Samsung confirms ‘slimmer and lighter’ Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Fold 5, teases tablets and watches (9to5google.com)
tl;dr: samsung confirms the z fold 5, z flip 5, tab 9, & both watch 6 models. with the foldables, they’re adopting a new hinge design that will finally remove the hinge gap from the previous models. they also hint at even more cross-device connectivity in one ui.
Samsung confirms ‘slimmer and lighter’ Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Fold 5, teases tablets and watches (9to5google.com)
tl;dr: samsung confirms the z fold 5, z flip 5, tab 9, & both watch 6 models. with the foldables, they’re adopting a new hinge design that will finally remove the hinge gap from the previous models. they also hint at even more cross-device connectivity in one ui.
Nothing Phone (2) gets launch day update with camera improvements, fixes (9to5google.com)
An update to Nothing OS 2.0 is rolling out to those who already have a Phone (2) with a handful of improvements and fixes. The update, which weighs in at around 3GB, primarily includes improvements to the camera....
YouTube wants to hear your complaints about its Premium subscription (9to5google.com)
Threads readies handy explainer of Mastodon and the fediverse (9to5google.com)
Google Tensor has a bright future, but that puts interim Pixels in a tough spot (9to5google.com)
Hopefully the switch to TSMC will work out well for the Pixel 8 series. 🫰
Google Messages web app now supports direct reply (9to5google.com)
Google reminds us that Google Chat can be used with friends and family (9to5google.com)
Google updates Android logo with 3D robot head, new wordmark (9to5google.com)
Google reminds us that Google Chat can be used with friends and family (9to5google.com)
tl;dr: after pushing rcs so hard for years, killing hangouts well after forgetting about it, & hiding it from gmail, google now wants you to use its (and google allo's) successor, google chat.
Google releases Android TV 14 Beta, ditches Android 13 (9to5google.com)
Google today announced a new “Shop” tab on Android TV to let users browse titles that are available to purchase and rent. The company is rolling out this feature on all Android TV devices in the U.S. starting today....
Report: Google killed Iris smart glasses, going all-in on Android OEM model for XR (9to5google.com)
tl;dr: in response to pressure from the apple vision pro, google killed their internal "iris" smart glasses effort in order to combine their efforts with samsung & work on one ui for xr & another unnamed headset. in doing so, they've also decided to let all oems skin android xr just like on phones. they're also working on...
Google updating the Android logo with 3D robot head, new wordmark (9to5google.com)
YouTube updates its policy for fan channels, requiring them to make their status as a fan channel obvious in their name or handle, effective August 21, 2023 (9to5google.com)
Google Domains shutting down, assets sold and being migrated to Squarespace (9to5google.com)
Google Photos for Android getting settings redesign (9to5google.com)
Google Pixel 8 camera leak details new main sensor, Pro-only upgrades, more (9to5google.com)
The camera has always been the best feature of Google’s Pixel smartphones, and according to a detailed new leak, the...