Intrusive advertisements on apps has been an issue that Google has been tackling on android for years now. As part of this effort, Google has banned 600 apps from its Play Store for violating its disruptive ads policy and disallowed interstitial policy.
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With the launch of the Android 11 Developer Preview for Pixel devices, Google is showing its commitment towards making user location data more safe and transparent to users. They have announced a bunch of changes in the preview that ensures unnecessary access to a users’ location is limited along with timelines for developers to adhere for their future app launches.
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Google has released Android 11 Developer Preview ahead of the final release later this year so that developers can test it, this time bit early. This brings new features to help users manage access to sensitive data and files, and Google says it has hardened critical areas of the platform to keep the OS resilient and secure. For developers, Android 11 brings several features including enhancements for foldables and 5G, call-screening APIs, new media and camera capabilities, machine learning, and more. Continue reading “Android 11 Developer Preview with privacy and security enhancements, APIs for 5G, biometrics and more released”
When Google Stadia was launched 3 months ago, it faced a lot of backlash from the gaming community for launching a clearly unfinished product. Google has been really slow with updates since then, but finally has announced that support for Stadia would be available on 18 more phones other than the Pixel.
Back in September 2016 Google introduced Google Stations, a new internet access platform as a partnership between Google, Indian Railways and Railtel to bring fast, free public Wi-Fi to over 400 of the busiest railway stations in India by mid-2020. Today Google has announced that it has decided to shut down Google Station program globally this year. Continue reading “Google is shutting down Google Station Free Wi-Fi program in India and globally”
As Chrome 81 has been released to the stable channel, Chrome Beta has been moved to the beta version. It doesn’t come with a lot of visual changes but it has a set of new API’s and features that can enhance the capabilities of web apps.
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As Apple makes iOS and iPadOS more user-friendly with regard to sharing documents and files via third party applications, Gmail for iOS has finally integrated the option to add attachments in mails from Apple’s Files app from Gmail itself.
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In case you thought there just is no emoji to express what you are feeling at a moment, maybe Google’s new Emoji Kitchen on the Gboard can help. The new feature, currently in Gboard’s beta app, takes your favorite emoji and mixes them into customised stickers, giving rise to many more emoji that can be express your emotion perfectly.
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Autofill from SMS has been a feature in Android for many years now. It used an API that allowed apps to read the users messages to mostly authenticate the login credentials. Now, it has been reported that Google is testing the ability to let Messages autofill SMS-based 2FA keys too in any app.
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Released in 2005, Google Maps has now completed 15 years live. To celebrate, Google announced a bunch of new features like improved public transportation info, a more advanced Live View and a redesign to the organisation of info into 5 easy to access tabs as soon as you open the app.
Earlier last year, Google suspended some of its business operations with HUAWEI which includes a ban on using Google Services and Play Store. Subsequently, the company got another 90-day license extension to do business with American firms and there have been reports that the company has been working on alternatives. On similar lines now, according to the latest reports, Chinese mobile giants Xiaomi, HUAWEI, OPPO, and Vivo are said to be working on a platform to rival Google Play Store.
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Multiple Inboxes was a feature introduced in Gmail a few years ago that enabled users to have view more mails organised in panes on the desktop experience. Today Google has announced that they are redesigning Multiple Inboxes with new features, settings reorganisations and removing simultaneous preview panes support.
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Google’s parent company, Alphabet has released its earnings report for the fourth quarter of 2019, including the fiscal year of 2019. They posted a growth of 17% in Q4 compared to last year with approx $46 billion in revenue. For the entire year, Alphabet reported $162 billion in total revenue, up 18% year over year and up 20% on a constant currency basis.
Google now lets users to browse plans across several mobile carriers, compare discounts and offers, and recharge these plans using the payment with a simple Google Search. This search experience is currently available for users that have signed-in using their Android devices, and collates prepaid service plans from Airtel, Vodafone-Idea, Jio and BSNL across India, said the search engine giant. Continue reading “Now you can find and recharge prepaid mobile packs on Google Search on Android in India”
Novel Coronavirus which is spreading in several parts of the world has now turned into an emergency situation worldwide. World Health Organization (WHO) has released important information and safety measures to tackle Coronavirus and now, Google has also stepped in to aid people. Google has now launched an SOS alert for Novel Coronavirus in Search.
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