39 new and notable Android TV apps and games from the last 8 months (7/12/18 - 3/31/18)

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Google's Emoji Scavenger Hunt is a browser-based game that tries to make machine learning fun and accessible

"Machine learning" and "neural network" are familiar terms to anyone who follows what Google is up to these days, but they may not be the most accessible or comprehensible concepts for the masses. And that's fine — you don't need to have a firm grasp of machine learning to enjoy better photos or keyboards,...

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Huawei discounts Mate 10 Pro and Mate SE for beginning of April

If you wanted to get your hands on Huawei’s latest US flagship, it’s about to be a good time. Huawei has announced a US sale on two devices that begins on April 1 and ends on April 14. The Huawei Mate 10 Pro will be $649.99, which is $150 off. For a flagship with a brilliant Leica camera and a...

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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and S8 duo get GIF support for Always On Display

Samsung’s Always On Display feature is great both in the added functionality of always seeing important info and in customization. You can tweak the feature and add different clocks and even photos. The company’s latest update to the feature now allows you to add GIFs. These GIFs don’t loop, but they...

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[Update: Rolling out wide] Google Play Store may start showing an app's top chart ranks in its listing

Update 1: 2018/03/30 11:48am PDT While we've been seeing this feature since last fall, as we mentioned at the time, not everyone was getting access to it all at once. Google seems to have wrapped Among the craziness of last week, we received one tip about a minor but welcome change in the...

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The Play Store mobile client now shows original release dates for apps

The Play Store has long shown the date an app or game was last updated, but now you get a bit more historical information. The Play Store mobile client has started showing the release date for apps. So, you're a few taps away from finding out how long most apps have been on the Play Store....

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Play Store site redesign now rolling out to everyone

Earlier this month, Google began testing a new design for the Play Store's website. While the larger screenshots and dedicated review pages were much-needed changes, there were a few annoying regressions. Google switched image formats (from WebP to PNG/JPEG), causing screenshots to load slower, and...

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[Bonus Round] Umiro, Lichtspeer, JYDGE, AZ Rockets, Jelly Copter, Heroes of Rings, and Honkai Impact 3rd

Welcome to the latest entry in our Bonus Round series, wherein we tell you all about the new Android games of the day that we couldn't get to during our regular news rounds. Consider this a quick update for the dedicated gamers who can't wait for our weekly roundups, and don't want to wade through...

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[Update: APK Download, linking works but contacting doesn't] Google looks nearly ready to link Duo with your Google account

Update 1: 2018/03/29 5:22pm PDT We're still waiting for Google to flip the switch on this new feature from the server end, but with a little app manipulation, one of our readers was able to Update 2: 2018/03/30 9:43am PDT When we told you this change felt imminent, we weren't kidding, and...

Apps , Apps/Games – Android Police – Android News , Games , Phones , reviews , Tablets 11:51 PM No comments

Always On Display update for Galaxy S8/S8+ and Note8 adds GIF support

Samsung's Always On Display made its debut on the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge over two years ago now. Since then, the company has steadily been adding features here and there, which it's been able to do since the feature itself has its own APK. Always On Display's newest addition is GIF support, which lets...

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Huawei isn’t giving up on the U.S. market yet

For those in charge of Huawei, 2018 was going to be a banner year: They were going to get a flagship smartphone onto a wireless carrier in the United States and finally make some inroads with U.S. customers. Huawei has had its sights set on expanding into the U.S. wireless market in a major...

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ZTE’s Tempo Go now available to buy in the U.S.

Last month, ZTE officially announced a pair of phones: the Blade V9 and the Tempo Go, with the latter option being an Android Go handset destined for the wireless market in the United States. ZTE stuck to the playbook, as the company has just launched the ZTE Tempo Go for Android Go in the U.S. You...

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Galaxy Note 8 Oreo update available for Sprint and Verizon customers

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 users on Sprint and Verizon are reporting the Android 8.0 Oreo update is now arriving for their devices. The news comes from the r/GalaxyNote8 subreddit, where users started spotting the update after midnight local time. Though neither carrier has made an announcement regarding...

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Top 10 Android app updates this week: Trello, Reddit

Welcome back to our weekly Top 10 Android App Updates column, where we take a look at the most frequently upgraded apps for the week. We’ve found that one of the best ways to discover useful apps is to find the ones that are actually being updated by the developers rather than selecting...

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Google Pay v1.55 prepares automatic reload for prepaid accounts [APK Teardown]

The Android Pay name has been dead for weeks, replaced by Google Pay for the foreseeable future. With the rebranding out of the way and the adjustment period starting to fade, it's time to get back to business as usual. The latest update looks a bit like a bug fixer since there don't appear to...

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Finish up March with 28 temporarily free and 26 on-sale apps, including The Room 2 and Trine 2

Welcome to the final Friday of March, and with it, the last round of app sales for the week and the month. Today's list feels similar to Wednesday's, with some excellent games on sale. Those will be bolded down below, meaning that I highly recommend them. Whether or not you celebrate Easter, I hope...

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MyFitnessPal from Under Armour suffers data breach affecting 150 million users

According to American sportswear giant Under Armour, user data from its health app MyFitnessPal has been compromised. Data including the usernames, email addresses, and scrambled passwords from approximately 150 million accounts was stolen last month in one of the biggest attacks of its kind. Other...

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Google Voice v5.9 prepares to allow voicemail greetings to be recorded in-app [APK Teardown]

Good things are happening with Google Voice. While the app normally stays fairly quiet, the last few months have shown a lot of positive attention is going into the service. The surface-level changes in this update aren't too major, but a teardown shows that users will soon get a vastly improved voicemail...

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Google looks nearly ready to link Duo with your Google account

Google Duo is a little unusual among the company's apps, as it identifies users not based on the Google account that connects you to everything from Gmail, to YouTube, to the Play Store, but instead uses your device's phone number. Pretty much ever since it launched, we've been wondering if that situation...

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You can now share Twitter (and Periscope) live videos with timestamps

So, you want to share a live video you found on Twitter? You no longer have to waste your precious characters telling people where in the video you want them to watch. Now, you can set a timestamp before sharing. It'll work on both Twitter and Periscope videos, and it starts rolling out today. To...

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Google Play audiobooks get new features like Smart Resume and more

Back in January, Google officially rolled out built-in audiobook support in Google Play Books, adding a bit more competition to the market against Apple’s iBooks and Amazon’s Audible. Now the service is getting a bit better. Announced today, Google is adding new features like the ability to resume...

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