Android
Samsung Galaxy A42 5G review: stuck in the middle
A midrange phone with a big screen, huge battery, and all kinds of 5G connectivity Continue reading…
Android
Join the North America Android Study Jams to learn more about developing quality Android apps
Posted by Kübra Zengin, Program Manager Learning about Android development doesn’t mean you have to learn by yourself. Join fellow developers in your community and improve your skills by attending an Android Study Jam! Events Read more…
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Google bans tracking tool that sold users’ location data
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google has banned a company that sold Android users’ location data for COVID-19 mapping and other purposes, Motherboard reports. SafeGraph was one of several companies that collected geolocation Read more…
Android
The Galaxy Watch 4 is still more a Samsung wearable than a Google one
Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge This week was supposed to be the first day of Google’s big reentry into flagship smartwatches. Samsung is back on board after years of Tizen-based wearables, with its Read more…
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Google Meet users have more options to add co-hosts, limit screen sharing, and mute others
Google is adding a bunch of new features to Google Meet, making it easier for users to control and direct meetings. However, exactly which controls will be available depends on whether you are using Meet Read more…
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Senators target Apple’s App Store exclusivity in new bill
There’s a new bill introduced in the Senate Wednesday targeting the power dominant tech firms like Apple and Google have over the app store market. The bipartisan “Open App Markets Act,” introduced by Sens. Richard Read more…
Android
Android 12 Beta 4 promotes order over chaos
Illustration by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge Google released the first public beta for Android 12 during its I/O event in the spring, and now Beta 4 is rolling out to compatible devices. Instead of Read more…
Android
Google Pay and Messages updates are coming to existing Wear OS watches
Google Pay on Wear OS. | Image: Google Today’s smartwatch news has been dominated by Samsung’s new Wear OS 3-powered wearables, but Google wants you to know it hasn’t forgotten about smartwatches running Wear OS Read more…
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Android 12 Beta 4 and Platform Stability
Posted by Dave Burke, VP of Engineering Today we’re bringing you the fourth Beta of Android 12, and moving into the final phase of the release. We’ve built Android 12 with a new UI that Read more…
Android
Google is adding an interactive periodic table to search
Google search now has an interactive periodic table you can check out to learn a lot more about the elements. You can find it by searching for “periodic table” and clicking the “explore elements” button Read more…