Controlling ANC on the Pixel Buds Pro gets significantly easier According to the new report, the “Sound & vibration” sheet that shows up on the screen on pressing the volume key houses the ANC controller for the Pixel Buds Pro on Android 13. While you will initially only see the volume slider, you can tap the three-dot overflow menu at the bottom to bring up more options. The ANC control strip sits Media volume....

Despite this bill seeming like a channel for more earnings for publishers, tech companies aren’t having any of it. This article clearly outlines Meta’s resistance to this bill. The tech giant went on to threaten that if the bill gets passed into law, it “will be forced to consider removing news” from its platforms. Meta isn’t willing to share its revenue with publishers, and neither is Google. Although signing an agreement to a similar bill in France, Google is standing its ground against the United States Congress....

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has triggered several actions on the country from the US, the EU (European Union), and the G7. The sanctions caused a “payment system disruption” across the country, forcing Google to make changes to its Play billing system for users in Russia. On March 10, Google announced that Russian Android users would no longer be able to purchase apps and games via the Play Store. It paused the Play billing system in the country, effectively blocking users from making any in-app purchases, including subscription payments....

With Chrome 96 on desktop, Google is introducing a new cache that saves recently visited sites. As Android Police notes, this is likely to eat more RAM than usual but is a handy feature considering how much time it can save. Users may notice general speed-related changes, though this feature isn’t fully compatible with all websites. This feature first made its way to Chrome 86 on mobile in 2020, so its arrival for the desktop version was long overdue....

Additionally, you can also type “@:” or “:” in Google Docs for a dropdown list of emojis with the option to open up the entire catalog. It shows the company’s standard emoji grid with category grouping. A search bar lets you search for the desired emoji using the name or a keyword. This feature comes just a few months after Google Docs gained support for emoji reactions. Rolled out in April this year, emoji reactions give you “a less formal alternative to comments” to tell your response or opinions about the content of a document....

This update rolls the December update in with the January security patch. So it’s liable to be a pretty big update when you do get it on your device. Downloading the OTA image from Google’s website comes in at about 1.9GB. That’s typically the size of a full, new version of Android. But given the many bug fixes in this update, this should not come as a surprise. The update is not yet showing up on my Pixel 6 or Pixel 6 Pro, but it shouldn’t be too far out....

As with all PWAs, the Webex Meetings PWA is downloadable and acts as a full desktop app placed directly on a Chromebook’s shelf or launcher. But this PWA is a bit different too. Cisco designed it to work more like a native app than the web-based or Android versions that came before. What’s new about the Webex Meetings PWA for Chrome OS? Now, created in partnership with Google with improved hybrid work collaboration in mind, there are some pretty big differences between the new application and previous ones....

Google is investigating Pixel 5a thermal problems, after quite a few complaints Consumers started complaining as the device seems to have some thermal and touchscreen issues. The phone seems to be able to handle only a couple of minutes of 4K 60 FPS video before it starts overheating. After a couple of minutes of video recording, the device shows an overheating warning. To be completely accurate, this is what you get “Device is too hot....

Looking at the Pixel 7 series, the biggest change we see is that the camera bar is now aluminum, with glass over the camera lenses. Which doesn’t look as great as the Pixel 6, as the cameras were more hidden in the camera bar for the Pixel 6. It’ll sport a new second-generation Tensor chipset, though very few details were shared on that front. It also looks like the Pixel 7 will have different colored camera bars....

This feature was announced during Google I/O this year. It’s a part of Google’s new push to make Android better for tablets. The feature lets you take an image you added to Google Keep, drag it over, and drop it into another app. This could be really useful to move images from app to app without needing to hunt down the image in the other app. It really speeds things up when you’re in a pinch....

Do note that the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro will almost certainly come with some exclusive wallpapers. So, get ready for those, as we’ll share those as well, as soon as possible. Google has launched 12 new wallpapers for Pixel owners In any case, the 12 wallpapers we’ve mentioned come as part of the ‘Community Lens’ collection. You can long-press on your Pixel home screen, and then go to Wallpaper & style -> Change wallpaper -> Community Lens in order to access them....

According to a 9to5Google report, which compiles user complaints across various online forums such as Reddit and Google’s official support forums, the Google Maps app on Wear OS 3-powered smartwatch is asking users to enter their home and work addresses every time they try to use the shortcuts. That’s despite them already having the addresses saved on their phone. And when they follow the instructions and try saving the addresses again, they can’t do that either....

Prescriptions from our doctors are some of the most important pieces of paper we will ever be handed. That being said, it can sometimes be difficult to understand what’s written on them. That’s not only inconvenient, but it’s rather dangerous for obvious reasons. If we’re talking about quantities of medications, it’s extremely important to be able to understand what the doctor wrote down. When it comes to handwriting, it can sometimes be hard to differentiate between a “1” and a “7”, a “4” and a “9”, and so on....

This growth is “fueled by a rebound in spending on digital ads and growth in its cloud business,” the report says. “Alphabet is the top performer this year among the five biggest US tech stocks by sales.” Alphabet became only the third US company to hit the market value of $2 trillion, joining Apple and Microsoft in this exclusive club, though it has dropped below that figure since. Apple was the first to break this barrier, having achieved the milestone in April last year....

Google Fi calls have already received the end-to-end encryption for Android phones. Now, the company is rolling out its best security features for more users. Notably, according to a report by Android Central, Google Photos Locked Folder and Google One VPN services will be accessible by more users across the globe. Google Photos Locked Folder will also soon arrive for iOS users Talking about the Google Photos Locked Folder, the company says that the feature, which was previously exclusive for Pixel owners, will soon be available for the best Android smartphones....

Let’s start with the 5G situation Once again, the 5G situation is weird on the Pixel 6 series. Like last year, Google is selling the Sub-6 model for $100 less than the mmWave model. So what does this mean? Well, if you buy the Verizon model from Google, it’ll cost you $100 more, since it has mmWave. Even at $699, this is not a bad price for the Pixel 6. But $599 is definitely better....

The Pixel 7 series phones are first to support only 64-bit apps This information comes from a Twitter user ‘Lucas’, and it has been confirmed by Mishaal Rahman. The Google Tensor G2 does support 32-bit apps, but Google removed the previous ABIs in Android 13 for the Pixel 7 series. So, it basically forced it to move to supporting 64-bit apps only. Is that a problem? Well, no, not really. Pretty much every modern app is a 64-bit app....

Of course, we have seen a lot of the Pixel 7 Pro lately. There’s not much left to know both in terms of design and specs. But the latest leak gives us another look at that camera bridge on the back, as well as the rest of the phone. We can see the positioning of the cameras as well as the physical buttons, holes, and ports. The antenna lines are visible too....

Google mistakenly pushed Verizon Android 12 update to non-Verizon Pixels It seems like quite a few people did it, unfortunately. The good news is, this shouldn’t impact your phone’s performance, or anything of the sort. That’s, at least, what Google said to 9to5Google. Google also noted that the issue has been resolved, and that the prompt won’t be popping up anymore. If you installed it, it’s not a problem. Your build number is now different, but Google will likely revert that down the road....

We don’t know why Google launched these unexpected updates On the Google site, you have the option to download this to your phone if you have a Pixel 6 or Pixel 6 Pro. We know it’s a new version of the software because of the version number SQ1D.220205.004. The only difference from the previous version is in the final three digits (it’s .004 rather than .003). Google didn’t tell anyone any information on why it launched this update out of the blue....