One-handed Mode Available on Latest Android 12 Developer Preview
March 19, 2021
Android 12 is coming and will be unveiled in September if the usual launch timeline is to be maintained. Before then, Google rolls out betas and developer previews to shape the next major version of…
Google Reduces Play Store Cut to 15 Percent, with a Catch
March 17, 2021
Google has announced in sweeping changes to its Play Store policies that it will only deduct 15% off a developer’s first $1 million in annual revenue. In a blog post on the Android blog, the…
These Features Are Coming to Older and New Android Phones Soon
February 24, 2021
Google has announced a slew of new features making their way to some older and newer Android devices sooner or later. The new features range from minor improvements in Google Maps to Google Assistant, Android…
Android 12 First Developer Preview is Out – Here what’s new
February 19, 2021
Google is releasing the first developer preview of the next major Android update, Android 12. As is the norm, the developer preview majorly highlights under-the-hood developer-facing changes, and Google will reserve more user-facing features for…
Google Meet Adds Critical Security Feature
February 16, 2021
Google’s video conferencing platform Google Meet is adding new network-level features allowing admins to configure their firewalls appropriately, blocking traffic from untrusted networks. It follows the 2019 rollout of a range of official, fixed IP…
Google Shuts Down In-house Stadia Game Making Studios
February 2, 2021
Google is exiting the video game making business, shifting its focus to providing its Stadia platform to gamers and game publishers. The company owned two game studios in the US, but neither had released any…
Google Lens Now Provides Translation Offline
January 27, 2021
Google Lens packs the best of Google’s image recognition technology. Text translation is one of the handy features provided by Google Lens, and with the recent update, it’s getting even better. Since last year, after…
Google Redesigns Search on Mobile
January 25, 2021
Google Mobile Search is getting a design tweak, which the company says will rollout out soon. The redesign’s major changes are anticipated to help users get to the exact information they seek faster. That has…
Google Adds Privacy-Sensitive Feature on Google Assistant Devices
January 14, 2021
Google has launched Guest Mode on Google Assistant, its smart AI-powered assistant to boost privacy. Guest Mode will allow owners of smart devices from the company that uses Google Assistant to use the voice recognition…