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AT&T Switches to Google’s Jibe for RCS

Kellen June 9, 2023 23

The adoption of RCS, the advanced text messaging service that has taken over Android, has moved rather quickly in recent years. Carriers were at one point hesitant (or slow) to deploy RCS in a universal way that worked between their customers and those on...

Pixel Fold in “Porcelain” Back in Stock, Free Pixel Watch Still Included

Kellen June 9, 2023 5

Last week, we took a fresh look at the pre-order situation for the Pixel Fold and discovered that it was going to be a long time before new orders would be fulfilled. If you didn't get in an early pre-order, you were going to be waiting a while to get Google's...

Google Play Books Gets a Fancy New Logo

Kellen June 9, 2023 2

I don't think I've opened Google Play Books in 7 or 8 years, but that streak has since ended, as I did so today to check out the new logo/icon that's rolling out. It is very much a modernized take on the old logo that still fits the app's long-running identity...

How Far We’ve Come: Two Camera Samples From Every Nexus and Pixel Phone

Tim June 9, 2023 29

Google's Pixel line of smartphones have become synonymous with good cameras. Someone asks for an Android phone recommendation and they want a good camera? You probably recommend the Pixels. At least, that's what Kellen and I do. However, I wouldn't say this...

Pixel’s Amazing Emoji Wallpaper Sneaks Out Early

Kellen June 8, 2023 6

First revealed in an early build of Android 14 back in March before going official at Google I/O a few weeks ago, the upcoming Emoji Wallpaper for Pixel phones is one of the features we're most looking forward to for this year. We're a sucker for cute emoji,...

Google News is Getting a Fancy New Following Page

Kellen June 8, 2023 2

In a continued push to support local news publications, Google announced today that it is updating the Following tab within Google News. This refreshed tab features a more compact horizontal sources / interests / locations section, along with a list of...

Reminder: Your Google Assistant Reminders are Moving to Tasks

Kellen June 8, 2023 6

We already notified you about this change a week ago, even providing instructions on how to make the switch, but Google is now turning things up a notch - your Google Reminders are moving to Google Tasks and you can go ahead and setup everything right away. In...

Android 14 Beta 3 Brings Custom Lock Screens and Shortcuts to Pixel!

Kellen June 7, 2023 16

It really feels like we've been talking about custom lock screen clocks on Android since back in the Android 12 days. I've completely lost track at this point, but I am happy to report today that in Android 14 Beta 3, we have custom lock screens on Pixel!...