Android
A guide to platform fees
Illustration by Claudia Chinyere Akole The hidden costs behind your favorite apps, games, and more Continue reading…
Android
Xiaomi moves away from its ‘Mi’ product branding
A Mi Home store in Beijing. | Photo by Sam Byford / The Verge Xiaomi is phasing out its “Mi” product branding, a spokesperson tells The Verge. Products including flagship smartphones like this year’s Mi Read more…
Android
Google dismantles Health unit in favor of tried-and-tested ‘throw everything at the wall’ strategy
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Once again, Google is headed back to the drawing board to rethink its healthcare strategy. As first reported by Business Insider, the tech giant is dissolving its single, Read more…
Android
Google Meet now warns you when you’re causing an echo
Google Meet now warns you with a red dot and alert message if it thinks you have an echo. | Image: Google Google Meet will soon tell you when it thinks you’re creating an echo Read more…
Android
Google plans to customize Play Store app ratings for users’ country and device
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google announced changes to how it calculates and displays app ratings on the Play Store on Monday that could make them more useful and relevant to users and Read more…
Android
How to use Android 12’s clever new auto-rotate system
Google’s upcoming Android 12 update has plenty of eye-catching features, but don’t let yourself be fooled: sometimes, it’s the smaller, less obvious elements that are most deserving of your attention. That’s certainly the case with Read more…
Android
Making Ratings and Reviews better for users and developers
Posted by Tom Grinsted, Scott Lin, and Tat Yang Koh, Product Managers at Google Play Ratings and reviews are important. They provide valuable quantitative and qualitative feedback on your users’ reported experience of your app Read more…
Android
Google has already discontinued the Pixel 5
The Pixel 5 (top) and 4A 5G (bottom) will likely sell out soon. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Amidst the news of a new Pixel phone this week, Google quietly indicated Read more…
Android
How to install the Android 12 public beta
Photo by Dieter Bohn / The Verge Android 12’s public beta is now available, following Google’s deep dive into the new software at Google I/O 2021. My colleague Dieter Bohn got an exclusive in-depth look Read more…
Android
How to take advantage of Android 12’s new privacy options
Privacy is probably one of the biggest buzzwords in tech these days, and even the data-loving Google is getting in on the action. The Android 12 update boasts a handful of privacy-related additions you’d be Read more…