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Google Starts Testing New Bubbles in Messages

Kellen December 27, 2019

Part of the initial feature set of Android 10, when Google first introduced it as Android Q earlier in the year, was a feature called Bubbles. Bubbles aren't a new concept to Android, but would be a pretty big change to how notifications and messages work...

RCS is the Future of Android Texting, Tell Your Friends

Kellen December 18, 2019

The story of RCS is a long, multi-year tale filled with early unrealized promises, ounces of hope crushed by wireless carriers, the snakiest of moves by those same carriers, and an eventual power play by Google to help establish the future of text messaging on...

All Google Fi-Supported Android Devices Get Spam Call Warnings, WiFi Calling

Tim December 9, 2019

Customers of Google Fi sometimes receive different feature support, depending purely on which phone they have. It's just one of those Android things, but this week, Google announced that it's bringing additional Fi features that were previously announced to...

FYI: Google’s Opinion Rewards App Now Shows When Your Credit Will Expire

Tim December 9, 2019

In case you're someone who doesn't spend the money they earn inside the Opinion Rewards app from Google, allow this to serve as a heads up that the app now details exactly when the free credit you earn with the app will expire. With the updated app, you'll see...

What Makes Your Phone Great?

Kellen December 6, 2019

What do you love about your phone? We all own the phones that we own for certain reasons. We bought them for the camera. We bought them for the battery life or the high refresh rate display. We wanted frequent software updates or support for years. We wanted...

Free Parking: Official Monopoly Game Lands on Google Play for $4

Tim December 4, 2019

A lot of people don't care for Monopoly due to the time it takes to complete a game, but personally, I love it. That feeling of crushing your sibling or friend as you tell them to pay up big money because they landed on your property? Yeah, that's the good...

Android 11 and Snapdragon 865 to Support API for Mobile Drivers License, Electronic ID

Kellen December 4, 2019

During Qualcomm's Snapdragon Tech Summit today, we got a big Android security-related announcement that we could see for the first time with Android R later this year. How does leaving your wallet at home with no fear of not having your drivers license or ID...

Google Assistant’s Ambient Mode Arriving: Anyone Get It? (Updated)

Kellen November 26, 2019

The Ambient Mode for Google Assistant that was first revealed back in September, is supposedly rolling out, according to Google. Through a video demo of Ambient Mode today, and a Tweet from the Android account, we should be close if it's all not happening...