Tag: Android

Beloved by many, Google Camera has become noticeably more convenient for videos

Beloved by many, Google Camera has become noticeably more convenient for videos

Google has released a useful update for the popular Google Camera app. It is especially useful for those who like to shoot videos. In Google Camera 8.2.204, the user can start recording a video, leaving his hands free, with a few swipes on the screen. The Quick Settings function originally appeared in Google Camera 7.1 […]

Nice innovation of Android Auto for expensive media systems. Two images can be displayed on the screen

Nice innovation of Android Auto for expensive media systems. Two images can be displayed on the screen

Google has begun rolling out a new handy feature for its Android Auto platform. Owners of expensive widescreen media systems will now be able to use split screen mode. The feature has already started appearing among some Android Auto users. A screenshot posted by one of these lucky ones shows the use of two applications […]

Which manufacturers update the OS on smartphones the fastest: Android version 11

Which manufacturers update the OS on smartphones the fastest: Android version 11

Google released the stable version of the Android 11 operating system on September 8, 2020. Very soon, the platform celebrated its six-month “anniversary”, and Google has already begun to “test” Android 12 on application developers. However, not all smartphones can boast of the received update. Of course, the Google Pixel smartphones are the fastest to […]

Photos of billions of Android users in danger: “High quality” Google Photos can irreparably ruin photos, according to Google

Photos of billions of Android users in danger: “High quality” Google Photos can irreparably ruin photos, according to Google

Google has made an interesting statement about the features of the Google Photos (Google Photos) service. This is a photo saving mode called High Quality. The fact is that “High Quality” is a compressed format, unlike the “Original Quality” mode, when photos and videos are saved on servers in their original size and unchanged. For […]

Google’s nice surprise: useful update for old and new smartphones without waiting for Android 12 release

Google’s nice surprise: useful update for old and new smartphones without waiting for Android 12 release

Google has decided to distract from the development of the latest Android 12 and please users of smartphones with not the latest OS versions by releasing new functions for them. For smartphones with Android 7.0 Nougat and higher, sending deferred messages to Google Messages has become available. As noted by Google, the function can be […]

Smart watches with the Google platform have become “friendlier”. Users noticed new alerts and were satisfied

Smart watches with the Google platform have become “friendlier”. Users noticed new alerts and were satisfied

Google has launched an interesting change to its Wear OS platform for wearables (formerly Android Wear) without any announcements or announcements. Users noticed that the watch began to report no alerts in different ways. If previously only one message “No notifications” was used, as in devices based on “big” Android, now the clock can display […]

Most notable innovation in Android 12: the look of the system and applications changes according to the wallpaper

Most notable innovation in Android 12: the look of the system and applications changes according to the wallpaper

Google recently released the first preview of Android 12 for developers. Enthusiasts started testing the OS and talking about the features. For example, a member of the mobile developer community XDA Developers took a look at how one of the most noticeable innovations in Android 12 works – the appearance of the system changes and […]

The first test version of Android TV 12 has been released. It can be installed only on a set-top box for developers

The first test version of Android TV 12 has been released. It can be installed only on a set-top box for developers

Google has unveiled the first Android 12 Developer Preview for developers for the Android TV platform. This version is exclusively for application developers and allows you to test the platform. You can install it only on a special device – Google’s proprietary ADT-3 set-top box, also designed for developers. Note that the distribution of new […]

Google TV and Apple TV met. Android TV shell now supports Apple apps

Google TV and Apple TV met. Android TV shell now supports Apple apps

Google has announced an important strategic milestone with support for Apple apps and services on Google TV. Recall that Google TV is not a standalone OS and not a renamed Android TV, but an additional shell for Android TV. It is used in the new Chromecast media player, which debuted in October 2020. So, now […]

The first beta version of Android 12 has been released, it can already be installed on Google Pixel smartphones

The first beta version of Android 12 has been released, it can already be installed on Google Pixel smartphones

Google today officially released the first beta version of Android 12 – it is called Developer Preview 1 and is intended for software developers to have enough time to debug their applications in accordance with the new interface and new features before the official release of the operating system. Android 12 Developer Preview 1 is […]