The commute times functionality would let people know about how long it’d take them to get from their house to their work location. The feature would also show which forms of public transportation they should take to save time. When you tap on the widget, it would take you right to the Google Maps app. For some reason, however, people found that the functionality was stipped away earlier this year....

What issues is the Google Pixel 6a already having with its fingerprint sensor? Now, reports of the problems stem primarily from Reddit and YouTube. So they should be taken with a grain of salt, for now. But the problem itself doesn’t appear to be a small one. In fact, it represents a potentially monumental problem for end users of the new Pixel handsets. That’s not only for those who prefer fingerprints to keep others out of their phones, in general....

However, when Google announced that it wanted to bring Play Games over to PCs, it gave us a lot of hope. Now, we’re only talking about games, so you still won’t be able to use first-party apps on your Windows PC. Google Play Games for PC is coming to the US You can now use the beta for Google Play Games for PC if you live in the US, Canada, Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, the Philippines, Singapore, and Malaysia....

Google actually started testing this redesign way back in November last year. It didn’t really arrive to users until recently, and it only arrived to a limited number of them. Well, it seems like it’s rolling out in general now. Google Play Store web redesign seems to be rolling out widely This is quite a considerable redesign we’re looking at here. All UI elements seem to be a bit bigger, and quite frankly, more modern and better adapted to large displays....

According to the publication, the latest version of Google Messages has a hidden feature that lets you select a message to reply to. You can long press or swipe on a message to bring up a reply arrow. Tapping it puts the selected message above the compose field. You can type your reply and press send. A cross (X) button lets you cancel the direct reply should you change your mind....

Meredith Pickford, the lawyer representing Google, offered the company’s defense to the General Court of the European Union in Luxembourg. A panel of five judges heard the arguments at the General Court on the first day of a five-day hearing. “The Commission shut its eyes to the real competitive dynamic in this industry, that between Apple and Android,” Pickford told the court. “By defining markets too narrowly and downplaying the potent constraint imposed by the highly powerful Apple, the Commission has mistakenly found Google to be dominant in mobile operating systems and app stores, when it was in fact a vigorous market disrupter....

Google will cut Play Store subscription fees from 30% to 15% When an app charges its users a recurring subscription fee, Google will take a cut from that revenue, which is to be expected. The company will take 30% of the revenue for the first year, then it will knock it down to 15% from then on. Google will only be charging 15% from the get-go however. In the blog post, Google brought up a good point and a big challenge that developers have to face: customer churn....

It’s hard to tell if 50k bugs are particularly bad for Android 12 Android 12 is the biggest overhaul to the Android ecosystem in years, so it’s no surprise that there are a lot of bugs in the software that needed to be squashed. Google has brought in an entirely new design mentality called Material You with theme changes and bubbly icons. We also have to factor in the fact that this is the most downloaded Android beta in Android history....

‘Google Stadium’ may make its way to the Premier League, as Google is in negotiations Having said that, according to the latest report, Google is actually negotiating to get the naming rights to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Tottenham Hotspur is a team that is playing in the Premier League. It’s also a team who qualified for this year’s Champions League. The agreement hasn’t been reached yet, but the negotiations are ongoing....

Google has an app for just about everything under the sun, so it should come as no surprise that there’s a to-do list app. Since it’s a Google product, you can bet that the items are accessible through other Google services. You can ask Google Assistant to make a task, and you’ll be able to access that task through the Google Tasks app. Also, when you make tasks using the app, they will also show up on your Google Calendar....

The Galaxy S22 series consists of the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+, and the Galaxy S22 Ultra. The Galaxy S22 starts at $799, Galaxy S22+ at $999, and the Galaxy S22 Ultra at $1,199. You can save $100 off of the Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S22 Plus by clipping the coupon on the page. This is unfortunately not available for the Galaxy S22 Ultra. But that still makes the Galaxy S22 just $699, and this does not require any trade-in at all....

Before we get into it, we have more useful information about this phone. For starters, Android Headlines did a full review on it. It details different aspects of this phone from the processor to the camera. If you want to know more about the Moto Stylus 5G, that’s a good place to start. Also, if you have this phone and you want to know how to customize the theme to your liking, here’s our guide....

In this article, we’ll share a step-by-step guide on how to follow a playlist on Spotify, starting with the Android app, and moving to the web interface on your desktop computer, regardless of which you use, as all you need is an Internet browser. That being said, you’ll also find some screenshots below, to help you follow along. How to follow a playlist on Spotify (Android) The first thing you need to do is launch Spotify, of course....

We’ll use stock Android to show you how to do it. In this particular case, we’re using Android 11 that runs on the Google Pixel 4a handset. Below you’ll find the entire procedure accompanied by screenshots, so that you can do it step-by-step while following along. That’s basically it, let’s get started. How to hide notification icons from the status bar on Android The first thing you’ll need to do is access your phone’s settings....

The Pixel 6 will start at $599, with the Pixel 6 Pro starting at $899. Which are pretty incredible prices for these phones, considering most flagship phones start at around $800, or more. But in the US, you’ll find some more great deals on the Pixel 6 and the Pixel 6 Pro. So you likely will be paying even less for your new Pixel smartphone. In this post, you’ll find out what each carrier is offering for the Pixel 6, as well as retailers, so you can find the best place to buy your new Pixel 6 or Pixel 6 Pro....

Conversely, Arlo — like others — isn’t always intuitive when it comes to doing that. For starters, Arlo doesn’t necessarily explain the feature well in the setup instructions. In fact, the company also doesn’t explain well that any change to settings is required for the feature to work. Moreover, Arlo placed the option in a way that isn’t necessarily intuitive, in terms of locating it. This guide looks to show how to set a PIN so that you can use your voice to control your Arlo cameras....

Of course, setting those up does require a subscription, as do the bulk of Arlo camera features. But that’s relatively inexpensive. And the benefits far outweigh that singular drawback. So if you’re looking to set up activity zones for your Arlo camera or cameras, you’ll want to read on. That’s exactly what this guide sets out to cover. Here’s the only real caveat we could find these cameras’ zones Now, one thing that’s worth noting, before getting started, is that Arlo camera activity zones work differently than some other platforms....

Users on Android 12 can also turn off snoozing entirely or view a history of snoozed notifications. The latter feature also includes a history of recent notifications that have been dismissed and more. Making it all the more useful for those with a bad habit of dismissing before reading. So, if you’re looking to manage snoozing and notification history more efficiently in the new Android, like our other guides, this how-to can help....

We’ll do this one step at a time. You’ll be able to find all the steps below, along with the belonging screenshots. We’ll include everything you need to follow along, and not get lost somewhere along the way. The procedure is not that complicated, but you can tag people in existing and new posts, so those are two completely different procedures. We’ll go through both of those, separately. How to tag someone in a new Instagram post Once you open your Instagram app, you’ll need to tap on the ‘+’ icon at the top....

From there, you can easily share the captures wherever you wish. On Twitter, through the Discord app, in a text message, virtually anywhere. If you weren’t aware that you could transfer your Xbox captures your phone, you can! And if you like to share those gaming moments with like-minded people, then you should transfer them. Because it’ll make the sharing process way easier. Not to mention more versatile. It’s possible to do this sort of thing with other platforms too....