News and notes on the latest from Google.
Today, Google just made its Titan security key available on the Google Store for $50. Now, instead of sending a two-factor authentication code (explained here) to your phone, you can use the security key when logging into Google, Facebook, Twitter, and other sites that support it.
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Today, Google updated Wear OS, its software for smartwatches. The new changes affect the design of Wear OS. You can now access your notifications more quickly, the Google Assistant now has a dedicated pane similar to the phone, and Google Fit data is just a swipe away.
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According to APK Labs, more than five Android apps riddled with banking malware have made their way to the Play Store again. The apps, that come disguised as “RAM Boosters” or “System Cleaners,” are definitely good at cleaning out things—but they clean out your bank account instead. At the time of writing (11:20 PM/CT), one of the malware ridden APKs was still on the Play Store.
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Apple Music hasn’t been a great hit on Android. It doesn’t integrate well with Android like its competitors and it’s quite a buggy app. There’s no Google Home or Chromecast support yet, but Apple’s slowly getting it to integrate better with Android, and the next addition is Android Auto support.
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Apple doesn’t have an app to use iCloud Mail on Android. If you’re tied into the Apple ecosystem and want to move to Android, you can set up iCloud Mail on Gmail. Here’s how. Continue reading “How to use iCloud Mail on Android”
Fortnite for Android didn’t come to the Play Store. It was first available on Samsung Galaxy Apps and non-Samsung users could get it from Epic‘s website later on. If you downloaded the installer from the Galaxy app store, you could’ve been exploited by a “Man-in-the disk” attack. This attack allows a hacker to install a malicious app on your phone.
Last week, we reviewed the Nubia Red Magic’s performance and how well it fared as a dedicated gaming device. But, unlike a Nintendo Switch, it can do much more than gaming. Let’s see how it fares as a smartphone.
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As we’re getting closer to October, the Pixel 3 XL leaks haven’t stopped. Apparently today, a Pixel 3 XL early shipment “leaked” off of a truck—I mean literally fell off a truck. A Russian blog managed to get one of the units and we can see it more clearly in all its notched glory.
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Google is rolling out a redesigned Google Fit app. It comes with the new Material Theme with all its clean and bright colors as well as two new features: move minutes and heart points.
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