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Here’s 3 New Android Features You Need to Know About

Kellen October 22, 2025 14

With Google running stable builds of Android alongside both betas and the new Canary track, there is a constant rollout of new features you may or may not be aware of. In fact, it's almost impossible to keep track of everything unless you are too plugged in,...

Google Introduces Android Canary Channel to Test the Earliest New Features

Kellen July 10, 2025 1

Testing beta software on your Google Pixel phone is just something we do as Pixel owners. Part of the perks of owning a Google-made phone is that you get the earliest builds of Android before anyone, allowing you to play with all that is new and on the horizon...

Chrome Canary on Android Gets New Chrome Duplex Experience

Kellen February 15, 2018 10

Chrome on Android's love-it-or-hate-it bottom bar situation, known as Chrome Home, may no longer be a part of the app's future even though it made its way up to Chrome Beta. In its place, there's a chance we'll get something called "Chrome Duplex" that was...

Canary Skill Added for Amazon Alexa, Watch Your Feeds on Echo Spot and Show

Tim February 13, 2018 3

Thanks to a new Canary skill for Amazon Alexa, Canary All-in-One, View, and Flex owners can get important video feeds straight to Amazon Echo devices. With the update to firmware v3.0.0, AIOs and View devices can relay video feeds directly to an Echo Spot or...

Canary is the Latest to Integrate Google Assistant Into Its Devices

Tim October 26, 2017 2

Canary, the makers of security cameras plus the really cool all-in-one Canary device (security alarm, camera, air monitor), announced integration with Google Assistant this week. With this integration, Canary and Canary Flex users can get important information...

DEALS: Best Buy Hosting Sale on Lots of Smart Home Stuff

Tim April 7, 2017 25

For a limited time, Best Buy is hosting a deal on select Smart Home items, such as an ecobee 3 smart thermostat, Luma mesh WiFi system, and even a Canary security system. The savings range, but there are four items in particular that caught our eye. For the...

Chrome Canary Lands on Android With Its “Unstable” Self

Kellen October 19, 2016 18

Chrome, the browser you probably use on both your phone and desktop, comes in a variety forms. You have the stable channel - also known as Chrome - that is ready for widespread use. You have a beta channel - also known as Chrome Beta - which is somewhat...