Posted by Posted by Greg Hartrell, Product Management Director, Google Play & Android Last year we saw Android and Play reach new heights with people playing more games safely at home. By continually making Google Read more…
Google is announcing a big new feature for its upcoming Android 12 update on Monday: you’ll be able to play games as you’re downloading them. For particularly large games, this could be very useful, as Read more…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Authenticated brand logos in Gmail, a security feature that was first announced last July, will be rolling out over the coming weeks, Google announced on Monday. The feature Read more…
Posted by Oli Gaymond, Product Manager, Android ML On-Device Machine Learning provides lower latency, more efficient battery usage, and features that do not require network connectivity. We have found that development teams deploying on-device ML Read more…
Renders of the Google Pixel 5A based on leaked designs. | Image: OnLeaks The Pixel 5A 5G, Google’s midrange counterpart to last year’s Pixel 5, has been spotted in the FCC’s database, suggesting a release Read more…
Posted by Vikas Kansal, Product Manager, Google Play services The Android Jelly Bean (JB) platform was first released 9 years ago and as of July 2021, the active device count is below 1%. Since then Read more…
Image: Google Google Meet is getting new video filters, effects, and augmented reality masks for personal calls on iOS and Android, the search giant has announced. They’re available via the sparkle icon at the bottom Read more…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google used anticompetitive practices in an attempt to “preemptively quash” Samsung’s Galaxy Store, and prevent it from becoming a viable competitor to its own Play Store. That’s according Read more…
Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge OnePlus has confirmed that it deliberately reduces performance in “many of the most popular apps” in order to improve battery life on its latest OnePlus 9 and 9 Read more…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge That the machine learning-driven feed of YouTube recommendations can frequently surface results of an edgy or even radicalizing bent isn’t much of a question anymore. YouTube itself has Read more…