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Today’s Android game and app deals: El Hijo Wild West Tale, Cyberlords Arcology, more
Your Thursday edition of the best Android game and app deals is now live and waiting down below the fold courtesy of Google Play. Just be sure to also swing by our Android deal hub where you’ll find ongoing hardware offers on the latest smartphone releases and more alongside this afternoon’s discount on Google’s Nest WiFi router system. As for the apps, highlights include El Hijo – A Wild West Tale, Cyberlords – Arcology, Science For Kids, Painteresque, and more. Head below for a complete look at today’s best Android game and app deals.
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Google News adds more homepage topics on desktop
Last June, Google News got a desktop redesign, and the “Your topics” feature has now added 60 new topics for you to choose from and customize your homepage with.
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Deals: DJI Mini 3 Drone sees first discount to $469, iOttie Android car mounts from $18, more
All of today’s best deals are now up for the taking and headlined by the first discount to date on DJI’s just-released Mini 3 Drone at $469. That’s alongside Tile’s Pro item tracker for $28 and these iOttie Android car mounts from $18. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.
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Grammarly adding ChatGPT-like AI to create text in your writing style, outlines, and more
Generative AI was made popular by ChatGPT at the end of 2022, and for the first few months of 2023, the floodgates have opened up for the technology. This week, grammar-checking tool Grammarly is announcing support for a generative AI tool that can write content in your personal writing style.
Expand Expanding CloseRealme C55 launches with Dynamic Island clone called ‘Mini Capsule’
It has taken longer than expected, but we have the first Android phone from Realme that clones the iPhone 14 Pro’s Dynamic Island.
Expand Expanding CloseAndroid 14 Developer Preview 2 hands-on: Top new features [Video]
One month on from the first release, Android 14 Developer Preview 2 is giving us a glimpse at more future features coming to Pixel phones later this year. Here are some of the most notable new additions.
Expand Expanding CloseMaterial You Google Account switcher coming to Play Store
Following Messages, Google TV, and Google Search, the Play Store is the latest app to get a Material You Google Account switcher.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Keep ‘Single note’ widget rolling out on Android
Google announced a “Single note” widget at the end of last month for Keep on Android, and it’s now widely rolling out.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Cloud’s ‘Immersive Stream for Games’ was shut down alongside Stadia
It seems that when Google shut down Stadia for consumers, Google Cloud also formally discontinued its B2B offering, “Immersive Stream for Games.”
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle removing Chrome Cleanup Tool that deleted ‘unwanted’ Windows apps
In 2015, Google introduced a Cleanup Tool designed to find and delete unwanted software (UwS) that might impact your browsing experience. Google is now removing the Chrome Cleanup Tool.
Expand Expanding CloseAndroid 14 DP2: Pixel phones set to gain ‘Emoji Lab’ wallpaper creator [Gallery]
Google is preparing a delightful new “Emoji Lab” wallpaper creator for Pixel phones, allowing you to craft your own wacky looking backgrounds.
Expand Expanding CloseAndroid 14 DP2: Settings app gains wild in-app predictive back gesture
For the last few years, the Android team has been working on ways to improve the back gesture, making it more clear what going back will actually do. With the latest Android 14 preview, the Settings app has a predictive back gesture that can show which page you’ll be going back to.
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Today’s Android game and app deals: Wild Case, Streets of Rage 4, PUSH, and more
This afternoon’s best deals on Android games and apps are now live with everything waiting for you down below. And you’ll also want to scope out these deals on iOttie’s popular Easy One Touch 5 car mounts, discounts on Anker’s latest power strips with USB-C and GaN tech from $12, and the Motorola Edge/+ 5G smartphones from $350. Highlight app deals include Streets of Rage 4, The Wild Case, PUSH, Pop the Tiles, SPHAZE: Sci-fi puzzle game, and much more. Head below for a complete look at today’s best Android game and app deals.
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The last time Google added favicons to desktop Search in early 2020 there was an uproar, but the company is now rolling out a new design.
Expand Expanding CloseAndroid 14 DP2: Flash notifications on Pixel will let you emulate a notification LED
Android 14 Developer Preview 2 includes a “Flash notifications” function that will let Pixel owners emulate the long-lost notification LED in the upcoming build.
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Spotify rolling out ‘biggest evolution yet’ with new TikTok-style Home feed on iOS and Android
At its “Stream On” event today, Spotify showed off a major overhaul that’s rolling out for its iOS and Android apps. Two of the biggest components include video and audio previews for music, podcasts, and audiobooks in the Home feed and new video feeds for discovery in Search.
Expand Expanding CloseAndroid 14 DP2: Pixel phones gain monochrome theme, prep for custom clocks
As part of the second preview of Android 14, Pixel phones have gained a new monochrome Material You theme and are preparing to add custom lock screen clocks.
Expand Expanding CloseAndroid 14 DP2: Media player gains new animations and UI enhancements
Android 14 Developer Preview 2 is now available, and it wouldn’t be an early access build without Google making Media player tweaks.
Expand Expanding CloseHere’s everything new in Android 14 Developer Preview 2 [Gallery]
Following last month’s launch, Android 14 Developer Preview 2 is rolling out today before beta releases start in April.
Expand Expanding CloseThese blurry subway photos may offer the latest Pixel Fold leak [Gallery]
Google phones have literally been spotted on planes, trains, and automobiles ahead of their official unveiling. The latest example of this are blurry shots of what’s possibly a Pixel Fold, thus making this the first live leak.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle rolling out Android 14 Developer Preview 2
Android 14 Developer Preview 2 is rolling out now ahead of next month’s first beta. It continues work on a number of tentpoles with more capabilities taking shape in this release.
Expand Expanding CloseEars-on: Pixel Buds Pro head tracking Spatial Audio is a gimmick begging for content
I tried out the new head tracking Spatial Audio feature of the Pixel Buds Pro, and came away impressed yet confused.
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Deals: Motorola Edge/+ 5G smartphones from $350, Anker power strips, Bose ANC headphones, more
All of today’s best deals are now up for the taking and headlined by a pair of price cuts on Motorola Edge/+ 5G smartphones from $350. Then go check out these Anker power strips which fuel your gear from $12, as well as the popular Bose ANC Headphones 700 which start at $279. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle One brings VPN to $1.99/month plan, adding dark web info monitoring
After adding Magic Eraser last month, Google One is significantly expanding the availability of its VPN and introducing dark web monitoring for stolen information.
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