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16 temporarily free and 31 on-sale apps and games for Wednesday

Don't miss out on the sales for Leo's Fortune, Distraint: Deluxe Edition, and Hexologic

Welcome to Wednesday, everyone. Things are cooling down now that the rash of sales influenced by Valve's Steam sale has tapered off. Luckily I still have some standouts to share with everyone today. First up is Leo's Fortune, one of the best platformers on Android. Next, I have Distraint: Deluxe Edition, a point-and-click horror adventure that's easily worth the current asking price. Last but not least is Hexologic, a well-reviewed minimal puzzler that looks great in action.

16 temporarily free and 31 on-sale apps and games for Wednesday was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Google’s free drone safety app comes to the US

OpenSky hops from Australia to help pilots fly the friendly skies... safely

It can feel a little overwhelming to begin flying drones when you're just getting started. Not only do you have to get registered and learn how to actually operate a drone, but you need to learn where you can legally fly. Fortunately, as the tired saying goes, there's an app for that — quite a few, in fact. Wing, a subsidiary of Alphabet (Google's parent company), actually built one such app called OpenSky, but it has been effectively limited to Australia since it launched.

Google’s free drone safety app comes to the US was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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How I set up a self-hosted replacement for Google Photos

Synology Photos is a free Google Photos clone, but you'll need hardware to host it

Update
Updated with more current info

Google Photos stopped its free unlimited photo backup service earlier this month. To ease you through the change, we've been taking a look at the various options you can consider. Of course, there's the choice of sticking with Google Photos, or you could exploit a first-gen Pixel to keep backing up your pics free forever, or you could move to Amazon Photos or Microsoft OneDrive.

How I set up a self-hosted replacement for Google Photos was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Samsung Good Lock: SoundAssistant gets new features and better integration with Theme Park

Bluetooth Metronome is now front and center

SoundAssistant has improved a lot this year, with new features like Bluetooth Metronome making it an even more valuable part of the Good Locks suite. The module is getting even better now, with tighter Theme Park integration and plenty of new customization options.

The first change is actually the removal of some theming options for better compatibility with Theme Park. That makes sense as the color options found in previous versions of SoundAssistant were limited and Theme Park does a much better job.

Samsung Good Lock: SoundAssistant gets new features and better integration with Theme Park was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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WhatsApp gives you a new reason to ditch Snapchat

Disappearing messages and videos are here, oh no, wait, they've gone again

There are times where you want to send across a message or a video but you don't want the recipient to see it more than once. That's pretty much the reason why Snapchat was invented. However, the concept has since been picked up by various other applications, and Facebook-owned WhatsApp is the latest one to jump on the disappearing messages bandwagon.

It's pretty straightforward; images and videos sent using the View Once feature can only be opened once by the recipient.

WhatsApp gives you a new reason to ditch Snapchat was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Get this app to check out Android 12's wallpaper-based themes on any phone right now

The complete rewrite of the dark mode enforcer app also packs significant technical improvements

Update
Text updated with details on Android 12 compatibility and Monet.

Android introduced a proper system-wide dark mode back in 2019, but many app developers still haven't come around implementing proper dark themes for their apps — even Google didn't update Google Maps until earlier this year. That's where a neat app from a third-party developer comes in, Kieron Quinn's DarQ. It uses hidden system hooks in Android 10 and higher to force dark mode on unsupported apps, and it has just received its biggest update yet to version 2.0 — complete with wallpaper-based app colors thanks to Android 12's Monet theming system.

Get this app to check out Android 12's wallpaper-based themes on any phone right now was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Google Play Store is making app bundles a requirement this summer

Only for new apps, at least

Update
Deadline

Google first introduced app bundles a few years back, allowing developers to distribute their software by splitting up the individual components of their apps, and then having the Play Store only send users those parts that their specific phones or tablets actually need. The feature has managed to drastically reduce download sizes, and now Google is about to require developers to support app bundles for newly-published applications.

This shift has been coming for a while.

Google Play Store is making app bundles a requirement this summer was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Google Home resurrects some of the features killed in Google Wifi

The update includes a much-needed redesign of the device menu

Google Home has been absorbing functionality from the old Google Wifi app for a while now, and back in April we got word that Wifi was being wound-down for good. But in order to fully replicate everything it was capable of, Home still had to pick up a few tricks. Google is rectifying that now as the Home app is updated with a redesigned Wi-Fi devices page.

As observed by 9to5 Google, the main Wi-Fi screen remains unchanged, but after tapping one of the three buttons, you'll get a tabbed menu that lets you swipe between WAN stats, Wi-Fi points, and connected devices.

Google Home resurrects some of the features killed in Google Wifi was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Chrome for Android is rediscovering widgets now that Apple made them hot again

The browser is in for a new widget with yet-to-be determined quick actions

Android has had widgets long before they came to iOS in any form, but it looks like Apple's recent inclusion of the age-old Android feature is only now making widgets fashionable again. After the Chrome team introduced absolutely gorgeous widgets for iOS, it's now turning its eyes back to Android. As Chrome Story reports, Google has a new search widget with ominous quick actions in the works for an upcoming Chrome release.

Chrome for Android is rediscovering widgets now that Apple made them hot again was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Baba Is You is a total blast on Android, here's what the first 20 minutes look like

If you're looking for an Android-specific gameplay video, you're in the right place

Baba Is You is considered one of the best indie games from 2019, and since it recently landed on Android, I figured I'd take it for a spin while recording my findings. This is an indie puzzle game that has found tons of success on every platform it's been released on to date, and so the arrival on Android is welcome indeed. The thing is, everyone might not be familiar with this mind-bending puzzler, and even if they are, they might want to know precisely how the Android port performs and plays.

Baba Is You is a total blast on Android, here's what the first 20 minutes look like was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Google Messages is learning to auto-delete OTPs

But only in India for now

Back in May, some detective work revealed that Google Messages would soon organize its texts into different categories, making it easier to find the conversation you're looking for. Included in this was the ability to auto-delete one-time passwords (OTPs) after twenty-four hours. Now the feature is official and will start arriving in a few weeks.

Messages will be sorted into several categories, including personal, OTPs, offers, and transactions. Hopefully, finding record of bank transfers or important conversations should be much easier now.

Google Messages is learning to auto-delete OTPs was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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You can now share YouTube timestamps from the Android app (sort of)

So long as the video has timestamped chapters

It hasn't been possible to easily share timestamped video links from the YouTube Android app, which is a bit of a pain if you're used to doing so from the desktop site. This is now something you can do, although there are some significant caveats — the video must include chapters, and you can only share timestamps corresponding to the start of each chapter, for now.

You can add your own timestamp to the end of a URL manually if you know the shortcode (?t=77

You can now share YouTube timestamps from the Android app (sort of) was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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The new Zoom PWA for Chrome OS is now available on the Play Store

You can even access it on Windows or install it on Android

Update
And it's out

It's odd that after a year of both video conferencing apps and Chromebooks having an absolute boom, the official Zoom app for Chrome and Chrome OS is still so much of a bust. Users frequently complain of missing and relatively simple features, like displaying the contact list and starting direct messages, or the ability to call out to VOIP phones. Zoom has heard your frustration, and it's planning on introducing a new Progressive Web App this week.

The new Zoom PWA for Chrome OS is now available on the Play Store was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Samsung's Good Lock changelog name-drops One UI 3.1.1, seemingly confirming the update

One UI 4.0 could be closer than we think

Update
Good Lock changelog mentions One UI 3.1.1

Samsung has continued to improve its update speed every year since One UI first debuted, and the way it rapidly releases security patches each month is the standard by which all other (non-Google) Android manufacturers are judged. There's still room for more improvement, though, like with the way the S20 had to wait until December 2020 for its Android 11 update. According to some recent rumors, Samsung might be gearing up to release the next big Android version faster than ever.

Samsung's Good Lock changelog name-drops One UI 3.1.1, seemingly confirming the update was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Google Phone beta is making it easier to find that number you dialed that one time

Previously-dialed numbers that haven't been saved to contacts are appearing in the dialer

There's a small quality of life tweak we've been waiting for in Phone by Google for a long time. When you're entering a new number from the dialer, the search function automatically populates with items from your contacts that match the number you're entering. In the beta version, some users are now seeing previously-dialed numbers (which haven't been saved to Contacts) in these results.

Rollout seems to be particularly spotty on this one.

Google Phone beta is making it easier to find that number you dialed that one time was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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How Google Photos pulls, pushes, and polyblurs your pics to perfection

The tech behind Google Photos new denoise and sharpen tools is crazy and counter-intuitive

Photography has many enemies, but two of the biggest issues smartphones with their tiny sensors face are noise and blur. See, you can't just crank your smartphone's camera aperture wider in low-light or when moving. Outside a few exceptions, it's a fixed size. That means either a longer exposure or higher ISO to compensate — and that means blur and noise. We've all snagged disappointing shots at night because of it.

How Google Photos pulls, pushes, and polyblurs your pics to perfection was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Here's how to get rid of those 'suggestions' on Chrome's new tab page

Rolling out to some people on stable Chrome for desktop right now

Chrome for Android and iOS has been showing you article suggestions as part of its Discover feed on the new tab page for ages, and now, desktop Chrome is in for a similar treatment. As discovered by 9to5Google, Google has started rolling out various kinds of cards that help you continue browsing for recipes and products. Luckily, you can easily deactivate these cards if you don't see value in them.

Here's how to get rid of those 'suggestions' on Chrome's new tab page was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Gmail’s supercharged search experience could save you a ton of time

And what's more valuable than time

With thousands of emails in your inbox, it can sometimes take a while to find the one you're looking for. However, if you're using Gmail, Google has added a sprinkle of zip zap zoom to make the search experience substantially quicker.

When you search for emails from within the Android app, Google will instantly show you a few results — no need to tap on the search icon. Given how fast the app returns these aptly named "Quick results," it sure seems like the search happens on-device rather than via the server.

Gmail’s supercharged search experience could save you a ton of time was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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I helped my uncle swap his printer cartridge using this AR video calling app

Finally, you can help your family fix their tech long before coming home for the holidays

Sometimes, remote tech support involves more than just taking over your parents' computer using TeamViewer and co, like when the laptop just won't turn on or when the TV doesn't automatically default to the right HDMI input. That's where video calls and complicated instructions come in. "Hit this button. No, the other one. What do you mean it didn't turn on?" or "Plug in the cable. In the connector on the left, with the square plug.

I helped my uncle swap his printer cartridge using this AR video calling app was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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YouTube TV solves all those 'not expensive enough!' complaints with new 4K add-on

'4K Plus' also includes offline DVR downloads and unlimited streams

YouTube TV may have started as an affordable alternative to traditional cable, but these days, it's starting to look a whole lot more like Spectrum or Comcast. Not only have subscription costs continued to climb for the service, but Google has kept up the all-too-familiar tradition of offering add-ons for extra content. YouTube TV is finally getting its long-awaited 4K tier starting today, along with a couple of features users have requested for years.

YouTube TV solves all those 'not expensive enough!' complaints with new 4K add-on was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Marvel Future Revolution is the sequel to Future Fight, and it's finally available for pre-registration

Netmarble sure took its time to list this on the Play Store

Update
The follow-up to Marvel Future Fight is gearing up for release

Marvel recently revealed at PAX East 2020 that its next game is coming to mobile as an open-world RPG called Marvel Future Revolution. This title will serve as a sequel to Netmarble's Marvel: Future Fight (not to be confused with the upcoming sequel for Contest of Champions), but instead of the linear design of the original title, Future Revolution will offer the same action combat wrapped up in an open-world design.

Marvel Future Revolution is the sequel to Future Fight, and it's finally available for pre-registration was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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NieR Re[in]carnation expands across the globe next month

Arriving July 28 on Android and iOS

Latest update
NieR Reincarnation finally has a release date in the US

Square Enix has been hinting at a Nier spinoff for mobile titled NieR Re[in]carnation since March (2020), but up until recently, it was unknown if this Japanese-developed title would make its way West. Well, thanks to a recent announcement at the Tokyo Game Show 2020, we now know the game will also come to the US and Europe with an English translation in tow.

NieR Re[in]carnation expands across the globe next month was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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21 temporarily free and 50 on-sale apps and games for Monday

Don't miss out on the sales for Dragon Quest V, Doom & Destiny Advanced, and XCOM: Enemy Within

Welcome to Monday, everyone. After a busy weekend for sales, we have some stragglers for Monday, and I have a few standouts. First up is Dragon Quest V, one of the better releases in the popular JRPG series. Next, I have Doom & Destiny Advanced, the complete version of the RPG, though the original is on sale too. Last but not least is XCOM: Enemy Within, which hasn't been updated in four years, so expect some bugs like cloud saving not working.

21 temporarily free and 50 on-sale apps and games for Monday was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Netflix now lets you start watching stuff while it's partially downloaded

We've all been there, frantically downloading media just before the signal cuts off, you get out of Wi-Fi range, or the plane starts taxiing out from the gate. And it's a bummer if your download doesn't finish in time. Thankfully, if it's a Netflix download that gets interrupted, now you'll still be able to watch at least part of it next time that happens.

In case you're somehow unfamiliar with the idea, Netflix actually lets you download some content for offline viewing, with features like Smart Downloads and Downloads For You to even recommend content you might like.

Netflix now lets you start watching stuff while it's partially downloaded was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Square Enix brings Trials of Mana to Android, and teases a new Mana game for next year

Echoes of Mana is slated for a 2022 release, and Trials of Mana is now available for pre-registration

Square Enix recently held a livestream celebrating the 30th anniversary for the Mana series, and so some fresh announcements are on offer. We've learned that remastered action-RPG Trials of Mana is coming to Android on July 15th for $23.99, but there's also a new offshoot game made explicitly for mobile called Echoes of Mana, which will land sometime in 2022 as a free-to-play release. There's also a Mana anime series in the works called Legend of Mana - The Teardrop Crystal, which will pick up after the events of Legend of Mana.

Square Enix brings Trials of Mana to Android, and teases a new Mana game for next year was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Dark mode enforcer DarQ is among the first apps to work with Android 12's theming engine

The complete rewrite of the app also packs significant technical changes

Android introduced a proper system-wide dark mode back in 2019, but too many app developers still haven't come around implementing proper dark modes for their apps — even Google didn't update Google Maps until earlier this year. That's where a neat app from a third-party developer comes in, Kieron Quinn's DarQ. It uses hidden system settings in Android 10 and higher to force dark mode on unsupported apps, and it has just received its biggest update yet to version 2.0 — complete with wallpaper-based theming thanks to Android 12's Monet interface.

Dark mode enforcer DarQ is among the first apps to work with Android 12's theming engine was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Gmail doesn't let you edit labels and filters on mobile, but this third-party app fixes that

eLabels is every organization freak's godsent solution

One of my digital organization workflows involves labeling email as it reaches my inbox and archiving it, either manually or through automated filters. On the desktop, Gmail allows me to create these labels and rules, but the Android app lacks this ability, to my dismay. Every time I'm on my phone and think of a new or better way to handle my email, I have to make a mental note and wait until I'm back on my desk to set it up.

Gmail doesn't let you edit labels and filters on mobile, but this third-party app fixes that was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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WhatsApp voice messages will soon look like those on Telegram

Waveform look incoming

WhatsApp's interface is starting to look dated, especially now that Google has announced the latest iteration of its design guidelines during its developer conference, Material You. But the messenger app is making small adjustments here and there to keep things fresh, like new wallpaper theming options. And as spotted by WABetaInfo, voice messages are in for a tweak next.

The new look was briefly activated in the latest WhatsApp beta, version, v2.21.13.17, though it looks like the company pulled it via a server-side update in the meantime.

WhatsApp voice messages will soon look like those on Telegram was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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SHIELD TV users are mad as hell, and they're taking it out on the Play Store

The Android TV Home listing has been bombed down to 1 star

Google is an advertising company. Most of its products make money either by serving up ads, or by collecting data to make those ads more effective. But throwing ads into a product that people pay actual money for is something that they tend to feel pretty passionate about — just ask Samsung. So when Google started serving up advertisements via the Android TV Home interface, it didn't take a genius to guess what would happen next.

SHIELD TV users are mad as hell, and they're taking it out on the Play Store was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Uber Pets lets your dog take advantage of gig economy workers too

Though it might be tricky to find an Uber Pets driver near you

Traveling with pets can be a major hassle, and it doesn't help if you're somewhere without access to your own vehicle. Uber is here to help. The app and service now allow pets to come along on at least some rides, for a nominal fee. Of course.

With Uber's ~~exploitative gig economy~~ independent contractor business model, not every Uber driver is equipped or willing to ferry pets along with human passengers.

Uber Pets lets your dog take advantage of gig economy workers too was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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10 new Android games from the last week: The best, worst, and everything in between (6/21/21 - 6/27/21)

Baba Is You, Unmaze, Railroad Ink Challenge, plus more

Welcome to the roundup of the best new Android games that went live in the Play Store or were spotted by us in the previous week or so. Today's list is broken up into several segments, ranging from best, average, to mediocre. So whether you're looking for the best games of quality or are simply looking for the latest free-to-play gacha titles, you're covered. This week I have the arrival of a quirky puzzler known as Baba Is You, a fresh visual novel release from ARTE Experience, and a quality digital adaptation of Railroad Ink, a popular board game.

10 new Android games from the last week: The best, worst, and everything in between (6/21/21 - 6/27/21) was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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The Zoom app for Chrome sucks, but a better PWA is on the way

The new Progressive Web App will be available later this week

It's odd that after a year of both video conferencing apps and Chromebooks having an absolute boom, the official Zoom app for Chrome and Chrome OS is still so much of a bust. Users frequently complain of missing and relatively simple features, like displaying the contact list and starting direct messages, or the ability to call out to VOIP phones. Zoom has heard your frustration, and it's planning on introducing a new Progressive Web App this week.

The Zoom app for Chrome sucks, but a better PWA is on the way was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Use this Gmail trick to organize your overflowing inbox and weed out spam

Helping you separate the wheat from the chaff

Inboxes overflowing with newsletters and other irrelevant stuff are probably among the worst things when it comes to email management (disregarding people who don't know how threads or subjects work). But there's a simple way to get around some of this clutter using a trick Gmail offers.

Gmail works hard to make sure emails arrive at the right person. That's why the service ignores certain symbols, like dots (.) and plusses (+) in addresses, but it still notices that these emails are different from the standard spelling.

Use this Gmail trick to organize your overflowing inbox and weed out spam was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Don't let these 'easy to get back on Instagram' emails freak you out — your account hasn't been hacked

No, you're not being spearphished

It's an email we all dread seeing in our inbox. Maybe it's from Spotify, maybe it's from Facebook. And while the subject line can read almost anything, it's the implication that sends chills down our spine: someone's been trying to mess with our account. Going back months and months now, Instagram users have been on the receiving end of pretty damn sus-looking "we've made it easy to get back on Instagram" emails, dangling some eyebrow-raising password-reset links before us.

Don't let these 'easy to get back on Instagram' emails freak you out — your account hasn't been hacked was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Spotify remembers its widget exists, tests new version in latest beta

Now that iOS has widgets I guess Spotify cares about them again

Spotify sometimes seems to forget that its Android app actually has a widget to control music playback. A couple years back, the company even took it away for a little while, and its design is pretty dated. But now that Apple has invented widgets, they're becoming a hot commodity again, and Spotify is testing a new version of its widget in the app's latest beta update.

Left: Both the old (top) and new (bottom) Spotify widgets.

Spotify remembers its widget exists, tests new version in latest beta was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Group video calls and animated backgrounds are finally here in Telegram 7.8

Plus new send animations, emoji effects, and more

Update
Stable

Video chat has been around for the better part of forever, but it really came into its own over the course of the past year. With the surge in popularity, a whole host of new players have been coming out of the woodwork, many adding video-chat support to their existing apps. Earlier this month we checked out Telegram's effort when it first came to beta users, and now group video chats are finally going live for everyone with the public release of Telegram 7.8.

Group video calls and animated backgrounds are finally here in Telegram 7.8 was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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'Clone Phone' isn't just OnePlus's smartphone strategy, it's the new name for the OnePlus Switch app

The OPPOfication of OnePlus continues (beyond simply releasing OPPO clones as its own devices). The latest indicator of that blending is the OnePlus Switch app, used to set up devices when transitioning with a OnePlus phone. An update to the app renames it to "Clone Phone," matching OPPO's name for its similar app.

The change isn't live on the Play Store for us yet, but someone has submitted an updated version of the app to APK Mirror.

'Clone Phone' isn't just OnePlus's smartphone strategy, it's the new name for the OnePlus Switch app was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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TeamViewer for Android finally adds support for biometric authentication

Prevent unwanted access to your saved machines

TeamViewer for Android is a handy way to control computers, tablets, and smartphones remotely. However, it can prove to be a double-edged sword. Anyone with access to your unlocked phone can request remote control of saved systems and potentially access sensitive and confidential data. Fortunately, the latest update introduces a security feature that has been a long time coming.

You can finally lock the app behind biometric authentication, which prevents unauthorized access even if your phone is lying around unlocked.

TeamViewer for Android finally adds support for biometric authentication was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Over 131 temporarily free and on-sale Android apps and games you can snag today

Don't miss out on this massive amount of game sales taking place over the weekend

Welcome to Friday, everyone. Thanks to the recent launch of Steam's Summer Sale, we've seen a massive amount of game sales hitting the Google Play Store, and so we have a huge list of sales for the weekend, including a few standouts I'd like to point everyone towards. First up is Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, a solid (but buggy) metroidvania title from the very man who popularized the genre.

Over 131 temporarily free and on-sale Android apps and games you can snag today was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Here's how to add a bookmark bar to the Samsung Internet browser

Access your frequently-visited websites quicker

Update
Now available in stable

Samsung phones come pre-loaded with not just Google Chrome, but also with the Samsung Internet browser. While you might be inclined to disregard the latter, you may want to give it a second thought, especially if you care for customization. Samsung's browser recently received privacy and multitasking improvements and now, the latest update of the app is adding a handy bookmark bar.

It's disabled by default so you'll have to go into settings to enable it — here's how to do that:

Tap the three-line menu in the bottom bar and open Settings.

Here's how to add a bookmark bar to the Samsung Internet browser was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Twitter is still trying to be Facebook 😂

Tweet reactions have been spotted in development

It's annoying the way that pretty much every single social network will eventually try to become every other social network. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, NextDoor, even those that are ostensibly about something else, like TikTok and LinkedIn: once a feature shows up on one, it'll show up on the rest. The latest box on the checklist is "reactions," that collection of little emoji thingies that you can use to reply to a post if you don't feel like using real words.

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A Google Drive update is going to break a bunch of your links

Have fun updating those URLs, folks

A big Google Drive change coming down the pipe will prevent people who want to look at a file for the first time from doing so unless they get a hold of a special link. What does this mean for your shared and public files? And what options do Workspace administrators and members have?

Starting September 13, people accessing certain Drive files for the first time will need to receive a URL with a resource key attached.

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Baba is PC? Baba is Switch? No, Baba is Android now

The indie puzzle hit Baba is You comes to the Play Store today

Baba is You was one of the best games of 2019, but if you have yet to play it, it's finally coming to Android and iOS. A clever puzzle game where you win by changing the rules, it's a perfect fit for smartphones, and it's out on the Play Store right now.

Developed by Arvi Teikari, Baba is You started life as part of the 2017 Nordic Game Jam before expanding to a full release two years ago.

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Chrome for Android channels the spirit of Google Reader — try it now

Currently available behind a flag in the Chrome Beta 92

Google Reader used to be the pinnacle of RSS news consumption before it was discontinued in 2013, and many people are still bitter about its demise. While Google probably won't ever properly resurrect the service, it's currently working on the next best thing: An option to follow websites in Chrome, tapping into RSS. You can try it right now in Chrome Beta 92.

How To Geek reports that you can get started by activating the so-called web feed flag in Chrome Beta under chrome://flags/#web-feed (copy and paste this into your address bar).

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