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Google Contacts Gets a Fresh Coat of White Paint

Kellen August 8, 2018

On the early end of a Google slow rollout? You might see a freshly painted Google Contacts app in your app drawer! Version 3.0 of the app is rolling out today and it's white af. I wish I could tell you that there were a bunch of other new features, but there...

Question of the Day: How has Battery Life Been on Android Pie?

Kellen August 8, 2018

All Pixel, Pixel 2, and Essential owners have now had Android Pie for a good couple of days. We've seen some reports from a few that battery life might not be so great so far, though. We're not sure why that is, but we figured a good comment thread could help...

Oh Boy: Pixel 3 XL Leaks in Retail Packaging With Included USB-C Earbuds

Kellen August 8, 2018

Hey, it's Pixel 3 XL ultra leak day! Thanks to a Ukranian tech blogger, we just got our first Pixel 3 XL unboxing and it sure does reveal a whole heck of a lot of details. Keep in mind that we are still 2 months away from Google announcing this phone, so some...

Android Pie Release Makes Me Want to Beg Essential for a New Phone

Kellen August 7, 2018

Back in April, I laid out the case for the Essential Phone 2 not needing to do much in order to be the best Android phone of 2018. Everything I said there, still stands too, we're just now operating under the assumption that Essential has given up on new...

Video: Google’s Digital Wellbeing First Look!

Kellen August 7, 2018

If you own a Pixel or Pixel 2 and it's already running Android Pie, you can test out Google's Digital Wellbeing software. It's currently in beta and you have to sign-up for it before being able to install, but yeah, it is ready for the first time. RELATED:...

Google Assistant on Phones Picks Up Smart Display Styled Smart Home Controls

Kellen August 7, 2018

With the arrival of the first Google smart display devices, we got to see a new visual control style when you requested that the Google Assistant adjust smart home settings. That meant a slider to manual set temperature, adjust lighting brightness, or turn...

Get Ready, Pixel 3 Will Default to Android Pie’s Gesture Navigation

Kellen August 7, 2018

When you pick-up that fresh, fresh Pixel 3 or Pixel 3 XL in October, you should expect the new Android Pie gesture navigation to be on, by default, out of the box. Gesture navigation is the future for Google, according to Android and Pixel's UX manager, EK...

Here is the Android Pie Statue

Kellen August 7, 2018

Google is still doing the statue thing whenever they reveal a new version of Android. And since Android Pie went official yesterday, the Android Pie statue arrived on Google's campus. It's, umm, a Bugdroid standing in-between a piece of pie that has been...