News and notes on the latest from Google.
Google’s yearly hardware event launch is now over and the ‘Made by Google’ brand of devices has now expanded. There have been a couple of big announcements, so in case you missed them, here’s a quick recap of everything released today.
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Right on cue on the 3rd of September, Google is now rolling out the next version of Android: Android 10. That’s right, gone are the desserts. This release is designed to make your life easier with features like on-device machine learning, better privacy and security controls, gesture navigation, dark mode, and more. Let’s take a look at the top new features in Android 10.
Back in June, Google shocked everyone by tweeting out official renders of the Pixel 4 in what was a very uncanny move. However, once more, Google is back again touting some upcoming features for the Pixel 4: Motion Sense and face unlock.
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Ever since the launch of the original OnePlus One, the recipe for a killer mid-range smartphone was very simple: flagship specs coupled with a modest camera hardware setup for nearly half the price of a fully fledged flagship. Things like decent software support and build quality were the icing on the cake, but they were never a guarantee. Over time, as prices kept creeping up, these two factors started to become a bigger part of the picture, even putting some of the bigger names to the sword—OnePlus is talking about updating the OnePlus 5/5T to Android Q while Samsung is yet to roll out the Android Pie update to the Galaxy S8 and S8+. Of course, this incredibly saturated segment of the market features a lot of the endeavors of other companies. But ultimately, they all share the same recipe. Google, on the other hand, had the guts to stray away from that route and create their own recipe for a worthy mid-range smartphone. In this article, we will discuss why Google’s new recipe will pay huge dividends to the Mountain View tech giant.
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Back in March of this year, Google unveiled Stadia, a new cloud gaming service. While a lot about how the service would function (on a backend) was revealed, pricing, games, and other launch info were still unknown, until today at Stadia Connect.
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Google wrapped up its annual I/O keynote today led by CEO Sundar Pichai. Pichai talked about the new developments at Google and gave us a glimpse of what’s to come. Here’s a quick recap of what was announced.
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The first Monday of May has arrived, and in an orderly fashion, Google’s monthly security updates are here. As always, just head to Settings > System > Advanced > System update to get the OTA.
Customer service isn’t every company’s cup of tea, but Google just took it to a whole new level. Reddit user /u/Cheetohz returned a defective white Pixel 3 for a refund. He didn’t receive a full refund, but he ordered a replacement anyway. Instead of sending him one replacement, Google sent him ten—yes, you read that right—ten Pixel 3s.
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Google just can’t keep a secret anymore. The Pixel 3 and 3 XL had leaked a lot before their announcement. We had known almost everything about the phones from their design to their specs, and this time is no different for Google’s planned budget Pixel devices: the Pixel 3a and 3a XL. Make what you want of that name, but recently, they both showed up on the Play Console and the Google Store which could mean we’re getting closer to their launch.
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The first beta of Android Q was released less than a month ago, and today, Google just released Beta 2. This also comes before Google I/O which is likely when the next beta will be announced. The beta is still only available on Pixel phones, Android Studio’s emulator, and as a generic system image (GSI).
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