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Google Messages Gets Encrypted Group Messaging

Kellen December 2, 2022 7

The messages you send between more than a single other person should be private, right? I'm talking about encryption, and the idea is that no one should be able to read your messages other than the people you are sending them to. With Google Messages, the...

December’s Android Feature Drop Adds 11 New Features to Your Phone

Kellen December 1, 2022 20

We should see a Pixel Feature Drop with next week's update on Pixel phones, but before we get there, Google is gifting all Android phones 11 new features to be on the lookout for. From Wear OS to digital car keys to Google Photos and YouTube, there's plenty in...

Google Wallet is About to Get Digital Driver’s Licenses in Beta

Kellen November 30, 2022 41

When Google announced the new Google Wallet back in May, digital IDs were one of the major new features they highlighted as one of the reasons for re-launching the name "Wallet." While not supported at first, the idea was that one day, probably far down the...

Galaxy S21 Gets Android 13 and One UI 5 in the US

Kellen November 30, 2022 14

The steady stream of Android 13 updates to Samsung's best phones continues this week in the US with the Galaxy S21 series seeing the love. The update, which includes One UI 5, is hitting both Verizon and T-Mobile lines as you read this. This fresh update to...

Spotify’s 2022 Wrapped is Here

Kellen November 30, 2022 2

End of year lists aren't usually very interesting. They are mostly opinions of talking heads (like myself) about whatever the topic at hand and are there to fill a space during the slowest tech time of the year. But one thing that's always fun, because it...

These are Google Play’s Best Apps and Games of 2022

Kellen November 30, 2022 2

At the beginning of the month, Google asked for you to weigh-in with your votes for the best apps and games on Google Play. They've since tallied the votes and shared the news for not only the apps and games you voted as being great, but the ones they think...

OnePlus Commits to Four Major OxygenOS Updates, Five Years of Security Starting in 2023

Kellen November 30, 2022 23

OnePlus made a big promise today for its best phones starting in 2023. The company committed to providing more software updates than ever, including an extra generation of OxygenOS, in addition to more security patches. During an event in London, OnePlus...

Google Said to be Working on Gmail and Calendar Apps for Wear OS

Kellen November 29, 2022 6

This may come as a surprise to those who have not yet owned a Wear OS watch, but Google doesn't have Gmail or Calendar apps on the platform. That's not to say that you can't interact with both services, see their notifications, etc., or that either is not a...