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Google Adds Native Notifications to Secure Login Procedure for New Devices

Kellen August 1, 2016 4

As of today, when you fire up a new Android phone for the first time and start logging in to your Google accounts, Google sends you an email notifying you of the access that is being granted. Going forward, they'll also send instant native notifications to...

Google Wants You to Know That It has All of Your Rio Olympics 2016 Coverage

Kellen August 1, 2016 11

With the Rio Olympics kicking off on Friday with the opening ceremony, Google wants you to know that they have you covered in terms of easy-to-find info about the games. Just by searching within the Google App, you'll find everything from event schedules,...

Google Play Gets “Family Library,” so You Can Share Purchases With Up to 6 People

Kellen July 27, 2016 67

Today, Google is introducing the Google Play Family Library, giving families the opportunity to share purchases from Google Play across accounts, so that everyone always has access to movies, TV shows, apps, games, and books. The service or feature is free and...

Supposed HTC Nexus “Sailfish” Build.prop Leaks, Showcases Some Specs

Kellen July 25, 2016 82

Over the weekend, a supposed build.prop file from one of the upcoming HTC Nexus devices made its way online. This particular file is from the "sailfish" model, which is thought to be the smaller of the two new Google-created devices, and gives us details about...

Google’s Phone App for Nexus Devices Gets Spam Calling Protection

Kellen July 25, 2016 47

Google is updating the Phone app that is included on their Nexus devices to include spam protection against unwanted calls. The newest version of the app will alert you as a call is coming in if it may be a "suspected" spam caller (see below) and then let you...

DEAL: Nexus 5X 32GB for $240, Nexus 6 for $280

Kellen July 22, 2016 45

To head into the weekend, we've got a couple of decent deals for you on Nexus devices, assuming you need a good phone on the cheap that actually receives software updates and security patches. You can pick-up last year's Nexus 5X with 32GB storage for just $...

Bubble Zoom in Google Play Books is the Best Way to Read Digital Comics

Tim July 21, 2016 3

Introduced at the best time, given this week is SDCC, Google Play Books is getting a new feature exclusively for those who enjoy reading comic books on digital devices such as tablets and smartphones. Called Bubble Zoom, this feature intelligently recognizes...

Android Engineer Team Took to reddit for AMA, Here’s a Recap

Tim July 19, 2016 68

Members of the Android engineering team (11 members, in total) took to reddit this morning to offer up answers to many questions that flooded in from the community. While the majority of questions dove into areas of subject we typically don't cover here, a few...