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In short order, the explosion of generative AI technology has changed the way we read and write for one another, especially in journalism and blogging. While the many AI tools all appear to be useful on the surface, I fear we’ve lost our human connection along the way.

Google Docs is well-liked by many for one big reason – files are constantly backed up and synced across multiple devices. Sometimes, however, you need access offline. This detailed guide will help you make documents available from Google Docs offline on your Windows machine.

Google is rolling out the latest Pixel Watch and Pixel Watch 2 update with the April 2024 security patch today. It notably arrived before the phone updates.

Comments in YouTube Music are now seven months old, and the Android and iOS apps have now rolled out a slick visual redesign of the panel. 

For those in the US, Google Podcasts is set to shut down after today, April 2. We’ve tested quite a few other podcast apps on Android and selected our favorite replacements for Google Podcasts.

Following the announcement at the end of February, Fitbit is slowly rolling out the ability to see stats from Health Connect wearables and services in its Android app.

Google’s Material You is a few years old at this point, but the company is apparently still working to improve it in upcoming Android releases with a new way of accessing “Color contrast” options.

Ahead of Android 15, Google Messages is continuing work on supporting satellite connectivity, with the latest revealing more about how it might work.

On April 8, Nest Secure, Dropcam, and Dropcam Pro smart home devices will stop working. Ahead of that, Google is out with a final reminder, especially for Nest x Yale Lock owners that use the Nest Secure and now need to switch to a Nest Connect.

Cookie theft malware steals authentication cookies to gain access to web accounts, and the Google Chrome team is proposing Device Bound Session Credentials (DBSC) to counter it. 

The first discounts on Samsung’s new Galaxy Book 4 Pro/360 laptops are headlining today’s best deals from $1,150. You’ll also be able to score a new all-time low on the budget-friendly Motorola Moto G 5G smartphone at $150, as well as the Android-ready SanDisk 1.5TB microSD card for $100. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.

Super HDR was introduced with the Galaxy S24 series, allowing certain photos to shine through in vivid and variable brightnesses on the high-end display. Unfortunately, Samsung confirmed that the feature would not make its way to previously released Galaxy devices.

Google’s YouTube TV has grown massively in subscribers over the past few years and, according to a new report, it may continue to do so until it becomes the most widely used pay TV subscription in the US, even beating out Comcast and Spectrum.

Google Maps is perhaps one of the most widely used applications on the planet and, as such, even minor changes to its design are super important. But, on Apple’s CarPlay, Google Maps is in need of a massive overhaul, because it’s a bit of a dumpster fire.

According to the latest beta, WhatsApp could soon offer enhanced Chat Lock when using the linked devices feature.

The original Galaxy Z Flip 5G, Z Fold 2, Galaxy Note 20, and Galaxy S20 series have now been relegated from monthly to quarterly security patches per the devices’ promised update schedules.

After rolling out the dual-column layout for descriptions and comments, the YouTube app on TVs is prominently showcasing “key moments.” 

Depending on how you launch Google Wallet on your Pixel, you might see an older design instead of the redesign. 

Despite being a point release focused on bug fixes, Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2.1 has a handful of user-facing changes.

Android 14 QPR3 introduces a system-level “Keyboard vibration” on/off toggle that replaces the equivalent Gboard setting that lets you control keypress strength.