Pixel phones on Android 12 are gaining the ability to enhance “Now Playing” song recognition with a one-tap cloud search feature. Earlier this week, our APK Insight team outlined how a variety of enhancements would be coming to the Pixel series’ “Now Playing” ambient song recognition feature to coincide with the launch of Android 12….
Google’s podcasting efforts today are aligned with Search, but a new report suggests that the existing app might be getting some internal competition from YouTube. YouTube, officially “a Google company,” is looking to place an executive “in charge of organizing and managing the millions of podcasts that already exist on the site.” This is according…
Accelerated Mobile Pages launched five years ago as Google’s plan to speed up the web on smartphones and tablets. It has wide adoption, but a bug in Google Search today sees Safari users in iOS 15 no longer being served the AMP version of sites. Instead of getting a modified web page optimized for fast…
Two of the biggest questions about the upcoming Pixel 6 series have been the pricing and the release date. Thanks to a new ad being distributed in Germany, both of these have been confirmed along with some other new details. With the Pixel 5 taking a big step away from the flagship tier of Android…
Best Android app deals of the day: We are now ready to gather up all of today’s best deals on Android games and apps. You’ll find some new hardware offers in our Chromebook, Google, and Android hubs, including these Google Nest bundles, but for now, it’s all about the apps. Highlights of today’s collection include…
Samsung shuffled its schedule for the Galaxy S launch this year when it debuted the Galaxy S21 series in January. This year, though, it seems the Galaxy S22 release date could shift back to a February launch, but not without something else taking its spot. SamMobile reports that the Galaxy S22’s release date has been…
Ubisoft is launching its next AAA title on Google Stadia tomorrow, October 7. Far Cry 6 will follow a revolution against an oppressive rule, and players will be able to enjoy co-op on Google Stadia with support for Stream Connect. Stream Connect on Google Stadia is a feature that takes advantage of the platform’s cloud…
With the Note lineup seemingly going by the wayside, fans of the S Pen-carrying smartphone are running short on options to keep using the lineup. This week, another Galaxy Note has been dropped from official support, the four-year-old Galaxy Note 8. Launched in 2017, the Galaxy Note 8 was Samsung’s return to the line after…
All of today’s best deals are headlined by a series of Google Nest bundles from $129. That’s alongside Nokia’s 8.3 Android Smartphone at $400 and the first discount on the new Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. Google Nest smart home bundles…