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Question of the Day: Samsung Fans, Why are You OK With Waiting This Long for Updates?

Kellen April 2, 2018 189

We've spent much of the past two weeks talking about Samsung's 2017 phones getting their big updates to Android 8.0 "Oreo" and Samsung Experience 9.0. It's been fun re-hashing features from a version of Android that was first announced a year ago in preview...

Android P Comes to Wear OS in New Developer Preview

Kellen March 28, 2018 11

Google just dropped a new developer preview on us, only this time it's not for phones. Instead, their rebranded wearables platform, Wear OS, is getting updated to Android P. For now, Google is only making this first Android P Wear OS preview available to the...

Google is Handing Out Free $2 Google Play Credits Right Now

Kellen March 27, 2018 18

Hit those inboxes up! Google started sending out free $2 Google Play credits today for use on your next Play purchase. The email focuses on games, saying "Dive into a new game," but it appears to be a straight $2 credit that can be used on anything. You will...

Google Assistant Can Now Send or Receive Payments, Thanks to Google Pay

Kellen March 22, 2018 3

Starting today, you'll be able to fire up Google Assistant and either ask for cash from your buddy for that sucker bet he lost, or send off the $5 you owe for losing in similar fashion. Yep, payments through Google Assistant are here and they are powered by...

Google’s White Framed Adaptive Icons Sure are Pissing Off Galaxy S8 Owners Who Just Got Oreo

Kellen March 20, 2018 83

Now that Oreo is rolling out to most Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ units in the US, we're seeing in real-time as one of the biggest groups of Android users on the planet finally gets a taste of Google's newest stable mobile OS. That means they are finding...

PUBG Now Available on Android in US

Kellen March 19, 2018

UPDATE 3/19: PUBG is now live for all Android users in the US! PUBG, short for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, is one of if not the biggest battle royale game in the world right now. Yes, I know, Fortnite is also popular, but I'm not here to discuss Steam...

IKEA Place App Comes to Android, Powered by ARCore

Kellen March 19, 2018 7

Google's ARCore has allowed IKEA Place to make its way to Android. IKEA announced the move today, giving IKEA fans with supported phones the ability to place pieces of IKEA furniture in spaces to see how they might look. It's a bit of a test drive app. IKEA...

Google Introduces Instant Apps for Games, Branding It as Google Play Instant

Kellen March 19, 2018 4

Google announced today that it has advanced its instant apps framework by allowing games to take advantage of the tech too. That means you can now almost instantly try out select games before having to download the entire experience. We first learned about...