Androidify disappears from the Play Store
Sadly the days of Androidfy are done, with OS updates and coding standards it has disappeared from the Play Store. The app that was released back in 2011 with slow but steady updates through the years, through to 2016...
Travelling overseas? Don’t pay bank fees, try a fee-free option
Ever year, Australians are slugged hundreds of millions of dollars in fees for using their banking products overseas. While your daily banking services will work overseas, there's a good chance you're not getting a good deal.
If you use your...
Google Podcasts now has an official site
Google Podcasts came into the world feeling a bit rushed. It worked but wasn't really ready for mainstream use and there was no way to access it via the web.
That feature disparity probably played a part in the slow...
Signal becomes the next messaging platform to add emoji reactions
Signal is one of the many messaging options available to users in the current market. The big selling point for Signal is the end-to-end encryption and the bonus is the really slick interface. They’re set to join...
Google Photos trialing a monthly subscription service to help get your best pictures auto...
Google Photos have begun trialing a monthly subscription service program which will enable the service to send you ten prints that will be “automatically selected from your last 30 days of photos.”
Google Photos has stated that the subscription service...
YouTube revenue has doubled in the past two years
Alphabet, the parent company to Google, Android and YouTube, has overnight released its latest earnings release which has shown something we aren’t surprised about. It has earned a $46.1 billion profit which is an 18% increase in the...
Samsung’s Good Lock 2020 is now out, with Android 10 and One UI 2.0...
If you're a Samsung user and miss the days of being able to easily mod your Android experience, then Good Lock is something you're either already aware of, or perhaps you should be.
Today, there's Good News for you in...
You can now mute notification sounds on Android Auto
Android Auto brings you some of the convenience of smart connectivity - maps, your favourite music, managing phone calls etc - to your drive, without presenting too much distraction which would ultimately take your eyes off the road.
There are,...
YouTube Music now has the option to explore new releases
YouTube Music is continuing its steady march to becoming the only choice for music streaming in Google's realm. We have seen continual improvements in functionality and a move towards feature parity with Google Play Music, now the latest...
Google’s native call recording working on the Phone beta app, release imminent?
Google has been working on call recording within its Phone app for quite a while now and today in an APK teardown by XDA Developers it has been enabled after they found the flag for it.
Working on the Google...
Google looking to integrate many of its workplace tools and messaging app into a...
Have you ever sat down and thought: "you know what Google really needs? another messaging app." Me neither but someone at Google has and is looking to make it happen according to The Information.
According to their source,...
Is #AndroidHelp a realistic and long term support pathway, or building blocks for something...
Let’s be honest here… Google start and kill a lot of projects and ideas fairly quickly. That even includes hugely popular ones like Inbox and if you’re interested, check out killedbygoogle.com for a full list.
So forgive me for being...
Google release Doodles for Duo, hand sketched Notes for friends and family
Google Duo is a legitimately useful and improving product, while Google may have a bad track record with messaging in general Duo has gone from strength to strength since launched and is showing no sign of it joining the...
Another Google service progressive web app appears for US users, what’s next?
The recent trend from a number of major operators is towards progressive web apps (PWA). There's plenty of good points to them, particularly if you're a regular, heavy user of the service. Google has transitioned Duo, Photos,...
Nest hubs now have a new media playback dashboard
One of the things I love about having a Nest hub easily accessible in my home is the control for media. Possibly because my kids love playing annoying music at an obnoxious volume. The update which brought...