Android adds new software-based AV1 decoder to most devices, YouTube uses it
Every video you watch on a smartphone, tablet, or other device has to be run through some decoder, and AV1…
Every video you watch on a smartphone, tablet, or other device has to be run through some decoder, and AV1…
While much of what we do on modern smartphones is in the cloud, losing your local files can be an…
Google is launching its new Find My Device (FMD) network in the US and Canada starting today. It will initially…
Since the rebirth of Android with Material You, Google has been working on tons of first-party app widgets and we…
I feel like a broken record at this point, but amid new leaks of the Pixel 9 this week, there…
There are several ways to update your Google Pixel smartphone to the latest available patch or OS. If you’re willing…
Google is at the Games Develop Summit (GDC) this week and has a number of Android-related announcements, including progress about…
Back in Android 12, Google added some flexibility to Android’s location permission by allowing users to only give apps access…
As announced at CES 2023, Google is rolling out support for Spotify Connect in the Android media switcher to improve…
MWC 2024 has arrived and 9to5Google has coverage directly from Barcelona coming up this week. Here’s what you should expect…
At I/O 2022, Google announced that it will update over 20 of its first-party apps for large screens in a…
Announced as Assistant with Bard alongside the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro last October, Google today is rolling out Gemini…
Google Bard is in for a big shakeup in the next few days, as an early changelog reveals that the…
To comply with the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), Google is making a number of changes to Android, Chrome,…
CES 2024 is underway and Google has a number of announcements across phones, tablets, TVs, and cars:
Just got a new Android smartphone for the holidays? If it’s your first one, it could be a little intimidating,…
Browser extensions are super useful on desktop platforms, but mobile browsers rarely support them. This week, Firefox for Android is…
iMessage for Android was once just a pipedream but has since become a reality thanks to a bunch of different…
I think we’ve all been here. You’re diving into a huge list of notifications that arrived overnight or while you…
With the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro, Assistant gained a new “Read aloud” feature that uses the “same text-to-speech model…
“Media controls for Cast devices” have long appeared as a standard notification (as shown above), but they are now part…
It’s still almost impossible to believe, but Apple is adopting RCS on the iPhone next year. While there’s a ton…
Google started “Get the Message” last year to pressure Apple into supporting RCS on the iPhone, and the campaign continues…
Android smartphones have enjoyed the ability for years now to use a USB-C cable to charge other devices using the…