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PSA: You’ll Need to Grant Every App Notification Permissions on Android 13 Beta

Tim April 26, 2022 11

We have the brand new Android 13 Beta 1 build booted up on our Pixel 6 Pro, and so far, it's nice and smooth. However, as soon as we dove into an app, we were asked to grant that app permission to send us notifications. Ok, no problem. Then we opened a...

And the Android 14 Codename Is…

Tim April 22, 2022 41

Upside Down Cake? Upside Down Cake, a dessert I've never had a desire to try, is the name for Google's presumably upcoming Android 14 operating system. The news comes from a spotting inside of the Android Open Source Project, with Google styling it as...

What’s the Android Phone Feature You Can’t Live Without?

Tim April 22, 2022 84

We're deep into the Android lifespan at this point. Over the years, phones have become equipped with more and more amazing features, a few of which we'd label as more important than others. This got us thinking, what's an Android feature we can't live without?...

Pre-Register for Apex Legends Mobile, Unlock More Pretty Lame In-Game Cosmetics

Tim April 21, 2022 1

Pre-registration for Apex Legends Mobile has been open since March 17 on Google Play and Apple's App Store. Apparently, many people have signed up to be notified when the game goes live, which is what pre-registering is, so many in fact that EA has gone ahead...

NBA and Google Detail New Pixel Arena, Accessible at Halftime During Playoffs

Tim April 18, 2022 4

The NBA Playoffs have arrived, and to celebrate (and continuing to build upon its existing partnership), the NBA and Google detailed the all new Pixel Arena this week, accessible from any smartphone during halftime of all the upcoming games. In the Pixel Arena...

Google Wallet is the Zombie of Easter We Can All Celebrate

Tim April 18, 2022 13

The Google Wallet name was retired when its functionality was combined with that of Android Pay, then rebranded into Google Pay. Since then, Google Pay is still a thing, but don't get it confused with the GPay app on your phone. Weirdly enough, those are two...

Urtopia Smart E-Bike is Certainly One Way to Spend $2800

Tim April 13, 2022 39

There are many ways a person can spend $2,800. For the young professional who commutes a relatively short distance, you may find yourself contemplating the notion of spending that sum on the all new Urtopia Carbon E-Bike, a smart electronic bike with a rear...

New Android OS Rollout Still Very, Very Slow According to Data

Tim April 11, 2022 6

Back in the day, Google used to be very good about providing distribution numbers for Android. We'd see a pie graph with a breakdown of each OS version's portion of the pie. For us, it was a great way to see how well newer versions of Android were being...