Hot on the heels of the unlocked HTC U11 getting its update to Android 8.0 Oreo, another HTC device is getting a cookie.
HTC Vice President of Product Management Mo Versi has confirmed that the unlocked HTC U11 Life is now receiving its Android 8.0 Oreo update. The new software...
You can now assign Android TV devices with Assistant to specific rooms
Early last month, we started seeing the option to include Google Homes and Assistant-enabled speakers in rooms inside the Home app, just like you would for your lights and switches and thermostats. Now it seems that option has propagated to Android TV devices as well.
Artem spotted it this morning:...
Google Home now supports handling two commands at once
Getting stuff done with a smart speaker is supposed to be easy, and in most cases, the manufacturers have done a solid job making that a reality. And now Google Home has learned a new trick to make getting stuff done even easier.
As first reported by CNET, the smart speaker now supports handling two...
Google finally bans apps that include shady lock screen ads from the Play Store
Ads are just a fact of life in mobile apps. You can't completely avoid them, but there are some ad implementations that are so annoying that Google has explicitly disallowed them from the Play Store. Remember Airpush? The current advertising scourge is ad-infused lock screens, which have shown up...
Essential Camera app gets updated with portrait mode, reduced compression, and more
In spite of its fancy dual camera setup, the Essential Phone did not take great photos at the time of our review. Since then, Essential has been working hard on updating various aspects of the phone, including the camera software. Amidst Andy Rubin's leave of absence, the company has just released...
Google’s new Datally app for Android will help you manage your mobile data
Google is expanding its Android app catalog with a new app that’s all about mobile data.
Datally is the newest Android app from Google. It’s focused on helping you understand and control your data usage. With it, you can see your mobile data usage on an hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly basis and get...
Google's data-saving app is now called 'Datally' and is available globally
Not everyone has the luxury of an unlimited data plan. Google published a new app back in June, called 'Triangle,' designed to help users micromanage their cellular data usage. Now the app has left beta and become available worldwide, under the new name 'Datally.'
As far as functionality goes,...
YouTube Community rolls out to more channels and gets a Stories clone
Last year, YouTube began trialing a new product called Community, aimed at making the video sharing platform a little more social and engaging. Community is a place where creators can share things like text, polls, images, GIFs (and who doesn't enjoy a good GIF?), and more with their subscribers....
Instagram testing a ‘regram’ feature, GIF search, and more
Instagram needs to make sure that it can keep growing its user base and that it holds onto the existing users at the same time. One way to do that is to continuously add new features.
A new report from The Next Web shines a light on which features Instagram may be working on. First up is a way to “regram”...
Return to Asposia in Headup Games' 2D point and click adventure 'The Inner World - The Last Wind Monk'
Headup Games had quite a bit of success with the release of their first The Inner World point and click adventure game. So much so that they decided to bring the sequel to consoles before it was released for any mobile platform. But as of last week The Inner World - The Last Wind Monk has...
YouTube unveils Reels to quickly share collections of short videos
YouTube wants to make sure that its creators have a variety of ways to distribute their content, and jumping on the Stories bandwagon, made famous by Snapchat and capitalized on by Instagram and other social networks, is one way to do that.
Today YouTube announced a variety of new tools to...
Amazon launches Silk web browser on Fire TV
Set-top boxes are designed to give owners a one-stop shop for most of the things they would want to do on their TV, including apps to games. And now for Amazon Fire TV owners, that also includes browsing the web.
Today Amazon officially launched its Silk web browser for select Fire TV...
Here are 16 temporarily free and 20 on-sale apps for your Wednesday
Now that the Thanksgiving/Black Friday/Cyber Monday madness has calmed down, I feel like I can breathe again. Welcome back to your thrice-weekly app sales post, everyone. The size of the lists is, once again, decreasing, meaning that everything is returning to normal. Amongst today's pickings, you...
Google Wifi app updated with advanced LAN settings including router IP, subnet, and more
The Google Wifi app started life as "Google On" for OnHub, and it's always been one of the nicer Android router clients. However, it was missing some advanced settings from non-Google routers. Today, the Wifi app is gaining some new features, including some of those advanced settings.
Here's the...
Naruto x Boruto: Ninja Voltage is Bandai Namco's latest action RPG available on the Play Store
At the beginning of this month I wrote up an article about the pre-registration availability for Bandai Namco's action RPG brawler Naruto x Boruto: Ninja Voltage. Despite the tardiness of this post (thanks to a recent holiday), I figured it would still be worth it to follow up on the pre-registration...
Fresh Meat: 10 new Android apps worth checking out
New apps need lovin’ too, right? Every day there are thousands of additions to the Google Play store, but many go unnoticed and never receive the attention they deserve. We’ve shown in the past that this community can discover great apps and propel them to new heights. Our weekly Fresh Meat column...
[Ho ho ho] Google's Santa Tracker app updated for 2017
You know it's getting to be that time of year when Google updates the Santa Tracker app. Yes, the app has gotten its 2017 makeover so you can follow Saint Nick on his totally real journey across the globe. The updated app includes some new games, Android TV support, and more.
Here's the changelog.
Santa...
Snapchat updates design with increased focus on friends
The Snapchat app has always been a horrendous lag-fest on Android. Users have been asking the company for years to improve the experience, but only when its earnings began to plummet did Snap Inc finally decide to fix it. Today, the company announced an updated design for Snapchat, but this isn't...
Asmodee Digital has released 'Carcassonne – Tiles & Tactics,' complete with asynchronous online multiplayer
Lo and behold Asmodee Digital has stayed true to their word and have released Carcassonne – Tiles & Tactics before the end of the year. Not only does this new version of Carcassonne deliver a worthwhile online multiplayer experience, but it's also cross-compatible with the Steam version that just...
Snapchat redesign focuses on ‘separating the social from the media’
Snap already confirmed that it would be redesigning the Snapchat app so to make it easier to use, addressing a longstanding complaint for the social ephemeral messaging app.
Today Snap has given a quick rundown of what the new app will bring to the table and how users will get a better experience....
Waze updated with motorcycle routing, voice commands, and HOV route support
Waze is owned by Google but it offers a different experience than Google Maps. Waze emphasizes data from the community and tends to include more experimental features. Today, it's getting three new features that Waze says have been among the most frequently requested by users. Some of the new features...
Microsoft working on mobile companion app for Windows 10 Photos
One of the new features in Windows 10 is the Photos app, which obviously shows photos stored on your computer. With the recent Windows 10 Fall Creator's Update (ugh, I hate that name), the Photos app got a major upgrade, with the ability to create videos with 3D effects/music/text. It's like a modern...
Andy Rubin takes leave of absence from Essential over ‘inappropriate relationship’ at Google
Andy Rubin is the co-founder of Android and he worked with Google for many years. He left in 2014, but the reasons behind that departure may be different than what was announced at the time.
According to sources speaking with The Information, Rubin departed Google in 2014 due to an “inappropriate...
Moto X4 Review
Once the giant of the cell phone industry, Motorola’s hold on the market has slipped as the years have gone by. With the rise of Android, Motorola drew headlines with its DROID devices and prominent advertising, but lost ground to competitors like Samsung and LG. Now, in 2017, the company has bounced...
Microsoft Edge out of beta on the Play Store
A few years ago, it would have been unthinkable that Microsoft would launch a mobile version of its web browser on Android, but we live in strange times. After dominating the desktop software space for ages, Microsoft has been unable to break into mobile. So, it's launching Android versions of its...
Google app v7.17 beta brings visual changes and Voice Match branding, hints at Android P, new Google Lens suggestions, and search filters [APK Teardown]
A bunch of new updates are rolling out as Google developers prepare to take a long holiday break. One of the big updates for the week is to the Google app itself. Version 7.17 began rolling out to the beta channel yesterday with some visual tweaks and the addition of something called Voice Match,...
You can now 'remix' direct Instagram photo messages and send them back
Direct messages in Instagram are a good way of sharing photos more privately with friends and relatives. As part of the version 24 update, an extra layer of creativity has been added to the process as you can remix photos you've received before sending them back.
If you tap the camera button to snap...
Android 8.1 Developer Preview 2 brings Pixel C launcher to parity with Pixel phones
Though tablets often feel like the unloved member of the Android family, the Pixel C has gradually received features that first debuted in the Pixel series of phones. Android 8.1 Developer Preview 2 carries over some features from the Pixel launcher for phones. While it seems like it should be the...
Google will fix random Pixel 2 reboot issue ‘in the coming weeks’
The Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL haven’t had the smoothest launch. The two handsets have been plagued by issues with their displays, with audio, and more.
That trend continues, unfortunately, as many owners of the handsets have been reporting random and unexpected reboots. Google has identified the...
Microsoft Edge update adds dark theme and password syncing
Seemingly out of nowhere, Microsoft announced last month that it would bring its Edge Browser to Android and iOS. The Android version went live a week later, and despite having limited functionality at first, it has the basics right. Microsoft has started to fill in the feature gaps, with the latest...
Damson S-Series brings wireless Dolby Atmos to your home with S-Cubes that can travel with you
The new Damson S-Series is a home theater series with a twist. Damson partnered with Dolby to bring an Atmos-supported system to your living room, but the company took it a few steps further to make the system that much better.
The main components of the $799.99 package are the S-Bar sound bar,...
Neverending Nightmares outruns its inner demons and finally shows up on the Play Store
Neverending Nightmares offers an adult-oriented psychological horror game that contains themes not often seen on our platform. In fact this isn't even an original Android game, as it was actually ported from the PC title that released back in 2014. It did, however, make an appearance on Android...
Latest Gmail and Maps versions have white/inverted nav bars on Android 8.1
White navigation bars are nothing new, with LG phones having had them as options for many years and Samsung recently making them the default to reduce burn-in on its Galaxy phones. Now they're becoming abundant in Google phones with the introduction of Android 8.1 Oreo, both for aesthetic effect and...
Google has fixed the hamburger emoji in Android 8.1
Before the end of October, Google found itself embroiled in a huge controversy about hamburgers. More specifically, hamburger emoji.
After the release of Android 8.0 Oreo, it became known that Google had a very interesting idea for where the cheese should be located on a hamburger: on the bottom, below...
