Google Photos 💔 Google Drive; bad news for the the five people using it
It looks like Google Drive will no longer offer an alternative way to browse your Google Photos library from July, according to changes to the latest APK noted by Android Police.
What's this, you ask? Photos? There's an app for...
Facebook bringing back the ‘View As Public’ profile feature
In a move to give users better and more visible control of their public-facing information, Facebook has announced that it is bringing back the 'View As Public' profile feature alongside a new "Edit Public Details" button directly on profiles.
The...
Google announces Rivet, a kid-focused reading app to encourage kids to practice reading
Google is well known for their various projects with many initiatives and labs focused on bringing new ideas to the world. Google's Area 120 has just released their latest project, Rivet, an app focused to helping kids practice reading...
Gmail app integrates with Google Tasks – app update now available
Google's stewardship of task management apps reminds me of its approach to chat / messaging apps; it just can't seem to settle on a consistent approach, and so instead, it has 38 different approaches. Google had a stand-alone tasks...
Google Podcasts rolling out a web interface for users this week
Google Podcasts is one of the company's latest offerings and has received some pretty mixed reviews. Landing in a market with mature products such as Doggcatcher, Pocket casts and cast box, the consensus is that Google's app simply wasn't...
BP celebrates 100 years in Australia with new BP Run app
BP is celebrating 100 years in Australia and as part of these celebrations, it has launched an app that enables BP customers to win over 250,000 prizes through the BP Run app.
The app, which has launched this week, allows users...
Live relay from Google continues to bring accessibility to those with disabilities
Recognition of disabilities is becoming far more mainstream than it was even 5 years ago. Unfortunately because there isn't daily exposure, many individuals and businesses overlook the needs of the few. Because of this, it's pleasing to see a...
Google Duo Group calling is rolling out beyond Indonesia
Group video calling has been 'coming' to Duo for some time now: first we heard rumours, then we saw code and then there was a limited roll out in Indonesia. This week the group-calling feature has started a wider...
Google is bringing time-lapse mode to every Pixel camera
At today's Google I/O event in San Francisco, the company announced that all Pixel smartphones will be getting a new time-lapse mode in the camera software.
The new time-lapse feature will become available for the recently announced Pixel 3a and...
Navigation with AR preview coming to Google Pixel users this week: Australia included
Earlier this year Google rolled out a beta version of Navigation with AR to eligible local guides and today they have announced on stage that it out of beta and rolling out this week to eligible users.
Beginning today in...
Google News – A service designed to give you precisely the news you want...
Google News is just on a year old, having been announced a Google IO last year. It's a great tool; it learns from the news you read and the news you don't, curating automatically a news feed that is...
How to use Google Play books to manage, buy and read your eBooks
Google is well known for many things, but buying reading and managing eBooks isn't really one of them. For those looking for an open flexible and cross platform solution to manage eBooks Google Play Books is a worthy contender...
Six more Australian Banks add support for Google Pay
Since Google first launched Android Pay - now Google Pay - we've seen the slow march towards ubiquitous support for the mobile payments platform from more and more Australian banking providers.
This week we can add 6 more banks to...
Optus announces it will be shutting down its mobile payments app Optus Pay in...
Optus Pay was a prepaid mobile payment service similar to Google Pay or Apple Pay. It allowed users to pre-load an amount up to $500 onto a digital VISA card, which could then be used to pay for goods...
Google brings Detective Pikachu Playmoji and AR stickers to all Pixel phones and selected...
Google has over the past month been busy releasing AR stickers and Playmoji features to Pixel and other devices. Now the upcoming Detective Pikachu movie is coming to Pixel Phones whilst LG and Moto devices will see Pickachu and...