Trending Stories from 9to5google.com
OSOM, founded by ex-Essential employees, scraps its OV1 phone and partners with Solana for Saga, a $1,000 Web3-focused Android phone, to be launched in Q1 2023
Leaked images seem to show a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 unit with a design similar to the Flip 3's but with a shallower, less noticeable display crease
Apple replaces the Dark Sky API with WeatherKit, which will let developers create apps for Android and Apple's operating systems using its weather data
Report: Samsung is preparing to cut smartphone production for 2022 and manufacture 280M devices, down from 310M as initially planned
Microsoft says 10M+ players have streamed games with Xbox Cloud Gaming; last Sept., Nvidia said GeForce Now had 12M users; Google has been silent about Stadia
Xiaomi signs a long-term partnership with Leica and announces a jointly developed smartphone will launch in July 2022, likely with the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Google confirms that Messages for Android will get end-to-end encryption for RCS group chats, rolling out "later this year" in open beta
Google Chrome for desktop will let users easily create virtual cards for safer online shopping using Autofill, coming later to Android and iOS
Google debuts Google Wallet, for storing payment cards, state IDs, event and transit tickets, vaccination records, and more on Android, Wear OS in 40+ countries
Google confirms that over 500M people are actively using RCS messaging, while imploring all mobile OSes to "upgrade" in a dig at iOS
Google unveils the $449 Pixel 6a, with its Tensor chip, 6.1" OLED screen, in-display fingerprint sensor, wide-angle and ultra-wide rear cameras, and more
Google announces the Pixel Buds Pro, with ANC, pass-through, and spatial audio coming later in an OTA, available preorder on July 21 for $199
Google previews Pixel Watch, with a bulbous, round glass cover that curves all the way to the metal sides, Fitbit integration, clickable crown, coming this fall
Google Maps brings a new "immersive view", a combination of Street View and aerial shots, for select cities and will let third-party apps use Live View's AR
Google Translate adds support for 24 additional languages, including regional dialects from India, South America, and Africa, used by 300M people
Sources: Google's upcoming Pixel Watch will be powered by a 300mAh battery and will support cellular connectivity
Google launches the Privacy Sandbox Developer Preview for Android 13 to add "safer" ad alternatives, offering an "early look" at the Topics API and SDK Runtime
Google plans to effectively block third-party call recording apps from the Play Store on May 11 after placing further restrictions to its Accessibility API
Google quietly launches its Switch to Android app for iOS as an unlisted app
Google releases "multisearch" for Lens, letting users ask questions about photos and screenshots, in beta for US users in English on Android and iOS
Google says Steam launched in Alpha "on select Chromebooks for users to try"; code changes showed earlier that it will work only on high-performance Chromebooks
Google rolls out a rapid Air Raid Alerts system for Android phones in Ukraine
Google says Play Store users in Russia will not be able to buy apps, games, IAPs, and subscriptions, in the coming days, due to a "payment system disruption"
Google rolls out Docs updates, including a pageless format announced in May 2021, AI-powered summaries, and Maps embedded previews
A video and images show the ability to interact with Android apps on a Pixel running Android 13 from a Windows 11 PC and a Chromebook via a special web app
Samsung has adopted Google Messages as its default messaging app in the US, starting with the Galaxy S22 series
Samsung says the S22 series, Tab S8 series, S21 series, Z Flip 3, and Z Fold 3 will get four years of Android updates, up from the standard three years
Report details future of Stadia as a white-label game streaming service called Google Stream, including talks with Capcom, Bungie, and Peloton
‘G Suite legacy free’ users must start paying
Following the US ITC's ruling in favor of Sonos, Google changes Assistant device setup and Speaker Groups, which now require adjusting speakers individually
TCL says it sells 10M+ TVs with Android TV and Google TV each year; in May 2021, Google said 80M+ accounts were using Android TV OS
Waymo partners with Chinese automotive company Geely to bring a "rider-first" EV with no steering wheel to its US robotaxi Waymo One fleet in the coming years
TCL pulls its entire Google TV lineup from Best Buy over software and performance issues
Google confirms a bug preventing some Android users from calling 911 if Microsoft Teams is installed but they are not logged in, says a permanent fix is coming
Google is rolling out a Messages update that shows iMessage reactions as Emojis
Google quietly removes Assistant's Your News Update feature, which launched in 2019 to give personalized audio digests based on user data
Alphabet's "Other Bets" had a Q3 operating loss of $1.29B, up from $1.1B YoY, on revenue of $182M primarily generated by Verily and Fiber, up from $178M YoY
Pixel 6 Pro review: an impressive flagship with excellent cameras, all day battery, and charging speeds up to 30W, but fingerprint sensor is "not super quick"
YouTube will be removed from Roku as of December 9th existing users unaffected
Google begins offering Stadia as a white label product, starting with letting AT&T customers play Batman: Arkham Knight for free in Chrome or Edge
YouTube Music's free tier will transition to audio-only with background listening next month, with videos reserved for Premium subscribers
Samsung updates Galaxy Watch4 with Fall Detection, new watch faces, gesture controls, and more, rolling out in the US and South Korea
Following the Pixel 6 launch, the Google Store is having technical issues during preorders and frequently shows the new phones as sold out
Google says its Play Store labels that detail user data collection will launch in February 2022
Waze announces a "Drive with Headspace" feature, letting users choose from five "moods" and an accompanying custom Spotify playlist with content from Headspace
Leaked marketing site: Pixel 6 phones will include a 50MP primary camera, with 12MP ultrawide and 48MP 4x telephoto lenses on Pro, and a Magic Eraser feature
Google expands its Google TV app beyond the US to 14 countries, including the UK and Germany, and adds an in-app Android TV remote
Amazon announces updates to its Luna game streaming service, including Chromebook support, a $2.99/month family tier for 35 games, and local co-op Couch mode
Techmeme · 10 months ago