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What’s New in Android Q Beta 4? (Updated)

Kellen June 5, 2019

Eh, not a lot. This Android Q Beta 4 appears mostly to be a final-ish build with final APIs and the official Q SDK along for the ride. After this build, which should be quite stable, we'll get two release candidates for final testing before stable arrives in...

Android Q Beta 4 Now Available for Pixel Devices! (Updated)

Kellen June 5, 2019

Android Q Beta 4 is now available for Pixel devices! The Android Q Beta 4 is available now for Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL, Pixel 3a, and Pixel 3a XL. The newest build arrives as qpp4.190502.018. READ: What's new in Android Q Beta...

Google Photos Goes Dark…Mode

Kellen June 5, 2019

Google Photos initially picked up a dark mode this week for users running the Android Q beta, but the darkness is now spreading to phones running Android Pie and Oreo. Versions 4.17 or 4.18 of that app appear to pack the darker theme, though there isn't...

I’m so Excited About Wider Unlocked Google Pixel Availability

Kellen June 4, 2019

When Google announced the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL during Google I/O, they also announced wider availability of the Pixel 3 line. There were new carrier partners to highlight, and those are certainly a big deal, but I'm more excited about the fact that the...

Google’s Sunday Service Outage Caused by an “Incorrectly Applied” Server Configuration

Kellen June 4, 2019

Yesterday's Google Fi outage wasn't the only major outage Google services suffered this week. On Sunday, a somewhat major outage took out Gmail, YouTube, Google Drive, and other services for a number of hours for millions of users. Google blamed "network...

Google Trips is Shutting Down and We Still Don’t Have Trip Bundles in Gmail

Kellen June 4, 2019

Google Trips, the poorly-put-together trip planning app from Google that hasn't ever really seen much love, will be shutdown on August 5. That's worth pointing out, even if no one uses it, because it's the last remaining trip bundling or organizing solution...

T-Mobile Adds Bigger High-Speed Data Bucket Options to International Pass Line-Up

Kellen June 4, 2019

For international travelers who need high-speed data when in other countries, T-Mobile introduced new International Pass options today. The new passes will get up you up to 15GB of data in bunches, or you can still go for the daily Pass they made available a...

Pixel 3a Review: Tough to Beat for the Price

Kellen June 3, 2019

A couple of days after Google announced its Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL phones, I wrote up a short piece suggesting that the phone was "boringly good" and an excellent choice if your budget is $400. After spending several weeks with the phone by my side since...