Android
How to pick the best sleep tracker for you
Fitbit has great sleep tracking insights. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Getting a good night’s sleep is one of the best things you can do for your health. And yet we Read more…
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Google Play Store cracks down on outdated apps
Image: Google Google is preparing to limit the availability of outdated apps on the Play Store, the company has announced. From November 1st, all existing apps in the store should aim to target an API Read more…
Android
Expanding Play’s Target Level API Requirements to Strengthen User Security
Posted by Krish Vitaldevara, Director, Product Management Google Play helps our developer community distribute the world’s most innovative and trusted apps to billions of people. This is an ongoing process and we’re always working Read more…
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Google is adding a privacy settings walkthrough to Chrome
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google is adding a new “step-by-step guided tour” of privacy and security settings in Chrome to sift through the many available controls, the company announced Wednesday. The new Read more…
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Emoji reactions are coming to Google Docs
Emoji reactions appear as a third option when highlighting text. | Image: Google Google Docs is getting support for emoji reactions, allowing you to respond to text with a simple symbol rather than a fully Read more…
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Google Maps will start estimating tolls and display more details to help you find your way
Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Google is announcing a handful of updates to Google Maps, including one that will show toll prices before you start navigating to where you want to go. “We look Read more…
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The OnePlus 10 Pro is the best phone I won’t recommend to most people
Last week, I published my review of the OnePlus 10 Pro and gave it a 7/10, which it solidly deserves. The hardware is lovely, performance is up there with some of the best Android phones, Read more…
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Google’s April Pixel update includes wireless charging fixes for Pixel 6 phones
Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge It’s only been a couple of weeks since Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro devices started receiving Google’s March Pixel drop of new features, improvements, and fixes, and Read more…
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How to force Google Messages to use SMS texts when RCS fails
Screenshot: Google Just this morning, I was sitting in my car waiting for Alternate Side of the Street parking to end (a dance that many car-owning New Yorkers go through) and texted my partner to Read more…
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Whistleblower says DeepMind waited months to fire a researcher accused of sexual misconduct
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A former employee at DeepMind, the Google-owned AI research lab, accuses the company’s human resources department of intentionally delaying its response to her complaints about sexual misconduct in Read more…