where we start seeing leaks and rumors about the next Pixel smartphone from Google. In the same lines, today, Google’s own website accidentally confirms the existence of Pixel 3a smartphone. Pixel 3a is said to be a smaller and lighter version of Pixel 3.
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Google released Reply app last year to send automated response in messages and other apps, but it was later discontinued. Today, the company has updated its ML Kit SDK to add APIs for Smart Reply and Language Identification to third-party Android and iOS apps.
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Google started supporting eSIM feature on the Pixel 2 devices and the same was carried onto Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL smartphones. It was only Dual SIM, Single Standby (DSSS), but today, with the roll out of Android Q Beta 2, Google brings support for Dual SIM Dual Standby(DSDS) for Pixel 3 devices.
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