Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Activating the Google Assistant by saying “Hey Google” has been broken for months, according to a report from 9to5Google. Google tells The Verge it’s now working on a Read more…
Credit: Jimmy Westenberg / Android Authority Wow, is it that time of year already? It seems no time at all since Android 11 landed and yet here we are with the first developer preview of Read more…
Posted by Anna-Chiara Bellini, Product Manager, Nick Butcher, Developer Relations Today, we’re launching the beta release of Jetpack Compose, our new UI toolkit designed to make it faster and easier to build native apps across Read more…
Posted by The Jetpack Compose Team Jetpack Compose is Android’s modern toolkit for building native UI. It enables you to quickly bring your app to life with less code, powerful tools, and intuitive Kotlin APIs. Read more…
Image: YouTube YouTube is announcing “supervised experiences,” a new set of restrictions that allows parents to better control what content their children can access on the streaming video platform. According to a blog post, YouTube Read more…
Qualcomm Haptic feedback on Android phones running the Snapdragon 888 chipset might get noticeably better starting in the second half of 2021. Qualcomm recently announced (via 9to5Google) that it’s working independently with a company called Read more…
Posted by The Jetpack Compose Team In less than 24 hours, we’re giving you a backstage pass to Jetpack Compose, Android’s modern toolkit for building native UIs, on #TheAndroidShow. Hosted by Kari Byron, you’ll hear Read more…
The Google Maps app is getting a true dark mode, at least on Android. The company announced today that it is finally widely releasing the dark theme option that it’s been testing in the app Read more…
Google is expanding its Password Checker feature to older devices, the company announced today. Now, phones and tablets running Android 9 or newer will have access to the feature, which is part of Google’s autofilling Read more…
Image: Q Games PixelJunk Raiders is the next exclusive coming to Google’s Stadia cloud gaming service. The title, a third-person rougelite that sees you battle through procedurally generated alien environments, will release on the Stadia Read more…