Michael AllisonSocial Links Navigation Grid List Latest articles by Michael Allison You might confuse the OPPO Reno 6 for an iPhone 12 in this new leak By Michael Allison last updated 16 July 21 The Oppo Reno 6 is set to launch on May 27th, leaked renders give us a little of taste of what to expect. Clubhouse finally lets users slide into DMs with Backchannel By Michael Allison published 15 July 21 Clubhouse has opened up one of the most important parts of social media messaging, peer-to-peer messaging. Google launches new Drive for desktop app, slowly kills off Backup and Sync By Michael Allison published 12 July 21 Google today announced a rollout timeline for its Google Drive for Desktop as well as an end date to the Google Backup and Sync app. Google accidentally tips 'Pixel 6' and 'Pixel 6 XL' names, quickly removes references By Michael Allison published 12 July 21 A Google slip-up this week may have just revealed the names of the next Pixel flagships — and they're exactly what you'd expect. Here's your first look at the OnePlus Nord CE 5G, coming to Europe and India at 'an affordable price' By Michael Allison last updated 9 July 21 With the OnePlus Nord CE 5G, OnePlus isn't reinventing the wheel. The smartphone will come to Europe and India later this year. Here's your first look at the OnePlus Nord N200 5G, coming to the U.S. and Canada from $250 By Michael Allison last updated 9 July 21 After an announcement in May, the company today shared the first picture of the Nord N200 5G, its cheapest 5G phone so far. JBL brings smart noise cancellation to its new earbuds and headphones By Michael Allison last updated 9 July 21 JBL today rolled out new updates to its Live line of wireless headphones. it also unveiled a new Tour line, aimed at business users. The Motorola One 5G UW Ace debuts with Verizon's spatial audio By Michael Allison published 7 July 21 Verizon is launching another cheap 5G phone with the Motorola One 5G Ace UW. Sales for this model start from July 8 in Verizon stores. Leaks of the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic show this is the watch you've been looking for By Michael Allison published 30 June 21 According to a new rumor, Samsung is reviving the 'Classic' brand for its Galaxy Watch 4. T-Mobile's REVVL V+ brings 5G and a big battery for under $200 By Michael Allison published 30 June 21 T-Mobile announced the REVVL V+ 5G, a cheap 5G phone for prepaid customers. It's launching on Metro by T-Mobile for $199.99 on July 12, with wider availability from July 23. Google is moving away from APKs in the Play Store this August By Michael Allison published 30 June 21 Google will now require new Android apps submitted into the Play Store to make use of its AAB format instead of the older and more universal APK. This change comes into effect from August. Google Pay can now show digital COVID-19 vaccination cards in the US By Michael Allison published 30 June 21 Google is rolling out an update to its Passes API that'll let users download and display "COVID Cards" with Google Pay. Amazon Music Unlimited customers in the US and Canada can score six free months of Disney Plus By Michael Allison published 29 June 21 Amazon partners with Disney to offer an incentive for customers to sign on to the company's music service. Google will keep Nest devices updated longer than its Android phones By Michael Allison published 29 June 21 Google today outlined a few of the ways it planned to keep Nest-branded smart home devices secure. Google will now let you know when search results could be unreliable By Michael Allison published 25 June 21 A new Google Search feature will alert users when their search results are likely to be in flux or unreliable. This change will apply to search around breaking news topics. Google releases Android 12 Beta 2.1 with bug fixes in tow By Michael Allison published 23 June 21 Running Android 12? Time to check for updates as Google rolls out a new bug fix to smoothen out the experience. Google is giving $10 to Pixel owners who shop at small businesses this week By Michael Allison published 22 June 21 In celebration of its dedicated International Small Business Week, Google will encourage Pixel owners to spend locally with a $10 cashback. Google is offering some Pixel Buds A-Series owners $10 store credit By Michael Allison published 21 June 21 With the Google Pixel Buds A, you might be saving more money than the initial Pixel Buds A savings would have you think. Xiaomi's first phone with an under-display camera is coming this year By Michael Allison published 21 June 21 The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra may have been expensive, but Xiaomi is reportedly planning an even more ambitious Mi Mix 4 with an under-display front-facing camera. Instagram is bringing ads to Reels By Michael Allison published 18 June 21 Instagram's TikTok competitor is, like the rest of Instagram, gaining ads. After a limited test in India and parts of Europe, ads are coming to Reels worldwide. Spotify is buying Podz to enhance podcast discovery with AI By Michael Allison published 18 June 21 Spotify continues to become a powerful podcasting app with its acquisition of Podz, a startup that uses AI to speed up podcast discovery. Slack will finally let you schedule messages By Michael Allison published 16 June 21 Slack announced the rollout of scheduled messages to its mobile and desktop apps. UK regulators think Google and Apple could have too much power By Michael Allison published 15 June 21 The UK's Competition and Markets Authority is investigating whether Apple and Google are stifling competition in the tech industry. Honor reportedly plans to launch its first foldable this year after Huawei split By Michael Allison published 15 June 21 Honor's Magic Fold is reportedly coming this year as the market for foldables blooms. These Huawei devices will be upgraded to HarmonyOS By Michael Allison published 15 June 21 Huawei's HarmonyOS is finally here, and these smartphones, tablets, and smart screens are coming along for the ride. 123456789Archives Get the Android Central Newsletter Instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. Name: Your Email Address : Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors Thank you for signing up to Android Central. You will receive a verification email shortly. There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again. MOST READ1Foldables shipments could see a 50% increase in 2023, according to a new report2Samsung's 'Try Galaxy' app is more interested in stealing iPhone users3How to play Minecraft on Chromebooks4Uh, what? Razer Anzu smart glasses are 76% off at Amazon5Here's how Google Maps cracked down on fake contributions last year
You might confuse the OPPO Reno 6 for an iPhone 12 in this new leak By Michael Allison last updated 16 July 21 The Oppo Reno 6 is set to launch on May 27th, leaked renders give us a little of taste of what to expect.
Clubhouse finally lets users slide into DMs with Backchannel By Michael Allison published 15 July 21 Clubhouse has opened up one of the most important parts of social media messaging, peer-to-peer messaging.
Google launches new Drive for desktop app, slowly kills off Backup and Sync By Michael Allison published 12 July 21 Google today announced a rollout timeline for its Google Drive for Desktop as well as an end date to the Google Backup and Sync app.
Google accidentally tips 'Pixel 6' and 'Pixel 6 XL' names, quickly removes references By Michael Allison published 12 July 21 A Google slip-up this week may have just revealed the names of the next Pixel flagships — and they're exactly what you'd expect.
Here's your first look at the OnePlus Nord CE 5G, coming to Europe and India at 'an affordable price' By Michael Allison last updated 9 July 21 With the OnePlus Nord CE 5G, OnePlus isn't reinventing the wheel. The smartphone will come to Europe and India later this year.
Here's your first look at the OnePlus Nord N200 5G, coming to the U.S. and Canada from $250 By Michael Allison last updated 9 July 21 After an announcement in May, the company today shared the first picture of the Nord N200 5G, its cheapest 5G phone so far.
JBL brings smart noise cancellation to its new earbuds and headphones By Michael Allison last updated 9 July 21 JBL today rolled out new updates to its Live line of wireless headphones. it also unveiled a new Tour line, aimed at business users.
The Motorola One 5G UW Ace debuts with Verizon's spatial audio By Michael Allison published 7 July 21 Verizon is launching another cheap 5G phone with the Motorola One 5G Ace UW. Sales for this model start from July 8 in Verizon stores.
Leaks of the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic show this is the watch you've been looking for By Michael Allison published 30 June 21 According to a new rumor, Samsung is reviving the 'Classic' brand for its Galaxy Watch 4.
T-Mobile's REVVL V+ brings 5G and a big battery for under $200 By Michael Allison published 30 June 21 T-Mobile announced the REVVL V+ 5G, a cheap 5G phone for prepaid customers. It's launching on Metro by T-Mobile for $199.99 on July 12, with wider availability from July 23.
Google is moving away from APKs in the Play Store this August By Michael Allison published 30 June 21 Google will now require new Android apps submitted into the Play Store to make use of its AAB format instead of the older and more universal APK. This change comes into effect from August.
Google Pay can now show digital COVID-19 vaccination cards in the US By Michael Allison published 30 June 21 Google is rolling out an update to its Passes API that'll let users download and display "COVID Cards" with Google Pay.
Amazon Music Unlimited customers in the US and Canada can score six free months of Disney Plus By Michael Allison published 29 June 21 Amazon partners with Disney to offer an incentive for customers to sign on to the company's music service.
Google will keep Nest devices updated longer than its Android phones By Michael Allison published 29 June 21 Google today outlined a few of the ways it planned to keep Nest-branded smart home devices secure.
Google will now let you know when search results could be unreliable By Michael Allison published 25 June 21 A new Google Search feature will alert users when their search results are likely to be in flux or unreliable. This change will apply to search around breaking news topics.
Google releases Android 12 Beta 2.1 with bug fixes in tow By Michael Allison published 23 June 21 Running Android 12? Time to check for updates as Google rolls out a new bug fix to smoothen out the experience.
Google is giving $10 to Pixel owners who shop at small businesses this week By Michael Allison published 22 June 21 In celebration of its dedicated International Small Business Week, Google will encourage Pixel owners to spend locally with a $10 cashback.
Google is offering some Pixel Buds A-Series owners $10 store credit By Michael Allison published 21 June 21 With the Google Pixel Buds A, you might be saving more money than the initial Pixel Buds A savings would have you think.
Xiaomi's first phone with an under-display camera is coming this year By Michael Allison published 21 June 21 The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra may have been expensive, but Xiaomi is reportedly planning an even more ambitious Mi Mix 4 with an under-display front-facing camera.
Instagram is bringing ads to Reels By Michael Allison published 18 June 21 Instagram's TikTok competitor is, like the rest of Instagram, gaining ads. After a limited test in India and parts of Europe, ads are coming to Reels worldwide.
Spotify is buying Podz to enhance podcast discovery with AI By Michael Allison published 18 June 21 Spotify continues to become a powerful podcasting app with its acquisition of Podz, a startup that uses AI to speed up podcast discovery.
Slack will finally let you schedule messages By Michael Allison published 16 June 21 Slack announced the rollout of scheduled messages to its mobile and desktop apps.
UK regulators think Google and Apple could have too much power By Michael Allison published 15 June 21 The UK's Competition and Markets Authority is investigating whether Apple and Google are stifling competition in the tech industry.
Honor reportedly plans to launch its first foldable this year after Huawei split By Michael Allison published 15 June 21 Honor's Magic Fold is reportedly coming this year as the market for foldables blooms.
These Huawei devices will be upgraded to HarmonyOS By Michael Allison published 15 June 21 Huawei's HarmonyOS is finally here, and these smartphones, tablets, and smart screens are coming along for the ride.
