In a recent report by 9to5Google, the Material You makeover is arriving for the Google One Android app. Not only this, but a dark theme, which was the need of the hour, is also arriving for the app. For those who don’t know, Google One is a subscription service that lets you expand your cloud storage along with a few extra perks. With Google One, you can manage your membership, automatically back up your phone’s data, access Google Store rewards, contact support with one tap, and much more....

Google first announced this feature for Photos at its I/O 2022 developer conference earlier this month. The company said its photo sharing and storage service will get the new Real Tone filters “later this month”. The promised rollout has now begun. Once you have the feature, you can apply the filters to any existing photo. The feature uses the Monk Skin Tone Scale, which was released at I/O 2022 too, to evaluate the skin tone of the person in the photo and apply the filter that best reflects your true skin tone color....

Researchers are using face unlock cameras from the Pixel 4 for Alzheimer’s research Researchers based in the DigiHealth Lab at UC San Diego, are researching various diseases, including Alzheimer’s. The team is led by Professor Edward Wang, and they’re actually using the Pixel 4, as The Verge revealed in a YouTube video. That video is embedded below the article. Researchers reveal that Alzheimer’s can be detected via our eyes, specifically the pupil....

How certain is it that Pixel 6 won’t have a charger in the box? Now, reports don’t clarify whether or not the company explicitly plans to leave the charging brick out of the box for the upcoming device. Or, more directly, whether the earlier-announced flagship will still have one. Particularly since it was unveiled before the Pixel 5a with 5G. But that phone also isn’t expected to ship this month while the Pixel 5a with 5G arrives on August 26....

The Google Pixel 6 will offer UWB support It says that the “Pixel specific UWB HAL from Android S” should be renamed to avoid any conflicts with “Android T”. Google is essentially working on a “hardware abstraction layer” for UWB on Pixel smartphones, for Android 12. This is actually just a reconfirmation of UWB for the Pixel 6. Google did hint, earlier this year, that the Pixel 6 will include UWB support....

July 2022 Play System Update offers a new API that will help developers There is also a new API for developers that would help them build apps with a multi-device experience. As per the official Google Play System update page, the new July 2022 update brings improvements to the Play-as-you-download feature on the Google Play Store. The new feature lets you discover apps and games, and brings app download and installation optimizations for a smoother experience....

All recent flagship smartphone SoC, including the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888/888+ and the Samsung Exynos 2100, feature a single Super Core for high-performance tasks. But Google seemingly wants to take things to a new level by including two of these Cortex-X1 Super Cores in the Tensor chip, operating at a maximum frequency of 2.8Ghz. An extra high-performance core means Google had to sacrifice one mid-tier CPU core. While competing solutions feature three mid-tier cores, the Google Tensor has only two such cores clocked at 2....

Google shows you how you can improve your battery life on a Pixel phone This is a regular how-to video, basically, which shows you how to enable Adaptive Battery, Battery Saver, and Extreme Battery Saver. That’s basically it. Along the way, it does explain those modes briefly. An Adaptive Battery mode is something you should have on all the time, basically. Your phone will learn your usage patterns, and keep your apps in check, to minimize battery consumption....

Need a break while you prep all those vegetables for Thanksgiving dinner? Google has your back with the Disney+ support on its range of smart displays. Which the company just announced today. It’s also possible to launch Disney+ content with just your voice. So you can say Ok Google and then tell it to play a show or movie from the streaming service. Disney+ content on smart displays is rolling out now The availability is there starting today in select markets....

Google says it will bring games over, specifically We all know the issue with not having Google Play services with Android. You won’t be able to use services like Gmail, Google Calendar, YouTube, etc. This is one thing that worried most people about the Windows 11 implementation. During the Game Awards, Google announced that it will be bringing Google Play Games over to Windows 11. This does not mean that it’s bringing over all of the Google Play services, however....

The new Google Translate Design is making it to other devices According to Android Police, people are reporting that they’re seeing Google Translate get the Material You look. Material You is a design aesthetic intrinsic to Android 12, but I got the design on my LG Velvet which is running Android 11. Other people are reporting their devices getting the updated UI, and some of them are also running older versions of Android....

Google TV offers a screensaver functionality that lets you use your TV as a digital photo frame when you aren’t actively watching any content. You can have it play a slideshow of images from the Google Photos library or other galleries. The latest change now makes this functionality even more useful. Your TV will now show more personalized information and recommendations when idle. These include game scores, weather, news, music, videos, and even quotes....

This feature lets you free up storage space by archiving the apps. Apparently, this would negate the need to uninstall apps from your Android device. However, Google did not reveal much information about when it plans to launch this new app archiving feature for Android, but it said that it has laid the foundation for developer adoption. So, it may take a few months before it actually rolls out. Anyways, coming back to the feature, Google notes that the app archiving feature has been implemented as an alternative to uninstalling apps....

The Halo Infinite theme brings a visual overhaul to Waze When you activate this new theme, you will be greeted with some new visuals in the UI. For starters, you will be able to choose whether you want your car icon to be from the UNSC or from the Banished. For people who choose the UNSC side, your car icon will be a Warthog with navigation voiced by Master Chief. If you want to side with the Banished, then your car icon will be a Ghost with Escharum as your voice....

And this list isn’t just gift cards or other virtual gifts that don’t need any shipping. Most of these do need to be shipped, so the earlier you order, the better. If you need other ideas for gifts this holiday season, check out our gift guides here. With that said, here are the best gifts under $25. Razer Viper Mini The Razer Viper Mini is a lightweight gaming mouse, and it is 10% smaller than the Viper....

Evleaks has posted pictures of each color of the Pixel 7 and each color of the Pixel 7 Pro over on Twitter. So we’re seeing the Pixel 7 in Obsidian, Snow and Lemongrass. While the Pixel 7 Pro is shown in Obsidian, Snow and Hazel. Google Pixel 7 Google Pixel 7 Pro As you can see, the big differences between the two are the curved display on the Pro, as well as the extra camera....

This procedure is quite easy. Before we start, however, do note that there’s a difference between a TikTok name and a TikTok username. You can change both, but they’re used differently. The username is basically what comes attached to the ‘@’ symbol, while the name doesn’t have to follow any special formatting. You simply type in your first and last name, and you’re good to go. That being said, let’s get started....

How to delete your Instagram account The first thing you’ll need to do is make sure you’re logged in. Not many people are logged into Instagram on their computers, or generally via a browser, so if you’re not, you’ll need to do that. Navigate to Instagram.com, and log in. Once you’ve done that, open this link. Instagram actually has a special tool online that will help you get rid of your account, but you have to jump through hoops to find the link....

Enabling dark theme in a Google Maps Android app is fairly easy. We’ll show you how to do it one step at a time down below. Do note that some screenshots are also included, so that you may follow along. You have more than one option for setting dark mode here, as is the case with a number of other Google apps. So, let’s get started. How to enable dark mode in Google Maps on Android The first thing you’ll need to do is open Google Maps on your phone....

There will in fact be an open beta for the multiplayer mode of Modern Warfare II. Which means you’ll be able to test out some of the new content and systems prior to the game launching on October 28. But how do you get access to the Modern Warfare II multiplayer beta? Will it be available across different platforms? When’s the launch date? These are all good questions and it’s understandable that you’d want to know more....