Google Find My Device network readies location-based privacy settings (9to5google.com)
Android loophole allows Google Wallet to leak credit card details via NFC, fix coming (9to5google.com)
Android loophole exposes credit card details via NFC (9to5google.com)
GitHub: github.com/MrTiz/CVE-2023-35671
Messages preps Google Account pairing, likely replaces QR codes (9to5google.com)
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Find My Device 3.0 rolling out with new Android app icon (9to5google.com)
Google Camera 9.0 rolling out big redesign for Pixel, Android 14 required (9to5google.com)
Google Camera 9.0 rolling out big redesign for Pixel, Android 14 required (9to5google.com)
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Qi2 has arrived – Where are the Android phones? (9to5google.com)
Be careful with gw6 bands (9to5google.com)
The article says that some people manage to unlock their new gw6 band mechanism simply wearing their watches. As a result, the watch falls from the wrist....
YouTube begins public testing of 'Playables' gaming effort (9to5google.com)
Following YouTube’s pushes into music, television, gaming livestreams, and podcasts, the service has now begun public testing of its “Playables” initiative, which adds games to YouTube....
YouTube begins public testing of 'Playables' gaming effort (9to5google.com)
Following YouTube’s pushes into music, television, gaming livestreams, and podcasts, the service has now begun public testing of its “Playables” initiative, which adds games to YouTube....
Pixel 8 Pro with generative AI, and Pixel Watch 2 are teased by Google (9to5google.com)
The Pixel 8 Pro includes generative AI features which allow it to do things like “SGE” and “Help me write” for apps such as Gmail....
Redesigned Assistant At a Glance widget rolling out (9to5google.com)
Redesigned Assistant At a Glance widget rolling out to all Android phones (9to5google.com)
Android is rolling out their quarterly drop of new features today, with a redesign of the Assistant At a Glance widget being the highlight.
Google updates the Android brand with new logo and 3D robot (9to5google.com)
Following our previous report, Google is officially unveiling a new 3D logo for Android. The broad goal of this updated branding is to “help connect Android to Google,” and it follows the previous modernization in 2019.
Google Now was the better phone assistant, no AI or LLMs needed (9to5google.com)
Samsung Galaxy S24 will allegedly switch back to Exynos in Europe (9to5google.com)
Google Maps testing new colors that look a lot like Apple Maps (9to5google.com)
Google Maps is testing an updated color palette for the background map layer that will undoubtedly draw some comparisons to Apple Maps...
Sources: Pixel 8 Pro will keep physical SIM card and add Night Sight for video (9to5google.com)
Pixel 8 Pro will keep physical SIM card and add Night Sight for video (9to5google.com)
Despite recent rampant speculation that the Pixel 8 series could remove the SIM tray and go eSIM-only, sources tell 9to5Google that reports of its death have been greatly exaggerated. The Pixel 8 series will keep the physical SIM card tray in place, while the Pro will add Night Sight video....
YouTube Music rolling out Now Playing redesign with comments (9to5google.com)
Sources: Pixel 8 Pro borrows premium color tones from Pixel Fold (9to5google.com)
Google Pixel 8 will get more OS updates with longer lifespan than Samsung (9to5google.com)
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Google Pixel 8 will get more OS updates with longer lifespan than Samsung (9to5google.com)
While the Pixel 6 ushered in three years of major Android OS version updates and an additional two for security patches, that’s still nowhere near the longevity of the iPhone. Google hopes to change that on the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro with noticeably more OS updates.
Source: Google Pixel 8 will get more Android OS updates - 9to5google (9to5google.com)