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Google TV is the company’s next effort to rule the living room, picking up on the progress that Android TV made over half a decade. The first smart TVs running on top of Google TV have yet to hit the market, but when they do, they’ll come with a “Basic TV” feature that strips smart features from the TV.
In 2019, Google introduced a powerful Recorder app with real-time transcriptions for Pixel devices. The latest version, released alongside the Pixel 5, added editing and social sharing through video clips. A Google Recorder web app is coming soon with the ability to backup audio on your Pixel.
Best Android app deals of the day: Swiftly Switch Pro, Manual Camera DSLR Pro, more
It is now time for all of Wednesday’s best Android game and app deals courtesy of Google Play and beyond. Much of yesterday’s best offers can be found down below still, and you can browse through all of today’s Android-centric hardware offers right here, but for now we are turning attention to the app deals. Highlights include titles like Swiftly Switch – Pro, Manual Camera: DSLR – Camera Pro, Retro Pixel Classic, When Silence Fell, and more. Head below the fold for a closer look at all of today’s best Android game and app deals.
Google’s Wear OS is often called neglected, and honestly, it’s an apt description when you hear stories like this. For the past few months, the “Hey Google” hotword on Wear OS has been broken.
A free version of Google Chat is officially set to arrive in the first half of 2021. As we spotted earlier this month, Google is starting the Hangouts migration with a “preview of the new Chat” for free, personal accounts.
The Pixel 5a is most definitely on the horizon, but until such a time as Google unveils the next affordable Android, the Pixel 4a is still a superb smartphone stuffed full of awesome features.
