Google has brought the popular dark mode to two more apps, Calendar and Keep. Dark mode inverts the colors of apps by putting white text on a black background, which Google says reduces smartphone battery usage and means less strain on eyes. Now playing: Watch this: Best dark-mode Android apps to try now 2:18 Users can enable dark mode in …
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A recently discovered WhatsApp flaw made it possible for hackers to remotely install spyware on an iOS or Android device, without the phone’s user even knowing. WhatsApp has already patched the flaw, both on its server and through an update for the app. If you haven’t updated the WhatsApp app right now, do that immediately. The flaw and subsequent fix …
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The next version of Google’s mobile software, called Android Q, is going to get a dark mode — officially called dark theme — that turns your white screen to black and black text white, helping make bright screens easier on the eye at night. Dark mode is already popular in apps, and by embracing it as an optional theme you can …
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Google has big plans for the second half of 2019 that run from the home to the auto. At its just-concluded Google I/O developer conference, the tech giant unveiled the Google Nest Hub Max, talked about its plans for Lens and AR, showed a more personal side of Google Assistant, debuted cheaper Pixel 3A and 3A XL phones and revealed …
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Google released Android Q’s third beta earlier this week at Google I/O, its annual developer conference, but we’re no closer to knowing Google’s plans for its full name. Since 2009, Google has historically named its operating systems after desserts (Android 1.5 Cupcake), but there aren’t many sweet treats starting with Q. Even Wikipedia is at a loss. “We’re superexcited about the desserts,” Sameer Samat, said …
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Google can read the writing on the wall: foldable phones and devices with selfie cameras that pop up from the body are set to pick up steam in 2019, and Android has to be ready. On Tuesday at I/O 2019, Google officially confirmed that it’s including tools in Android Q that will help keep the OS humming along on phones with moving parts. …
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Google will soon let people literally part with their cash to pay for Android apps, a report said. The search giant will launch “pending transactions” to give you more payment options, according to TechCrunch. “This is a new class of delayed form of payment – like cash, bank transfer and direct debit,” Aurash Mahbod, the Director of Engineering responsible for …
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Fifty-three nonbinary emoji are coming to Android Q, Google confirmed Wednesday. The designs launched Tuesday on Pixel smartphones as a beta release. They’ll come to Android Q, the next version of Google’s mobile operating system, later in the year. In the interview with Fast Company, designer Jennifer Daniel said gender is complicated: “It is an impossible task to communicate gender in a …
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Sometimes it’s the little things that make a big impact. Live Caption for Android Q might just be one of those features. It gives you on-the-fly transcription of the audio in any video: podcasts, CNET videos, the shaky hand-cam your sister took of her kids. Live Caption isn’t restricted to a YouTube video or Google Duo call. Imagine you’re in a crowded …
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Though the focus of today’s Google’s I/O conference keynote was software, the company also used the occasion to unveil new hardware products, including two Pixel phones and a smart home display. Google I/O 2019 Pixel 3A review: The cheap phone Google always needed Google Nest Hub Max: A higher-end smart display for Google Assistant Google Maps gets Incognito Mode Google’s next-gen Assistant …
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