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3 Android 15 features that could make your mobile life much easier
Android 15 looks set to introduce several features that allow users to perform simple tasks and see information at a glance. These include a new screensaver that allows you to control your Google Home devices, the return of lock screen widgets for tablets, and changing your default wallet app for…
Read MoreYou could be eligible for a payout from the Google Play store soon – here’s why
You may be eligible for a payout from Google after details of a recent lawsuit settlement have finally been revealed. Back in 2021, 36 US states as well as Washington DC sued the tech giant over “anti-competitive practices” occurring on the Google Play Store. They claimed the company made it…
Read MoreAndroid phones just got a life-saving update for the Personal Safety app
Select Android phones will be receiving a literal life-saving update allowing users to instantly share critical medical information with first responders. The feature will be available on the Personal Safety app, and the way it works, according to developer RapidSOS, is the software will send over the information whenever a…
Read MoreBig Android feature drop adds some cool new Wear OS and smart home tricks
Google has got into the groove of pushing out new Android features in between major updates such as Android 14, and the latest of these to land is particularly useful if you use a Wear OS watch on your wrist to control your smart home. There are 11 new features…
Read MoreNothing Chat took a shot at iMessage, but it’s taken down Sunbird instead
From the annals of “what could go wrong?” comes the tale of Nothing’s calamitous efforts to circumvent Apple‘s iMessage green bubble wall with an app that could mask Android messages in fake blue bubble goodness. This plan went about as well as you would expect, and now Nothing’s partner is…
Read MoreYour Pixel phone can now screen calls to ask if they’re urgent – here’s how it works
During the Pixel 8 event in early October, Google revealed that the Call Screen feature on their flagship series will have new “contextual replies” for incoming calls. It turns out this update is more capable than we thought, as users can also ask contacts if their call is urgent. This…
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