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Here are Google Play’s Best Apps & Games of 2023

Tim November 29, 2023

In early November, Google Play began asking users to vote for the best games and apps of 2023. One month later, the results are in, so now we have a big list of titles that we should check out, given they now have a stamp of approval from not just Google's...

Google Drive’s Document Scanner Gets Updated With New Features

Tim November 29, 2023 3

Google Drive's native document scanner, the one you access by clicking the camera icon in the bottom right of the app's UI, is getting a few new features this month. Once your app is updated, you'll find that the scanner now has an automatic capture to help...

YouTube Music’s AI-Powered Playlist Cover Generator is Better Than Expected

Tim November 21, 2023 6

It appears that over the weekend, YouTube Music began pushing out its new AI-powered playlist cover generator feature to users. If I'm being honest, it's much better than I initially expected. This is an extremely similar feature to Google's AI Wallpaper app...

Here’s the OnePlus Watch 2 and It Runs Wear OS 4

Tim November 13, 2023 3

The original OnePlus Watch was not powered by Wear OS. When asked why, OnePlus said it wanted to offer superb battery life, something that would be hard to do if the watch came powered by Google's wearable OS. According to the latest intel concerning a sequel,...

New Google Chat Features Includes Shortcuts, Mentions, and New Icon

Tim November 9, 2023 10

Google is shipping out a Chat update, one that changes up a few things, intros a new feature, and also includes a new icon that puts it more in line with Google's suite of other applications. When using Chat, users can now take advantage of a Shortcuts panel,...

Spotify for TV Gets Big Redesign and Dark Mode

Tim November 9, 2023 3

If you use Spotify on your supported smart TV or Android-powered media box, be on the lookout for a big update now rolling out. Inside, you'll find a redesigned Home page, Dark mode, and plenty else. For the newly designed Home page, the TV experience is more...

Here’s What Magic Editor Won’t Do

Tim November 8, 2023 1

In my recent post of 30 Days With Pixel 8 Pro, I mentioned the AI-powered Magic Editor feature, found inside Google Photos. It's a really fun feature that allows you to edit your images based on suggestions from Google's AI. It can tweak sky colors, generate...

4K Streaming Removed From Ad-Free Max Legacy Plan

Tim November 2, 2023 17

Heads up, select Max subscribers. Starting next month (December 5), Max is changing up the ad-free plan for legacy users, removing the ability to stream 4K titles with Dolby Atmos. In addition to limiting all streams to Full HD, Max is now also limiting the...