SIM Card

Android is Getting a New eSIM Transfer Tool

The mobile world has slowly been adopting eSIM support over many years, letting you ditch the physical SIM card you've used from phone to phone and instead bring your number with you digitally. The idea of an eSIM makes a lot of sense, especially for those who...
Google Pixel 7

Google Drops 9 New Android and Wear OS Features on Us

One of my favorite Android-related events that flows throughout the tech space every few months is the feature drops Google does for the Android platform. Not only do these drops add new tools or toys for you and I to play with, but it perfectly showcases the...
RCS Chats

Google Starts Calling RCS by Its Name

When Google rolled out the word "Chat" as the name for RCS messaging however many years ago, it was a very odd choice. Not because the word "chat" doesn't relate to people having conversations, but because it was the name of a back-end service that wouldn't be...
YouTube Music

Podcasts Coming to YouTube Music

This week at the Hot Pod Summit, the podcasting head of YouTube, Kai Chuk, announced podcasts are officially coming to YouTube Music in the near future. While not yet available and no official date provided, Chuk did give a few insights into what we can expect...

Google TV Gets New UI Elements for Content Exploration

Google TV users will begin to see new UI elements starting this week, designed to make the discovery of new shows and movies a bit easier. After all, that is sort of the whole point of Google TV as a vehicle for this content, so making the discovery and...
Google Pixel 6a

Android 13 QPR2 Beta 3.2 Update Hits Pixel Devices

Google released a minor update in the Android 13 beta program today as QPR2 Beta 3.2. This is here to fix a couple of bugs before we get to a next release or stable QPR2 in March with the next Pixel Feature Drop. This new build for the Pixel 4a up through the...