Spotify For years, a loose coalition of companies, including Spotify and Epic Games, has been railing against the so-called app store tax — taking Apple and Google to court and spurring regulators to investigate their Read more…
Posted by Don Turner, Developer Relations Engineer, and Francois Goldfain, Director of Android Media Framework Today we’re launching the Jetpack Core Performance library in alpha. This library enables you to easily understand what a Read more…
Photo by Vlad Savov / The Verge About to buy the latest Samsung phone or are you more of a Pixel person? Whether you plan to trade in your old Android phone for a discount Read more…
Image: Fitbit Google submitted data for a new Fitbit feature that would passively monitor users’ heart rhythms to the Food and Drug Administration, the company announced today. Fitbit currently can only check for irregular heart Read more…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google will show the next available appointment with a health care provider directly on search, the company announced today. The company is working with MinuteClinic at CVS and Read more…
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Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge When Google killed its Gmail alternative Inbox in 2018, it promised that several of its ideas would eventually come to Gmail. While some did arrive, most of what Read more…
You can save $150 on Samsung’s excellent Chromebook 2. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge If you’re looking for an affordable laptop alternative, Chromebooks are a great option to consider. Yet there Read more…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google is introducing a pilot to let “a small number of participating developers” offer a payment system in addition to Google Play’s. Spotify will be the first and Read more…
Posted by Sameer Samat, Vice President, Product Management Mobile apps have transformed our lives. They help us stay informed and entertained, keep us connected to each other and have created new opportunities for billions of Read more…