When the Pixel 10 series launched a few weeks ago, it had exclusive access to a new Google Photos feature that would let you edit your photos by talking to it. Starting today, that exclusivity is over and your current Android phone will soon get access. We’re talking about “Help me edit” in Google Photos, … Read more
Two months ago, we told you life was complete with the arrival of Mark as Read shortcuts for Gmail notifications. Google has finally gotten around to announcing it, so yeah, life is officially complete. Along with announcing its arrival for Workspace users, Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts, the Gmail team also … Read more
Google today announced that Gmail is getting purchase and delivery updates in a special section at the top of your inbox. Honestly, I feel like I’ve had this in my personal Gmail account for weeks (month+?) and didn’t realize it was new, but it is! It’s official now. Google is actually adding a new “Purchases” … Read more
Apologies if I had any part in its demise, but apparently Google has pulled the Daily Hub feature from its Pixel 10 series. Before I disappeared for a week, I shared my thoughts on Google’s new daily planner, hub thing that was debuting as a part of the software suite on the Pixel 10. I … Read more
Looking back through the archives, the last time we wrote about Androidify would be 2015, a solid 10 years ago. Announced this morning, Androidify is back, and naturally, you better believe it’s powered by AI. Harnessing Gemini, Imagen 3 and Veo 3, long gone are the days of simple little bugdroids, with the app now … Read more
This won’t be a long post. It doesn’t need to be. Magnets, man. The Pixel 10 lineup fully incorporates the Qi2 charging standard, complete with a ring of strong built-in magnets for better alignment and wireless charging efficiency. While that’s totally cool, I just like sticking my phone to stuff. My Pixel 10 now fully … Read more
Users of Spotify, both paid and unpaid, can take advantage of a brand new feature starting this week: Messages. Now, instead of sharing a link to Spotify inside of a 3rd-party app, you can keep the link and conversation all within the Spotify app. Messages supports all of the good stuff, such as emoji and … Read more
Google announced this morning that Google Photos is getting a new feature, first on the Pixel 10 series, followed by other devices soon. With the feature, users can simply speak desired edits to Google Photos and the app will handle the heavy lifting. Google Photos is already pretty easy to use, with suggestions being made … Read more
Google is slow rolling out a new feature to Google Contacts that will let you better customize the calling cards that show when your favorite contacts call you. No, this isn’t at all like Apple’s fancy Contact Poster feature that lets you customize your own card for the world to see. Instead, this is like … Read more
There are plenty of app options out there if you’re looking to learn or practice up your language skills. The big name is Duolingo, but what if Google used its existing Google Translate app to offer a similar service? Is that something you might be interested in and possibly even pay for? Discovered inside of … Read more