Google Nest Hub shows up at Bluetooth SIG running ‘Fuchsia 1.0’

Google's Fuchsia OS has taken one step closer to running on real devices, as a Bluetooth listing shows the Nest Hub running "Fuchsia 1.0." | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Clubhouse for Android is coming soon as beta tests are now underway

Beta testing is now underway for Clubhouse on Android, but the app's debut is still at least a few weeks away from the general public. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Google engineer calls out Apple for holding back the web

The big battle between Epic Games and Apple comes to a head today as the court case starts. One of Apple’s key arguments in the case is that developers have choice and can distribute “apps” for iOS through the web, but a Google engineer has recently spoken out against Apple’s pra … | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Stadia product head John Justice has left Google

Google is a sprawling company with 139,995 employees as of Q1 2021. One recent departure includes Stadia product head John Justice... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

With the underlying concept popularized by Stadia and other game services, Mighty wants to stream an entire browser from the cloud... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Pixel 6 will be powered by new Google-made ‘Whitechapel’ chip

We can report that Google’s phones for this fall, including the Pixel 6, will be among the first to run on the “GS101” Whitechapel chip. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Google Play limiting Android 11 apps from seeing what’s installed on devices

Google today announced a series of policy updates for Android apps distributed through the Play Store. An installed Android apps limit... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Google Discover is increasingly showing old news and content for some

Something appears to have recently changed with Google Discover as more users are increasingly being served old, more irrelevant news... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Google Assistant “Memory” supercharges saving and reminders, in development

Google wants Assistant to better take advantage of the phone form factor and an upcoming "Memory" feature that we enabled is a significant... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

PSA: If your Android apps keep crashing, uninstall Android System WebView

Android users today have been encountering continual app crashes today, with some finding that uninstalling Android System WebView... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Caesar Sengupta leaving Google after 15-year career

One big focus for Google is making products for what it dubs the Next Billion Users, with Caesar Sengupta leading the effort for the past... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Google is preparing for Fuchsia’s first developer releases

Google's Fuchsia OS may be getting its first — and second — proper release, according to new evidence in the source code. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Shadow PC game streaming service declares bankruptcy

Shadow by Blade, a useful PC/game streaming service, has filed for bankruptcy over debt incurred from a boom in popularity during COVID-19. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Google Voice will soon no longer be able to forward text messages

Google Voice is set to lose its ability to forward incoming text messages to another phone number "soon," according to new notices. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Pixel Car Crash Dectection saved an unconscious man

Google's Pixel smartphone quite possibly saved a man's life when the Car Crash Detection feature contacted 911 while he was unconscious. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Google News Showcase Launches in UK

After initially launching in Australia, the brand-new Google News Showcase has officially launched in the UK with over 120 news outlets. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Android 12 Design Leaks reveals radical visual overhaul

If Google follows last year's precedent, the first Android 12 Developer Preview should be rolling this month. An Android 12 design leak... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

The Great Suspender removed from Chrome for malware

Google has delisted the popular extension The Great Suspender for containing malware, and is proactively disabling the extension. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

‘Google Drive for desktop’ replacing Backup and Sync, add Google Photos upload

Last month, we reported that Drive File Stream was being renamed to "Google Drive for desktop." This name change is part of a broader move... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Apple’s iCloud Passwords extension for Chrome on Windows is now available

Besides iTunes, Apple's biggest presence on Windows is an iCloud sync client. Apple iCloud Passwords Chrome Windows extension... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Google Messages may stop working on ‘uncertified’ Android devices in March

It seems that later this year, Google intends for its Messages app to stop working on "uncertified" Android devices. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Google removing inadvertent ability for Chrome browsers to access bookmarks,sync

Google recently discovered that users of third-party Chromium browsers have inadvertently been able to access Chrome sync and data... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Oh Samsung

Samsung is about to release a new pair of wireless earbuds, the Galaxy Buds Pro, which will have a version of Apple's "Spatial Audio" feature | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Google Poly shutting down in 2021

In 2021, Google will shut down its 3D model sharing website, Poly, starting on April 30th. The company recommends users download their content | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Google testing paid crowdsourcing service ‘Task Mate’ in India

The Google Opinion Rewards app has long allowed users to answer questions and surveys in exchange for Play Store credits. Google Task Mate... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

You’re wrong about Stadia – Debunking myths about Google’s gaming platform

Google Stadia has been around for a year now, but misconceptions about the service have run rampant on the web. Here's why you might be wrong about Stadia. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Future Pixel phones won’t have unlimited Google Photos storage [Updated]

Unfortunately and somewhat unexpectedly, Google isn't offering free storage on Photos to future Pixel smartphones despite older ones keeping the perk. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

One of the most well-known softwares for downloading YouTube videos, youtube-dl, was removed from GitHub following a takedown notice from the RIAA. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Google says Pixel 5 screen gap is 'normal part of the design'

As customers started receiving the Pixel 5 in mid-October, some noticed a small gap between the display and frame. Google Pixel 5 gap... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Google discontinues Nest Secure alarm system

Out of nowhere, Google has just confirmed that it discontinued the Nest Secure alarm system, the company's only product of its kind. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Google Chrome is preparing a widget with shopping ads on the new tab page

A new experiment in Google Chrome may tweak the new tab page to include a "continue searching" widget that seems to focus on shopping ads. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Stadia was available through a custom iOS browser before Apple killed it

A clever custom browser developed for iOS has enabled Google Stadia to work shockingly well on the platform on iPhones and iPads alike. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Apple removes browser for Stadia from App Store

A clever custom browser developed for iOS has enabled Google Stadia to work shockingly well on the platform on iPhones and iPads alike. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Cyberpunk 2077 to launch on Stadia on Nov. 19, same day as consoles

Long before the launch of Google Stadia, the one game many players have been looking forward to enjoying is Cyberpunk 2077, though no official launch date for the Stadia version was ever given. Today, CD Projekt Red has given Stadia fans the news they wanted to hear, that Cyberpu … | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Pixel 5’s new Google Recorder app starts rolling out with new editing features

The handy AI-powered Google Recorder app that debuted last year is getting a big update on the new PIxel 5 and it seems like it's rolling out early. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Gmail, Calendar, Drive and Meet getting new icons as part of Google Workspace

As part of Google Workspace, the company is rolling out a new Gmail icon for its productivity apps. Calendar, Drive, Docs, and Meet will follow... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

G Suite is now Google Workspace and ready for work's future

The past few months have brought a flurry of changes to Google's productivity apps. The culmination of those changes is Google Workspace... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Google requiring Android apps to use its billing system next year

As rumored last week, Google today announced that it will require all Android apps downloaded from the Play Store to use its in-app billing system... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Google will make it easier to install third-party app stores with Android 12

Unlike other popular mobile operating systems, Android has always allowed the installation of third-party app stores. In fact, many Android phones ship with multiple app stores out of the box. After hearing feedback from some third-party developers, Google now says it plans to ma … | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Google is shutting down Area 120’s popular ‘Rivet’ kids reading app

Google’s Area 120 incubator launched an app called Rivet in beta in 2018 as a “fun and supportive reading app for kids.” It finally exited beta on Android and iOS in May of 2019, and in its time has grown to be one of the most beloved teach-your-kids-to-read apps on the Play Stor … | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Google is ending paid Chrome extensions over next few months

Over the next several months, Google is pulling the plug on paid Chrome extensions that use its payment services and licensing APIs. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Google Maps for Apple Watch is now available on the App Store

Last month, Google announced that Maps is coming back to watchOS after leaving the platform in 2017. Google Maps for Apple Watch is now available... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Google work using same Pixel sensor

Back in July, Google lost the “Distinguished Engineer” responsible for the research that powered the Pixel camera. A Marc Levoy interview... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Galaxy Buds Live Review: Samsung’s unique beans hit nearly all the right n

With its Galaxy Buds Live, Samsung is nailing core features such as Bluetooth stability, case size, and sound quality. Here's what you need to know. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

‘Dogfood’ Build of Google News Rolling Out via Play Store

If you open up the Google News app today and see a notice that you're using a confidential "dogfood" build, you're not alone. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Unihertz Jelly 2.0 review: Pint-sized pocket power [video]

Looking for a tiny phone? Unihertz has you covered with the uber-small Jelly 2.0 which is one of the smallest smartphones available in 2020. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Google Chrome is working on video streaming hub named 'Kaleidoscope'

Google looks to be working on a unified one-stop hub for all of your video streaming services in Chrome called Kaleidoscope. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago

Android TV’s homescreen ads are rolling out

Google is rolling out a new Android TV update that dumps homescreen ads on your device including some "Staff Picks." Here's how to fend that off, for now. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 3 years ago