YouTube is now fully blocking ad blockers around the world (9to5google.com)
cross-posted from: lemdro.id/post/2787773 (!google)
While Android as a whole continues to shrink in the US, Google Pixel keeps growing (9to5google.com)
Android is struggling to keep its market share in the United States, as Apple continues to take over in the market. But, despite Android as a whole losing ground, Google Pixel phones are becoming a bigger slice of the US market....
Chrome not proceeding with Web Integrity API deemed by many to be DRM (9to5google.com)
The Chrome team says they’re not going to pursue Web Integrity but…...
So, what's stopping you from getting a foldable? [Poll] (9to5google.com)
Foldable smartphones have reached their fifth major generation, as heralded by Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Fold 5......
Google Podcasts shutting down in 2024 for YouTube Music (9to5google.com)
Apple calls Android a 'massive tracking device' (9to5google.com)
Don't waste your money on an awful Android tablet on Black Friday (9to5google.com)
LineageOS is currently installed on 1.5 million Android devices (9to5google.com)
Google raising price of YouTube Premium to $13.99 per month (9to5google.com)
The price of an individual YouTube Premium subscription is increasing by $2 to $13.99 per month in the US for new and current customers....
9to5Google: iMessage for Android doesn't matter, just use good apps (9to5google.com)
Amazon is now automatically playing fullscreen video ads on Fire TV (9to5google.com)
Google raising price of YouTube Premium to $13.99 per month (9to5google.com)
Oof I think this service is only worth it if you have a family plan and everyone helping. That is how I personally make it reasonable in terms of pricing.
Xiaomi won't give Android updates if you unlock your bootloader (9to5google.com)
cross-posted from: lemdro.id/post/3017869 (!xiaomi)
YouTube is now fully blocking ad blockers around the world (9to5google.com)
cross-posted from: lemdro.id/post/2787773 (!google)
Apple gets the message, RCS coming to iPhone in 2024 with same Universal Profile as Android (9to5google.com)
It’s happening!!!
Source: Google Pixel 8 will get more Android OS updates - 9to5google (9to5google.com)
Google Chrome's Web Environment Integrity feature has been cancelled (9to5google.com)
While WEI is thankfully cancelled, it’s not entirely cancelled… They’re planning on making it available still in WebViews with the intention that websites can check if a malicious Android app is trying to do a phishing scheme....
I wish Android 14 inspired as many app updates as iOS 17 did - 9to5Google (9to5google.com)
Google Messages turning on RCS by default, group E2E encryption launches (9to5google.com)
Samsung’s emoji are bad - 9to5google (9to5google.com)
Yeah they aren’t great. But at least we have the blob using emoji kitchen.
Google Fiber is increasingly going by ‘GFiber’ (9to5google.com)
Back in 2021, Google Fiber got a new logo after using just a wordmark for the past decade. The latest branding change has Google Fiber increasingly leverage “GFiber.”