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How to sign up for Android 9 Pie’s Digital Wellbeing beta

Google on Monday announced Android 9.0 Pie’s name and availability. The latest flavor of Android is currently available to Google Pixel ($695 at Amazon) devices and will begin rolling out to more devices this fall. Now playing: Watch this: Android P: A slice of ‘Pie’ 1:19 One feature Google left out of the final release …

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5 features coming to your Android phone with Android Pie

There are many new features in Android Pie you can expect to make their way to your Android phone, the timing of which depends on how often your phone’s manufacturer updates its operating system. Google Pixel ($695 at Amazon) owners, however, can get these features right now. Now playing: Watch this: Android P: A slice of ‘Pie’ 1:19 New navigation Android …

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Android promises to make your phone last longer (The 3:59, Ep. 438)

On this podcast, we talk about: Android P is Pie! Are we happy about that? Facebook, Apple, YouTube and others banning Alex Jones and Infowars. What does this mean? FCC Chairman Ajit Pai admits there was no DDoS attack on the agency’s comment system.  The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought …

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9 reasons why you’ll want Android Pie

Google on Monday announced the official release of Android P — now officially dubbed Android Pie — for users of its Pixel phones.  There are plenty of new features in Android Pie, some of which you may think makes the latest flavor so appealing. Here are nine reasons you’ll want a piece of Pie. Now playing: Watch this: Android P: …

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Android 9 Pie is available now on Google Pixel phones

The next generation of Android is on its way. And you guessed it — the P is for Pie. Android Pie, the new version of Google’s mobile operating system, previously called Android P, comes first to the search giant’s Pixel smartphones starting Monday. Google initially announced a preview version of the software in March, then demoed some features at its annual I/O developer …

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Motorola schools Android P on how to make swipe navigation good

Google’s upcoming Android P software has nothing on the humble Motorola Moto Z3 Play, Moto G6 and Motorola’s other phones for 2018, for one simple reason. You can swipe left to go back. Android P, now in its third and final beta, is Google’s vision of the next version of its Android operating system. This is the software that will …

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Google may launch Android P on Aug. 20

Popsicle? Popcorn? Another P-word treat? Google may be planning to launch the newest version of Android later this month — and finally tell us what that P stands for. On Thursday, serial tipster Evan Blass tweeted an image of a calendar with a P marked on Aug. 20, suggesting Google has plans for the operating system that day. Google revealed …

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YouTube dark mode rolls out for Android devices

YouTube for Android finally rolled out a dark mode over the weekend, months after it came to iOS. The dimmer display option — which offers an easier viewing experience in low-light conditions — is being automatically applied as it arrives on Android devices, according to 9to5google. It can be turned on and off manually through a toggle in the Settings …

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Google: We’ll officially name Android P ‘soon’

You’re killing us, Google. Android P was only supposed to get three betas, you told CNET at the Google I/O developer conference in May, before you announced the official name. And yet, Android P beta 4 arrived Wednesday, and now you’re blogging that the official Android P unveiling is coming “soon.” While the Android P Beta 4 update is so very …

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EU hits Google with record $5 billion fine over Android antitrust practices

The European Commission slapped Google with a record fine of 4.34 billion euros ($5 billion) on Wednesday over antitrust violations related to the Android mobile operating system. The European Union is concerned that Google’s agreements with phone makers such as Huawei, Samsung and LG put those companies at a disadvantage because they’re completely dependent on Android. The agreements stipulate that …

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