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Android Go is a New Experience for Low Cost Devices With 1GB RAM or Less

Kellen May 17, 2017 18

Google announced a new move today in its never-ending goal of bringing computing devices to everyone. It's called Android Go and it's an experience geared toward devices with 1GB RAM or less. The experience will be available to manufacturers looking to build...

Bye Bye, Blobs: Android O Intros New Emoji

Tim May 17, 2017 37

If you're busy flashing the Android O beta to your Nexus or Pixel device, you'll soon discover a revamped emoji library on your device. To sum up the changes, RIP to the blobs. As you might already know, various OEMs provide differing libraries of emoji, so...

Google Home is Getting Tons of New Features, Including Hands-Free Calling

Kellen May 17, 2017 30

Google Home had a huge role at today's Google I/O opening keynote. Not only did it star in its own segment, but Google announced numerous new features coming soon to the device. Features like hands-free calling, Bluetooth music streaming, visual notifications,...

Here are All the New Android O Features

Kellen May 17, 2017 68

During the Google I/O 2017 keynote, the Android team put up our favorite image of each I/O - the new Android features letter. We see these each year, where Google puts all of the major new OS features into the shape of whatever the new letter is for the new...

Android Now has 2 Billion Monthly Active Users

Kellen May 17, 2017 10

You know what's cooler than a billion monthly active Android users? 2 billion monthly active Android users. That's the number Google crossed, according to CEO Sundar Pichai. During his opening at the Google I/O 2017 keynote, Pichai ran through all sorts of...

Android Device Manager Just Became “Find My Device”

Kellen May 17, 2017 15

Remember Android Device Manager, Google's app for finding lost or stolen Android devices? It's now called "Find My Device" and will change on your phone, thanks to an update that just rolled out. The functionality of the app doesn't appear to be changing much....

What Happened at Google I/O 2017? (Updating)

Kellen May 17, 2017 21

Google I/O 2017 kicks off today in Google's backyard at the Shoreline Amphitheatre! Google has kept most of their plans under wraps, but it should be a big week for all things Google, even in the non-developer realm. Everything from Android to VR and Google...

Is Google Home Finally Getting Reminder Controls?

Kellen May 15, 2017 21

With Google I/O shenanigans going down this week, we fully expect to get some sort of big update to Google Home. After initially announcing the platform at last year's I/O, it only makes sense that Google take some time to talk about what they have planned...