news Trying to convince my friends to buy the new Pixel 6a and ditch their old Pixels The Pixel 6a offers excellent value, but do my friends even care? YouTube reportedly wants to sell streaming subscriptions via a 'channel store' YouTube may want to be your one-stop shop for all your streaming needs. Pete Lau teases a OnePlus foldable phone's hinge mechanism It might end up being identical to the OPPO Find N. Grid List Latest news Samsung Galaxy S22 series picks up the August 2022 security update in the US By Jay Bonggolto published 14 August 22 Samsung's Galaxy S22 flagship phones in the United States are receiving the August 2022 security update following the global rollout. Fitbit app's new update teases uninspiring Google Pixel Watch battery life By Jay Bonggolto published 14 August 22 An app teardown reveals a potentially short battery life for the Google Pixel Watch, corroborating previous rumors. Telegram doubles down on emoji in a new update for Premium users By Jay Bonggolto published 14 August 22 Telegram has released a major update that includes new interactive emoji, custom animated emoji, new privacy settings, and the ability to gift a premium subscription to others. Meta taps DoorDash to handle Facebook Marketplace deliveries By Jay Bonggolto published 14 August 22 Meta and DoorDash have teamed up for local Facebook Marketplace deliveries, though only items located up to 15 miles away are eligible. Google wants your help redesigning the Home app experience By Jay Bonggolto published 14 August 22 Google is making significant changes to the Home app experience and is seeking testers to assist in the redesign. Samsung says the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Flip 4 will give it a leg up over rivals By Jay Bonggolto published 14 August 22 Samsung rests its future on the Galaxy Z Fold and Z Flip lines in a stagnating smartphone war with Apple. Nothing pulled a fast one on us regarding the phone (1) brightness By Jay Bonggolto published 13 August 22 It turns out that the Nothing phone (1) is unable to hit a brightness of 1,200 nits as originally advertised, though a software update might make that a reality. Poll: Galaxy Z Fold 4, Z Flip 4, Watch 5, Buds 2 Pro — what are you most interested in buying? By Derrek Lee published 13 August 22 Samsung's new Galaxy devices are available now to preorder. Our latest poll asks what our readers are most interested in purchasing. Facebook Messenger is testing secure storage for end-to-end encrypted chats By Jay Bonggolto published 13 August 22 Meta is testing end-to-end encrypted backups for Messenger chats, along with more updates to end-to-end encrypted messages and calls. The Google Pixel 6 series gets one of Google Photos' unique features By Jay Bonggolto published 13 August 22 Google has expanded the Camouflage tool in Magic Eraser to the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro following its debut with the Pixel 6a. OPPO rumored to strengthen its next foldables with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 By Nickolas Diaz published 12 August 22 OPPO is rumored to be coming with two new foldable phones: a tablet-like device and a clamshell. Leaks say OPPO could be using the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset to power the two new phones. Stadia is testing a new achievement-based game demo system [Update] By Thomas J Meyer published 12 August 22 Google is testing an achievement-based system for its Stadia game trials, which allows users to play until they get certain achievements instead of just using a time limit. Fixing a broken Galaxy Z Fold 4 or Z Flip 4 screen is now a lot cheaper By Jay Bonggolto published 12 August 22 Samsung has significantly cut the cost of screen repair for the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Z Flip 4 by $220, but only if you have a Care Plus subscription. Google Pixel 6a display apparently supports a 90Hz refresh rate, but with some caveats By Vishnu Sarangapurkar last updated 12 August 22 Are you interested in trying the 90Hz refresh rate on your Pixel 6a? Hogwarts Legacy gets release date, delayed to February 2023 By Samuel Tolbert published 12 August 22 Hogwarts Legacy is being delayed a second time and will now be launching in February 2023. Google faces $40 million fine in Australia over location tracking blunder By Jay Bonggolto published 12 August 22 Google was fined by Australia's federal court for allegedly misrepresenting its location data collection activities to consumers between January 2017 and December 2018. CHIPS and Science Act to boost ailing semiconductor industry By Derrek Lee published 12 August 22 President Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act, which will invest more than $200 billion into American manufacturing. Highly-anticipated Sonos 'Sub Mini' likely delayed By Nickolas Diaz published 11 August 22 Sonos is delaying a release of a new product which could be its anticipated subwoofer, the Sub Mini. If the product is the Sub Mini, it is going from a Q4 2022 launch to an unknown Q1 2023 date. Google is using AI to improve Search and make snippets more reliable By Nickolas Diaz published 11 August 22 Another update is arriving for Google Search. Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2022 live blog: Z Fold 4, Flip 4, Watch 5 are here and we have all the info By Shruti Shekar last updated 11 August 22 Android Central is going to live blog the Samsung Unpacked event. 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Samsung Galaxy S22 series picks up the August 2022 security update in the US By Jay Bonggolto published 14 August 22 Samsung's Galaxy S22 flagship phones in the United States are receiving the August 2022 security update following the global rollout.
Fitbit app's new update teases uninspiring Google Pixel Watch battery life By Jay Bonggolto published 14 August 22 An app teardown reveals a potentially short battery life for the Google Pixel Watch, corroborating previous rumors.
Telegram doubles down on emoji in a new update for Premium users By Jay Bonggolto published 14 August 22 Telegram has released a major update that includes new interactive emoji, custom animated emoji, new privacy settings, and the ability to gift a premium subscription to others.
Meta taps DoorDash to handle Facebook Marketplace deliveries By Jay Bonggolto published 14 August 22 Meta and DoorDash have teamed up for local Facebook Marketplace deliveries, though only items located up to 15 miles away are eligible.
Google wants your help redesigning the Home app experience By Jay Bonggolto published 14 August 22 Google is making significant changes to the Home app experience and is seeking testers to assist in the redesign.
Samsung says the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Flip 4 will give it a leg up over rivals By Jay Bonggolto published 14 August 22 Samsung rests its future on the Galaxy Z Fold and Z Flip lines in a stagnating smartphone war with Apple.
Nothing pulled a fast one on us regarding the phone (1) brightness By Jay Bonggolto published 13 August 22 It turns out that the Nothing phone (1) is unable to hit a brightness of 1,200 nits as originally advertised, though a software update might make that a reality.
Poll: Galaxy Z Fold 4, Z Flip 4, Watch 5, Buds 2 Pro — what are you most interested in buying? By Derrek Lee published 13 August 22 Samsung's new Galaxy devices are available now to preorder. Our latest poll asks what our readers are most interested in purchasing.
Facebook Messenger is testing secure storage for end-to-end encrypted chats By Jay Bonggolto published 13 August 22 Meta is testing end-to-end encrypted backups for Messenger chats, along with more updates to end-to-end encrypted messages and calls.
The Google Pixel 6 series gets one of Google Photos' unique features By Jay Bonggolto published 13 August 22 Google has expanded the Camouflage tool in Magic Eraser to the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro following its debut with the Pixel 6a.
OPPO rumored to strengthen its next foldables with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 By Nickolas Diaz published 12 August 22 OPPO is rumored to be coming with two new foldable phones: a tablet-like device and a clamshell. Leaks say OPPO could be using the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset to power the two new phones.
Stadia is testing a new achievement-based game demo system [Update] By Thomas J Meyer published 12 August 22 Google is testing an achievement-based system for its Stadia game trials, which allows users to play until they get certain achievements instead of just using a time limit.
Fixing a broken Galaxy Z Fold 4 or Z Flip 4 screen is now a lot cheaper By Jay Bonggolto published 12 August 22 Samsung has significantly cut the cost of screen repair for the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Z Flip 4 by $220, but only if you have a Care Plus subscription.
Google Pixel 6a display apparently supports a 90Hz refresh rate, but with some caveats By Vishnu Sarangapurkar last updated 12 August 22 Are you interested in trying the 90Hz refresh rate on your Pixel 6a?
Hogwarts Legacy gets release date, delayed to February 2023 By Samuel Tolbert published 12 August 22 Hogwarts Legacy is being delayed a second time and will now be launching in February 2023.
Google faces $40 million fine in Australia over location tracking blunder By Jay Bonggolto published 12 August 22 Google was fined by Australia's federal court for allegedly misrepresenting its location data collection activities to consumers between January 2017 and December 2018.
CHIPS and Science Act to boost ailing semiconductor industry By Derrek Lee published 12 August 22 President Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act, which will invest more than $200 billion into American manufacturing.
Highly-anticipated Sonos 'Sub Mini' likely delayed By Nickolas Diaz published 11 August 22 Sonos is delaying a release of a new product which could be its anticipated subwoofer, the Sub Mini. If the product is the Sub Mini, it is going from a Q4 2022 launch to an unknown Q1 2023 date.
Google is using AI to improve Search and make snippets more reliable By Nickolas Diaz published 11 August 22 Another update is arriving for Google Search.
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2022 live blog: Z Fold 4, Flip 4, Watch 5 are here and we have all the info By Shruti Shekar last updated 11 August 22 Android Central is going to live blog the Samsung Unpacked event. So stay a while, catch up, learn about what has launched.
