Google is expanding the ability to use an Android phone as a physical two-factor authentication security key to include iOS devices. If you have Google’s Smart Lock app installed on your iPad or iPhone and have 2-Step Verification enabled on your account, you can hold the volume down button on your Android hardware (when prompted) […]
Google wants to “simplify” how Google Drive and Google Photos work together. What does that mean? Well, it essentially means that Google Photos will stop syncing to Drive and the change is set to happen in July. You’ll be able to import files from Drive into Photos using the Upload from Drive option. However, there […]
Google is moving its production of US-bound Nest devices and server hardware out of China in order to avoid tariffs as high as 25 percent, reports Bloomberg. Production of motherboards heading to Google’s US data centers have moved to Taiwan, while Nest devices heading Stateside are now being produced in Taiwan and Malaysia. The moves […]
According to a Financial Times report, Google execs are concerned that banning Huawei could lead to increased security risks. Sources warn that if Huawei is not allowed access to Android updates, it could develop its own, similar software, which would be more susceptible to being hacked. Google is reportedly asking the Trump Administration to delay […]
Google isn’t just counting on speed limits in Maps to encourage safe driving it is now showing your actual speed. Android Police has learned that Google Maps is rolling out an optional speedometer that kicks in while you’re using driving navigation. It displays next to the current speed limit and changes color if you are […]
Google is introducing some noticeable changes to how it displays mobile search results, meant to better highlight the source behind each link. Mobile search results will soon display a website’s icon and name above the title of the specific page being surfaced. Until now, Google has somewhat downplayed the source of search results, displaying a […]
Google disclosed that it recently discovered a bug that caused some portion of G Suite users to have their passwords stored in plain text. The bug has been around since 2005, though Google says that it can’t find any evidence that anybody’s password was improperly accessed. It’s resetting any passwords that might be affected and […]
Google introduced an updated Smart Display interface alongside the Nest Hub Max, and now you don’t need that new hardware to see what the fuss is about. If you’ve got yourself a Google Nest Hub, a Lenovo Smart Display, or anything else running Google’s own Smart Display UI, you should see some visual changes and […]
Google is combining its travel-related products the mobile Google Trips app, Google Flights, Google hotels search, and more under a singular tool aptly called Trips. Google Trips lets travelers search by destination to find options for flights, hotels, travel guides, or vacation packages. And once you’ve booked your trip, whether through the Google tool or […]
The Google Pixel 3a and 3a XL are official, and available to buy, the teardown experts at iFixit decided to do what they do best and take them both apart and have awarding the devices a reparability score of 6 out of 10. The site found that the new Pixel’s display is fairly easy to […]
Google announced to app and game developers this week at Google I/O that very soon, app ratings and how they are calculated are getting changed up. Google Play Store revealed this week that the newest, and theoretically more relevant app reviews will be given greater weight when considering ratings. The change is similar to one […]
Last year’s biggest news out of I/O, Google Duplex, came across as a bit of an afterthought this year, dodging concerns about the AI that can make human-like calls in your behalf by making it unable to speak at all on an upcoming version for the web. In an early demonstration, Google says Duplex can […]
The unannounced Google Pixel 3A XL has been spotted at a Best Buy in Springfield, Ohio. The leak is courtesy of Android Police reader who shared the leaked retail box with Androidpolice. Well OK, the reader wasn’t exactly in possession of the phone but was spotted on a Best buy retail store locked up in […]
Chrome 74 is officially out today for Windows, Mac, and Linux, marking the introduction of a new dark mode for Windows users. The same dark mode arrived last month on macOS with Chrome 73, and today’s update includes automatic Windows 10 support. Chrome will automatically theme itself to match if a dark mode is enabled […]
The two tech giants in a joint press release on Thursday announced that in the coming months, the official YouTube app will launch on Amazon Fire TV devices and Fire Edition smart TVs. What’s more, the Prime Video app is coming to Chromecast and devices with Chromecast built in. This is a feud that has […]