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Google Pixel 3 wallpaper APK leaks along with some new Google Lens information
A couple of days ago we showed the new wallpapers that will be arriving with the Google Pixel 3 phones in a couple of weeks. Tonight the leaker that provided the wallpapers has...
Google Calendar Android app has a Material Design update, and looks great
Google has been on a roll lately upgrading some of its core apps to a Material Design look, and the latest to get the treatment is Google Calendar. With version 6.0 - which has...
Virgin Australia’s app has added support for Google Pay
Virgin Australia released an update to their Android app today and in the changelog was something we've been hoping to see rollout here in Australia, Google Pay integration for boarding passes. As announced back...
YouTube Music finally gets audio quality controls as the YouTube Music team reveals some...
Google have YouTube, Google Play Music and now YouTube Music which can be very confusing to many users. The newest one is of course YouTube Music and when first introduced was lacking in...
Apple Music update adds Android Auto Support and other new functions
Since launch, Apple's streaming music has gained traction as a popular service across the two major mobile platforms, but for those on Android it has been lacking some functions. The latest update, rolling...
High-Res Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL renders confirms two colour options and of...
Just over two weeks out from the October 9th Made by Google event, high resolution images of the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL have leaked showing the phones in what's, if last years...
Pixel 2 XL gets a $400 price cut at JB HiFi for a limited...
You can almost smell the Pixel 3 stock arriving with sales on the previous generation phone starting in earnest. Today the 64GB Pixel 2 XL has taken a price cut at JB Hifi to...
Google continuing to test Color Pop and manual bokeh effects in some users’ Google...
Google announced Color Pop (sic) earlier this year at Google IO and although some of us have seen it appear randomly in their Google Photos it has not been a constant occurrence. Now...
New Google Pixel 3 XL leak focuses on front-facing cameras and notch
Google's Made by Google event is now little over two weeks away, and while leaks are now turning to what other devices Google might announce, there's still mileage in leaking details about the Pixel 3...
Google ‘Interactive Video Streaming Device’ passes through FCC, probably Google’s Home Hub
As September draws to a close, we edge ever closer to Google's eponymous "Made by Google" event scheduled for next month. Though much of what's to be announced has been swirling around the rumoursphere,...
Google is trialling a rebrand of Google Feed with ‘Discover’
Google has been trialling various tweaks to the Google Feed on Android over the last few months and these design changes could now be accompanied by a complete rebrand of the feature from what...
Google Photos update set to automatically add people (and pets) to live albums
APK tear-downs aren't something we routinely get into at Ausdroid, but this one has some interesting developments in Google's ever-evolving data collection and use about users. The latest update to Google Photos has...
Google Pixel 3 page updated, in Japan
In three shorts weeks Google will take to the stage in New York and announce the Pixel 3 along with other #MadeByGoogle hardware. At this late stage we already know a lot about the...
Google partnering with the world’s biggest car alliance to bring Android-powered infotainment systems
Google first had Android Auto but in the past couple of years have been developing a deeper Android integration into the automobile called Android Automotive. We saw it announced at Google IO last...
Google finally brings Assistant to Android Auto and Android TV in Australia this week
Google Australia has today announced that the Assistant is moving to more devices in Australia this week, launching both on Android TV and Android Auto.
Android Auto
The rollout of Assistant for Android Auto in Australia...