Read what you will into this, but one of the wallpapers in Google’s new spring collection is an image of popsicles. Could it be Google dropping a hint that the P in its next-generation Android P mobile OS will stand for Popsicle? Possibly. At least that’s the theory presented by the sleuths over at 9to5Google, …
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A few days ago we reported on how Gmail was about to get a big makeover. “We’re working on some major updates to Gmail (they’re still in draft phase),” a Google representative said in an email. “We need a bit more time to compose ourselves, so can’t share anything yet — archive this for now, and we’ll let you know when …
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Google just rebranded its Android Wear watch platform with a new name: Wear OS. This news arrives less than two months before Google I/O, the annual developer conference in which Google announces its new initiatives and software broad strokes. New Google hardware generally (though not always) hits around October. Maybe Wear OS is an indicator that Google’s smartwatch strategy is …
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Google released the first developer preview of Android P on Wednesday, giving us a glimpse at what the upcoming update to its mobile operating system. Not a lot is known about the update right now, besides a few new features and tools for developers. However, we plan on covering new features and aspects of Android P leading up to its …
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Google is preparing its Android mobile software for something Apple popularized with its iPhone X — the notch. That’s the little cutout at the top of phones with screens that take up almost the whole handset. The search giant on Wednesday announced Android P, the next generation of its mobile operating system. And one of the biggest changes in the …
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The dates are set. Google’s annual I/O Developer Conference is penciled in for May 8 through 10, 2018, and will be held in Mountain View, California, at the Shoreline Amphitheater. If you don’t know what I/O is, here’s why everyone who uses an Android phone (or iPhone) should care. Every year, Google uses its developer conference to unveil the latest …
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Entry-level phones may cost less than big hitters, but they come at the cost of space, speed and efficiency. Google’s looking to change that with Android Go. Android Oreo (Go Edition) will launch Wednesday as part of the Android Oreo 8.1 rollout, and all Android Oreo devices with 512MB to 1GB of memory will be optimized for Android Go. Google …
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Google Lens isn’t just for the Pixel 2 and 2 XL anymore: Reddit users report that the object-identifying software is now showing up on original Pixel phones. In a post to the r/Android subreddit, user LaceratedCantaloupe posted “Google Lens showed up in Photos today on my 2016 Pixel XL.” The post included a shot of the Google Lens screen and …
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Google packed a ton into its event, seemingly updating all of its products (or close) — phones, laptops, VR — as well as announcing a host of new ones. The phones also incorporate the latest version of Google’s mobile operating system, Android Oreo, which was unveiled at Google I/O in May. The event began with CEO Sundar Pichai offering condolences on recent …
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If you can’t wait to get Google Lens, you’ll need to pay up for a new Google phone. The search giant said the image-recognition technology will preview on its Pixel phones first, including its new Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, which were revealed at a hardware launch event Wednesday. The feature will be built into Google Photos and Google …
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