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Gmail for Android adds ‘All inboxes’ tab, smarter search, more

Stephen Hall Mar 30 2015 - 1:34 pm PT

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Google announced today that a new version of Gmail is now available, featuring several notable enhancements. First up, you’ll notice that the new version brings the oft-requested ability to view all of your mail in one place; just tap “All inboxes” and you’ll get a look at all of your email across added accounts. This is probably the most monumental change here, but there are a few other minor updates as well…

These days, many of us have more than one email address. If you’re a student, you may have one account for school, one for a campus group you lead, and one for your blog. If you’re a parent, you might have one for family and one for your business. However many email addresses you have, today’s improvements to the Gmail app for Android make it easy to manage all your mail from all your accounts (yes, even @yahoo and @outlook) while you’re on the go.

Messages from Yahoo, Outlook.com and other IMAP/POP accounts now have the familiar stacked conversation view (as has previously been available for Gmail conversations only), search has been updated with better auto-complete, and the app also has some nifty updated animations. Finally, you’ll find larger attachment previews and the nifty ability to “save to Drive with a single tap.”

You can grab the Gmail app on the Play Store for free as usual, and you should start seeing the update rolling out if you haven’t received it already.

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Plex for Android update brings expanded Android TV availability, redesigned interface

Chance Miller Mar 26 2015 - 4:26 pm PT

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Plex today has pushed an update to its Android app that bumps it to version 4.0. The update continues to improve the user interface of the application. Plex for Android gained a few Material Design inspired qualities with its last update, but with today’s 4.0 update, the design has been significantly enhanced.

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Google Keep on Android & web updated w/ recurring reminders and labels

Chance Miller Mar 25 2015 - 2:33 pm PT

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Google today has reveled an update to its notes/lists app Keep. The update adds two notable features and is rolling out now to the Keep web client and Android app. With the update, the Android app is bumped to version 3.1. With it, the update brings recurring reminders and labels to both the web and mobile.

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Google releases new ‘Cloud Console’ app for mobile Google Cloud Platform management

Stephen Hall Mar 25 2015 - 9:16 am PT

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Google has today released a new app called “Cloud Console” in beta, and it brings a convenient mobile management console to those who have solutions running on Google’s Cloud Platform.

Among the app’s highlighted features, you’ll find the ability to check the status of Google App Engine and Compute Engine resources, create custom dashboards to get a “glanceable overview” of your solutions, take action from your mobile handset like stopping virtual machines, and view and manage incidents in Google Cloud monitoring.

Here’s the official description:

The Cloud Console enables you to manage your solution running on the Google Cloud Platform directly from your Android phone or tablet:

* Check the state of your Google App Engine or Compute Engine resources
* Create your own custom dashboard to get a glanceable overview of your solution
* Take quick actions directly from your device such as stopping a virtual machine
* View and manage Incidents tracked in Google Cloud monitoring

We plan on shipping new features regularly. Please give us your feedback in the app by swiping from the left and tapping “Send feedback”.

You can get the app for free on the Play Store.

Update: The app has now been officially announced:

Imagine being away from your desk and receiving automatic alerts when an issue occurs in your Google App Engine app. Or waiting at the airport and stopping your test VMs before leaving for vacation. With the beta launch of Cloud Console for Android, managing Google Cloud Platform from your phone or tablet is possible (and yes, an iOS version is in the works).

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OpenTable app now lets Android users pick up the bill

Jordan Kahn Mar 24 2015 - 11:39 am PT

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OpenTable announced today that it’s bringing its Pay with OpenTable feature to Android users allowing those booking reservations to also pay for meals using the app.

For participating restaurants, you’ll now be able to pay your check with a few taps inside the OpenTable app after adding your credit card.

“Millions of diners use our apps to discover and book the perfect table,” said Jocelyn Mangan, OpenTable Senior Vice President, Product Management.  “We’re excited to provide Android users with a payment experience that is intuitive and integrated into the OpenTable app they know and love.”   

The feature is only available in select cities and restaurants in the US, but OpenTable is always adding new additions to the list of supported locations.

The Pay with OpenTable feature is available through the latest version of the OpenTable app for Android on Google Play.

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Instagram’s new photo collage ‘Layout’ app coming soon to Android

Jordan Kahn Mar 23 2015 - 10:28 am PT

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Instagram today released a new app called Layout that lets users easily stitch together multiple photos by automatically generating layouts to make a collage of sorts. The company said the app is coming soon to Android. 
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Google adds female figures from history to Field Trip app, promises more Doodles honoring women

Ben Lovejoy Mar 23 2015 - 5:45 am PT

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Google has worked with a gender equality campaign group to raise the profile of achievements by women in both its Field Trip app and future Google Doodles, reports TNW.

The campaign group SPARK (Sexualization Protest: Action, Resistance and Knowledge) pointed out to Google that its doodles featured women only 17% of the time, prompting the company to promise to do better in future and to add notable women from history to its Field Trip app.

Field Trip was first launched by Google back in 2012, as a background app that alerts you to interesting things around you as you travel. The original vintage UI was replaced by a Material Design refresh earlier this year. The app is also available on Google Glass.

If you want to take advantage of the new alerts, you need to check the Spark: Women on the Map option in the app. Field Trip so far features only 100 women, but anyone can nominate someone they feel should be included, suggesting that it may quickly grow.

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Up to $105 in paid Android apps for free: Kingdom Rush, Guardians of the Galaxy, Cut the Rope, many more

Justin Kahn Mar 19 2015 - 5:32 am PT

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From 9to5Toys.com:

The Amazon App Store is celebrating its Birthday by offering over $105 worth of paid Android apps for free. While there are a number of standout titles in today’s sale, Kingdom Rush Origins is one of our top picks from the bunch. Regularly listed at $1 (as much as $3.50), the game has received a 4+ star rating from well over 30,000 reviewers, much like the rest of the Kingdom Rush series.

Other popular Android titles gone free in today’s sale include Guardians of the Galaxy: The Universal Weapon (Reg. $3), Cut the Rope (Reg. $1), Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 (Reg. $3), World of Goo (Reg. $5), Servers Ultimate Pro (Reg. $9), Business Calendar (Reg. $5), and more.

Be sure to keep an eye on our daily roundups for all the best game and app deals across every platform.

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HTC Dot View case gets games, scrolling messages, more in latest app update

Stephen Hall Mar 18 2015 - 8:06 am PT

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HTC updated the hardware of its Dot View case for the recently announced HTC One M9, but the app that powers the case has also now been updated—meaning that users of the HTC One (M8) Dot View case will also be able take advantage of some sweet new features.

The update packs the ability to play games on Dot View, notably one called “Dot Breaker” that looks a lot like the brick breaker games of old. You can also use Dot Message, which will display a message made of dots scrolling across the screen. Finally, the update packs new animated themes, a “special surprise” on your birthday, and a few practical enhancements to make the overall Dot View experience better: You can now control the flashlight and voice recorder, snooze alarms, and more.

Here’s the full changelog:

More interesting:

– Play games on Dot View

– Display a scrolling message on Dot View

More appealing:

– Try the new animated themes

– Receive a special surprise from Dot View on your birthday

More practical:

– Turn on your speaker during a phone call

– Control the flashlight and voice recorder

– Snooze alarms

– Enjoy more notification icons

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Motorola Gallery gets updated w/ Material Design enhancements, Highlight Reel on more devices

Stephen Hall Mar 16 2015 - 2:26 pm PT

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Motorola has today pushed out an update to its Motorola Gallery app, bringing a host of improvements across the board. On all devices, the app features an improved Camera Roll view with better sorting, a new app icon and Material Design enhancements, and quicker access to photo cropping. Also, you’ll find that the the app’s “Highlight Reel” is now available for both variants of the Moto X and the Droid Ultra.

As per the app’s description on Google Play:

For all devices:

Improved Camera Roll view with sorting by event and time

New app icon and material design enhancements

Quicker access for cropping a photo

Stability and performance enhancements

For Moto X (1st Gen.), Moto X (2nd Gen.), DROID Ultra family and DROID Turbo only:

Highlight Reel now available for Moto X (1st gen), Moto X (2nd gen) and Droid Ultra

More free music downloads to personalize Highlight Reels

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Google Docs, Sheets, & Slides iOS apps now let you ‘Make a copy’, copy links to clipboard, more

Jordan Kahn Mar 5 2015 - 11:34 am PT

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Google is rolling out updates to its Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides apps for the iPhone and iPad today bringing the ability to make a copy of a document and more.

In addition to the new “Make a copy” function for documents, spreadsheets, and presentations across all three apps, you’ll also now be able to copy links to your device’s clipboard. Sheets and Slides also receive a new “accessibility settings menu when VoiceOver is enabled.”

The updated apps also arrive with bug fixes and a few other minor enhancements.

The latest version of Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides will be hitting the App Store today.

What’s New in Version 1.2.6936

* Make a copy of a document
* Bug fixes and performance improvements

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Softcard is shutting down March 31, Google Wallet to fill its shoes

Stephen Hall Mar 5 2015 - 8:28 am PT

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Google announced a couple of weeks ago that it had acquired some technology and IP from Softcard, and today the company has taken to its website to announce that the service will be getting shuttered completely as of March 31st.

This news comes after rumors started spreading that Google would be re-introducing its payments service at Google I/O under the name “Android Pay“. Google’s Chrome and Android lead Sundar Pichai confirmed the existence of such a service earlier this week at Mobile World Congress.

The update, seen on Softcard’s website, reads:

Important News! We are pleased to let you know that Google has acquired technology from Softcard to power the next generation of mobile wallets.

What does this mean for you? As of 3/31 your Softcard app will no longer work. You can continue to use the Softcard app until 3/31. After that your Account will be closed.

To keep using a digital wallet app download Google Wallet now.

For more information read our FAQs.

For those that still use Softcard, the company recommends that you head over to Google’s website to download Google Wallet.