Android
How police laid down a geofence dragnet for Kenosha protestors
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge ATF investigators used a controversial technique to investigate arson incidents connected to the 2020 police protests Continue reading…
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Google allegedly offered Netflix a break on the usual Play Store commission
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge An antitrust lawsuit filed against Google and its Play Store by several state attorneys general echoed the Epic vs. Apple battle, and a new document highlights how and Read more…
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Google’s new ad goes full Jony Ive on the Pixel 5A headphone jack
Yesterday marked the release of Google’s $449 Pixel 5A with 5G, and the company has just released a two-minute video that celebrates one of the phone’s very best hardware features. No, it’s not the new Read more…
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Performance and Velocity: How Duolingo Adopted MVVM on Android
Posted by Kateryna Semenova, Android Developer Relations Engineer Executive Summary Duolingo’s app began to experience growing pains due to scalability issues in their Android software architecture. They were able to solve these performance problems and Read more…
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Google Sheets’ formula suggestions are like autofill for math
Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Google has announced that Google Sheets is getting the ability to intelligently suggest formulas and functions for your spreadsheet, based on the data you’re trying to analyze. For example, Read more…
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Google finally releases YouTube Music Wear OS app, but only for Samsung’s new watches
Google’s Wear OS app for YouTube Music. | Image: Google Google has finally released a Wear OS app for YouTube Music, which could seem like welcome news for people who have been waiting for a Read more…
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Google and Microsoft promise billions to help bolster US cybersecurity
Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images Tech companies like Apple, Google, and Microsoft promised to help bolster US cybersecurity after a meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House on Wednesday. The pledges vary by Read more…
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Android 101: how to organize your homescreen
Photo by James Bareham / The Verge If you’ve had an Android phone for any length of time, it’s easy to get used to living with, well, chaos. If you’re anything like me, you’re constantly Read more…
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Microsoft wants Chrome OS users running Office web apps, not Android apps
Photography by Monica Chin / The Verge Starting September 18th, Microsoft will end support for the Office and Outlook Android apps on Chrome OS and start pushing Chromebook users to its web apps instead, according Read more…
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How to remove (but not delete) unneeded Google contacts
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge My friend (and occasional writer for The Verge) JR Raphael has a newsletter in which he recently wrote about cleaning up your Google Contacts list by deleting old Read more…