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Google Messages is the primary app that Pixel phones use, as it’s Google’s proprietary messaging app. It’s also available to download from the Google Play Store. There are some neat features like keeping your business texts separate from your recreational texts and emoji reactions. Now, you might be able to schedule texts in Google Messages There’s a beta program for Google Messages that you can join if you want to try features early....

This is not the first report on the presence of Google online trackers on the internet, as other firms have brought this issue to the spotlight in the past. According to Atlas VPN, Google-owned companies like YouTube and Doubleclick make up 49.9% of trackers on the internet. This goes to emphasize the amount of user data Google collects from users around the world through various companies it owns. Actual uses of Google online trackers present on the internet and its shortcomings Understanding how the data Google collects from its online trackers works is crucial for those who constantly use the internet....

All images on your Android device, when put inside the Locked Folder, will be kept locally. Moreover, they will be protected behind a passcode or require biometric authentication. Google Photos Locked Folder feature was previously exclusive only to the Pixel devices. However, according to a recent report by Android Police, the Locked Folder feature is now rolling out for more Android users, especially the non-Pixel Android devices. Google announced back in October that this Locked Folder will make its way to more devices very soon, and it seems like the time has arrived....

According to official release notes, Android 13 Beta 2.1 fixes four issues that users and developers have reported on the previous build. One of those is the Pixel Launcher search bar not showing any autocomplete suggestions when you type some text. It only showed blank boxes where the suggestions should appear. Google says the latest release will fix the issue. However, the folks over at 9to5Google noticed the search suggestions are still broken....

The Google Sooner was a prototype phone Back in 2005, the smartphone did not exist, MP3 players were still a thing, and Google made one of its most important acquisitions: Android. The company bought the software from Andy Rubin and then started development on a phone to use it. That purchase didn’t come a moment too soon, as, in two short years, the first iPhone would be announced. So, why haven’t you heard about this phone?...

Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro are new to the market, but fans are excited about their features, especially camera capabilities. Google’s new advert tries to convince fans that the Real Tone feature will help them to take more accurate photographs. One of the most common lacks in smartphone cameras is their inability to capture the skin tones accurately. However, the Real Tone feature will help solve this. People of color often complain that their skin tone is not well reflected in photos taken by smartphones....

To accompany this report, the company also released a YouTube video that is around 2 minutes long. Google-branded 2021 as a “year of healing”. This refers to the COVID-19 pandemic, for the most part. COVID-19 is also a big part of the YouTube video that the company released. We’ve embedded that video below the article. Google’s Year In Search 2021 reveals what people searched for the most Now, if you visit the Google Trends page, via this link, you’ll be able to see what people searched the most on Google....

Google actually shared a ton of information about the Pixel 6 lineup, and it even named its upcoming SoC the other day. The company did not really reveal any specifics about the chip, but the source managed to get the aforementioned info. The Google Tensor will become the company’s first-ever SoC, and it will be a 5nm chip The Google Tensor will be the company’s very first processor, which has been in the works for a long time now....

We’re not sure when this bug popped up, but people who use Google Messages a lot have experienced it. When you go to attach an image to a message, the app activates the camera and shows a live viewfinder in the photo picker. After you leave the photo picker, the camera is supposed to deactivate. However, that’s not the case. After you exit the photo picker, the camera will remain on in the background....

This is something similar to what Apple is also doing. These companies want your wallets to live on your phones. Platforms like Apple Pay in Google Pay allow you to use NFC technology to pay for items using digitalized credit cards. While this is true, both of these companies want to push things even further. They want to have other forms of identification like your birth certificates and covid-19 cards stored on your phone....

And right now it’s more than reasonably priced. It’s a steal. To celebrate Cyber Monday, pCloud has slashed the price of its groundbreaking 2TB Lifetime Plan from $1715 to just $400. That’s a saving of $1315, or a whopping 76%. Oh, and it’s throwing in a Crypto Folder worth $575 for free as well, making this one of the most generous sales of the season. Here’s a little bit of background on pCloud, in case you’re coming to this fresh....

Health Connect will offer a single set of APIs that developers will have access to. Which can help them create new and imaginative, yet also useful health experiences. On the user side of things, Samsung says that users will have access to a comprehensive set of controls to manage their health and fitness data across apps. With over 50 data types, users will be able to keep tabs on a wide range of different health metrics....

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 The Galaxy Z Flip 4 was announced today, and it’s basically everything we expected. It still has a 6.7-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, and under-the-hood it has the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. Samsung improved the cameras here, so we’re getting larger megapixels for brighter lenses and better pictures in low-light. Much like the Galaxy S22 announced earlier this year, the Galaxy Z Flip 4 is also getting four years of OS updates and five years of security updates....

It is well-equipped in the hardware aspect, and Windows OS does come pre-installed on it. It even has that small ultrabook feel, and everything. We’ll kick things off with the design, and will then move to various other categories, to see what this laptop has to offer, and how does it stack up to the company’s previous offerings. It has one major difference that we’ll talk about, and it’s performance related....

If you’re an Android app developer, you may be wondering how a container registry can help you with your development process. In this blog post, we’ll take a look at what container orchestration is and how it can help you become a better Android developer. What Is Container Orchestration? Container orchestration is the process of managing and coordinating multiple containers, or software packages, that are running on a single host or across multiple hosts....

But all these durability improvements didn’t come easy. The company has released a new video where its engineers are talking about the challenges they faced and how they overcame those. Samsung engineers talk about how the new Galaxy foldables more durable First up, we have an engineer talking about the new Armor aluminum frame of the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Flip 3. It is apparently the strongest aluminum used in smartphones today....

That being said, we’re showing the steps on the Pixel 4a, which has been updated to Android 12. The process is really simple, though the option is not located where you may think initially. In any case, read on in order to find out. Below you’ll find a step-by-step guide on how to change the app grid in Android 12, along with some screenshots to lead you. How to change the app grid in Android 12 The first thing you need to do is place and hold a finger on an empty space on your homescreen....

So this guide will walk through the process for not just enabling read receipts for those who do have access. But also some third-party solutions for adding the functionality to your Gmail. The easiest, most reliable way to enable these is still with a subscription Now, the primary method for enabling read receipts in Gmail involves a GoogleWorkspace subscription. And, in fact, that’s the only method to attain it officially....

Germany currently sits in last place in Group E with just a single point. While Costa Rica is currently tied with Japan for second place with 3 points. This is the last game for both teams in the group stage. With the top teams moving onto the knockout stage, starting on Friday. Here’s how you can watch this all important Germany vs Costa Rica match from Qatar. What time does Spain vs Japan kickoff?...

Those devices are the Huawei Mate 50, Mate 50 Pro, and Mate 50 RS Porsche Design. The Huawei Mate 50E also got announced, but that’s a mid-range smartphone, pretty much. We’ll talk about each of them below. We’ll actually group them two by two, as the Mate 50 and Mate 50E have a lot in common, and the same goes for the Mate 50 Pro and Mate 50 RS Porsche Edition....