News and notes on the latest from Google.
Google Assistant is going big (I didn’t say useful) at CES this year. The Assistant is getting new features and is being built into almost everything, lock, stock, and barrel. Here’s a brief overview of every new device, device-integration, and feature Google has announced so far.
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It’s a new year and Google’s monthly security updates are here. This time, Google claims the video sound quality bug on the Pixel 3 is fixed but the Nexus phones are finally left behind.
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Recently, Privacy International analyzed 34 apps on Android, each with downloads from 10 to 500 million, and found that at least 61 percent of those apps automatically transfer data to Facebook the moment a user opens the app. This happens whether people have a Facebook account or not, or whether they are logged into Facebook or not.
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Back in March this year, Huawei shook the tech world with its then-flagship smartphone, the Huawei P20 Pro. Most notably was its camera capabilities especially in challengingly low light conditions. Indeed, Huawei was ahead of the curve in night photography, where the phone would tap into the dedicated NPU to take stellar hand-held low shutter speed photos no matter how shaky your hands are. Certainly, this left a lot of users in awe. But we all knew it was a matter of time before other manufacturers catch up with the trend.
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Any video calling app is incomplete without the support for group calls. Since the release of Duo, this was one of the most requested features, and according to the leaks uncovered by Android Police, it might be coming soon to Duo as well.
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Google is rolling out spam protection in Messages. Messages can now detect suspected spam and let you block and report spammers. The change seems to be a server-side rollout, and not everyone’s getting it right now.
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2018 is almost over. There’s been a lot that’s happened in the past year. Google announced many new products, made some major changes to existing products, and shut down some products. To end 2018, let’s “rewind” by taking a look back at what all Google has been up to in the past year.
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Let’s face it: Google’s messaging strategy has been a mess ever since it’s inception. After several failed attempts, the company has gone ahead and published a blog post detailing its future plans in the messaging space, particularly with Messages, Duo, Allo, and Hangouts.
It’s the first Monday of December and the last month of 2018. Google’s monthly security updates are here.
Back when Fortnite for Android was nearing its release, there were rumors, followed by a confirmation, that it would ditch the Google Play Store. After its release, you could download the game from their website or Samsung’s Galaxy Apps Store. Apparently, that wasn’t enough for them. Fortnite’s creator, Epic Games, is planning to launch its own game store for Android, PC, and Mac.
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