Google debuted the ability to have themed icons on the homescreen in Android 12, designed to help go all-in on Material You theming. Now, in Android 13, third-party apps can get in on the fun of themed icons; here’s an ongoing list of apps that support the functionality. Themed icons are designed to create a […]

Here’s every app that supports Material You’s themed icons on Android 13

Google Meet is getting a rather nifty shortcut that lets you unmute yourself by holding down on the space bar.  Some people prefer to stay muted during a call and manually unmute when they have something to say. Google Meet on the web will soon get the ability to “hold down the space bar to […]

Google Meet gets push-to-talk with space bar unmute shortcut

Google’s Fuchsia team has begun a new effort that would allow Fuchsia devices to be managed with the ADB tool, just like an Android phone. On Android today, developers and enthusiasts are able to access some of the core components of their phones and tablets from their PCs by using ADB. Short for “Android Debug […]

Google wants to make Fuchsia devices manageable with Android’s ADB tool

Gearing up for a new month, game streaming services are busy this week. GeForce Now is releasing a couple of new games on its platform, as well as adding new touch controls to Genshin Impact on mobile devices. On top of that, Amazon Luna is bringing some new games to its paid channels and free […]

Bandwidth: Genshin Impact on GeForce Now gets touch controls, Luna announces September lineup

Following the inaugural seasonal recap in June, YouTube Music today is beginning to roll out the Summer edition. Update 8/26: As of Friday, more YouTube Music subscribers are seeing the Summer Recap. It will appear as a card in the Home feed or by tapping the top-right profile avatar and “Your Recap.” The stats are […]

YouTube Music introduces Summer Recap 2022 [U: Rolling out]

It is now time for Friday’s best Android app deals courtesy of Google Play. We are also heading into the weekend with price drops on Google’s all-new Pixel 6a, the OnePlus 10 Pro, and the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, but for now it’s about the apps. Our collection includes deals on SPHAZE: Sci-fi puzzle game, […]

Android app deals of the day: SPHAZE, Earthlings Beware!, Hydro Coach PRO, more

Foldables clearly have a big role in the future of smartphones, but to date, every model has come with compromises – whether those be on hardware or software. With the Galaxy Z Fold 4, Samsung has brought its hardware to a strong point, but it might just be the boost from Google’s Android 12L release […]

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 review: Android 12L boosts this iterative but important upgrade

At I/O 2022, Google detailed a way for Android apps to build cross-device experiences, similar to Nearby Share, and the SDK’s developer preview is now available. The Cross device SDK “allows developers to build rich multidevice experiences with a simple and intuitive set of APIs.” Namely, Google takes care of device discovery, authentication, and connection […]

Google letting Android app devs build Nearby Share-esque cross-device experiences

All of today’s best deals are now headlined by a chance to score all-time lows on OnePlus 10 Pro at $125 off. Joined by a Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 sale to $654, you can also save on Samsung’s latest Frame 2022 TVs. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch […]

Deals: OnePlus 10 Pro now $125 off, Galaxy Tab S8 hits $654, more

With Health Connect, Google is making fitness and other related data more interoperable on Android. Ahead of the expected fall launch, an update to Health Connect today curiously removes the app icon from the launcher. Since I/O 2022, “Health Connect by Android” has been in open beta/early access in the Google Play. Version 0.1.937.470007551.1 of […]

Health Connect no longer appears in your app launcher after update