ANDROID NOUGAT
May 3, 2017
Google's latest distribution numbers for a 7-day period ending May 2, 2017 shows that Android Nougat has continued its impressive gains. Compared to a month ago, Nougat showed an increase of 2.2
GOOGLE
May 2, 2017
May has just started and Google has already published the latest factory and OTA files for its Nexus and Pixel devices containing the May 2017 security patches. Based on Android 7.1.2, the May
Apr 28, 2017
Google has always made it clear that it would be providing OS updates to its Nexus and Pixel devices for two years since their launch and security updates for three years. Today, Google is explicitly
Google today announced the release fo Google Assistant SDK thereby allowing developers to run the virtual assistant on their own hardware prototypes. For now, the company has only launched the Developer Preview of the SDK,
Apr 27, 2017
David Foster, whom Google recruited last year for its newly formed hardware division, has quit the company after just six months. Google had poached Foster from Amazon where he had worked on the development of
Apr 26, 2017
Getting from one place to the next, and finding cool things to do at your destination, has always been the staple of Google Maps. But sometimes you need a little help remembering where you park
Apr 21, 2017
With the Samsung Galaxy S8 launching today, Google and Samsung have announced a partnership that sees the Korean company make Google Play Music the default music player on its latest flagship handset. The partnership will
Apr 20, 2017
Recently, it was suggested that Google Home would soon support multiple users. Fortunately for those waiting for the feature, those rumors turned out to be true. Beginning today, Google has announced that its personal smart
Apr 10, 2017
Google Home, in its current state, is designed to sit in the home and be an active smart system that can play music, play games, answer questions, and also read off the scheduled events from
Google is reportedly offering to invest up to $880 million (1 trillion won) to help LG Display in boosting its production of OLED panels for smartphones. The company is making the offer in a bid
Apr 5, 2017
Google Home is a smart speaker, which already makes it a worthwhile device for many owners, but the next version of the device may pack another feature inside. Based on a report from The Information,
Mar 22, 2017
Google Maps makes it easy to keep track of where you are, and where you want to go, but sharing your location has never been the most up-to-date process. That is changing now,
For the third year in a row, Google has shared many details regarding the state of security in the Android ecosystem. The company starts with the basics, saying that it has a goal to protect
Mar 21, 2017
Google is adding a few tweaks to the Search app, which will hopefully make it a bit easier to get to features and information faster. Today, Google announced that it is adding what it calls "
APPS
Google Now on Android has long been able to automatically remember where you parked, but the feature was unreliable since it made use of the various sensors and the activity recognition system of the OS
Mar 16, 2017
Back in February Google started rolling out Google Assistant to smartphones running Android Marshmallow and Android Nougat. While that would extend Assistant's reach to many more people, the announcement only included "smartphones," "Android phones,"
Mar 15, 2017
For the parents out there that give their kid(s) device time, Google wants to make it a little easier to keep tabs on the details. Google has announced the Family Link app, which allows
Mar 14, 2017
Later this year, Google will launch the Pixel 2 smartphone, which means it's right about time that the rumor mill starts getting to work on unofficial information. Thanks to Android Police, we've got