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You can now search for keywords in Google Maps reviews (Update: Gone on mobile)

A Google Maps listing includes a smattering of info about a location, but it's the reviews that can really help you get a feel for a place. Now, you can examine those reviews more closely in Google Maps. Upon opening the reviews, you'll see a new search bar to filter reviews with keywords of your choosing.

The search box appears at the top of the review list as soon as you open that tab.

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You can now search for keywords in Google Maps reviews (Update: Gone on mobile) was written by the awesome team at Android Police.


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Google pretends it's no big deal that it exported some users' videos from Photos to strangers' Takeout archives

Google Photos is an incredibly powerful platform that makes your archive of photos and videos searchable and easily accessible anywhere you have internet. Since all files sit on Google servers, you have to trust the company to do its due diligence to protect your data, but it looks like a mishap occurred last November. Google has started sending out emails informing some users that during a short period, some backed up videos were accidentally added to other people's Google Takeout archives.

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Google pretends it's no big deal that it exported some users' videos from Photos to strangers' Takeout archives was written by the awesome team at Android Police.


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Indian banking app Paytm no longer works with remote access apps like TeamViewer or AnyDesk installed

Spam and fraud protection are great features to have in apps, especially if they handle your finances. It’s one thing to take precautions, but it’s another to downright block other apps that could enable such nefarious purposes. For Paytm—a well-established, mobile-first payment service in India—remote control and screen sharing apps like TeamViewer and AnyDesk are now considered security risks.

Recently, users who have either of these remote control apps installed started seeing a popup in Paytm, demanding they uninstall the apps.

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Indian banking app Paytm no longer works with remote access apps like TeamViewer or AnyDesk installed was written by the awesome team at Android Police.


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Microsoft's Your Phone gains voice call support in latest Insider build (Update: Public availability)

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46 temporarily free and 63 on-sale apps and games for Monday

Welcome to Monday, everyone. It's the beginning of another week, and so it's time again to check out the latest app and game sales available on the Google Play Store. Surprisingly this is a bustling Monday, and so there's more than a few quality sales, such as Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, Doom & Destiny Advanced, and Gunslugs. As always, I've highlighted the more interesting titles in bold to make discovery easier.

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46 temporarily free and 63 on-sale apps and games for Monday was written by the awesome team at Android Police.


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Beware: Some of the top free apps on the UK Play Store are scamming users into paid subscriptions

Google isn't good at keeping malware out of the Play Store. Even though the company has announced an App Defense Alliance to strengthen its Play Protect Scanner, a few scam apps have once again managed to slip through and are ripping off unsuspecting UK Android users. Some of the applications are currently among the top free apps on the UK Play Store and promise movie streaming at no cost, but sign up users for a subscription service via their phone bill.

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Beware: Some of the top free apps on the UK Play Store are scamming users into paid subscriptions was written by the awesome team at Android Police.


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The 15 best tips and tricks for Chrome on Android

Chrome for Android has plenty of hidden features, either tucked away behind experimental 'flags' or simply not made obvious by Google. Some of them can make switching between tabs quicker, improve your experience on shaky internet connections, or remove unnecessary functionality.

In this post, we'll go over 15 and tips and tricks for making the most out of Chrome on Android, updated for 2020.

#1: Enable dark mode

On Android 10, Chrome for Android changes its appearance to match your system theme, but on earlier versions you can only switch themes by going into the Settings.

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The 15 best tips and tricks for Chrome on Android was written by the awesome team at Android Police.


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Kingdom Hearts Dark Road revealed as official name for Project Xehanort (Update)

Square Enix has revealed a new Kingdom Hearts game for mobile, and it's tentatively titled Project Xehanort. The reason for this placeholder name is so Square Enix can drum up press by asking everyone to join a Twitter campaign to guess the game's name.

Now, I would like to point out that Square Enix often holds its cards close to its chest, rarely sharing meaningful gameplay videos or screenshots for its free-to-play mobile games, so it's hardly a surprise to see the company lean into this attitude with the launch of today's "guess the name" campaign for Project Xehanort.

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Kingdom Hearts Dark Road revealed as official name for Project Xehanort (Update) was written by the awesome team at Android Police.


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