Google Vice President Chandrasekhar Thota called on Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Thursday and said that the technology major has evinced interest in working together with the State Government. Thota paid a courtesy call on the Chief Minister on Thursday at the CM’s residence. Thota further said that Google was excited […]
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Google challenges order directing CCI to decide applications by body of Startups against new payment policy
Google has moved the Division Bench of Delhi High Court challenging single bench order directing the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to consider and decide the applications filed by a body of startups challenging Google’s new Billing Payment policy by April 26. Senior Advocate Sandeep Sethi on Tuesday mentioned the […]
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Google launches new Cloud tool to help mixed reality developers
American tech giant Google wants to make it easier for others to make powerful mixed reality experiences with the official release of a new Google Cloud tool, Immersive Stream for XR. The Verge, an American technology news website, has reported that according to a blog post the tool lets users scan a QR code or click […]
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Google allows Donald Trump’s app Truth Social on Play Store
Former President Donald Trump’s social media app Truth Social is now available for download on the Google Play Store, as per The Verge. The outlet has shared that Truth Social, which was banned by Google over “insufficient” content moderation policies, offers a Twitter-like social experience and markets itself as a platform that […]
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Google working to build satellite communication support for Android 14
Spacecraft engineering company SpaceX and T-Mobile recently announced a partnership that will enable smartphones to connect directly to satellites. According to GSM Arena, this will be supported by upcoming Starlink V2 satellites but will work with existing phones because it will use an existing band in the PCS spectrum. Google […]
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Google to delete location history data for abortion clinic visits
Search engine Google has decided to delete users’ location history when they visit abortion clinics, domestic violence shelters and other places where privacy is sought. The particular update comes days after the US Supreme Court overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that recognized a woman’s constitutional right to […]
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Google announces merger of Meet and Duo
Google has announced that Meet and Duo will be merged. According to GSM Arena, Google will integrate all of the Meet capabilities into the Duo app starting “in the coming weeks.” The Duo app will then be changed to Google Meet “later this year,” making Meet the company’s sole video communications service. The […]
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Google to ban call-recording apps from Play Store starting May 11
In a move to enhance users’ safety and privacy, Google is implementing new Play Store policies to prevent third-party apps from using the Accessibility API. The changes and updates on its developer policies include that of Android’s accessibility settings to stop remote call audio recording, which is a popular feature […]
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Google releases secret iOS app that helps users switch to Android easily
Google has secretly released an unlisted app named ‘Switch to Android’ for iOS that helps users to switch from iOS to Android in a hassle-free manner. The ‘Switch To Android’ app works wirelessly, which means there’s no need to connect the two phones with a cable, as reported by 9to5Google. “The Switch to Android app from Google helps you […]
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Google sues a puppy scammer
Internet users beware! An alleged puppy fraud scheme has recently come to Google’s notice. The tech giant, on Monday, sued a scammer for running a puppy fraud scheme, defrauding vulnerable people, including the elderly, out of thousands of dollars with false promises of purebred puppies, The Verge reported. In its complaint, Google has stated that the scammer […]
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Google working on Android 13 to allow two carrier connections on one eSIM
Google is working on an Android 13 feature that would be a game-changer for those using two SIM cards on a single phone. According to GSM Arena, through a feature called Multiple Enabled Profiles (MEP), the search giant wants to assign two carrier profiles to a single eSIM and easily switch between networks. […]
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Google now testing darker ‘dark mode’ for its android app
American tech giant Google has been testing an even darker dark mode for its Android search app, however, this new shade still isn’t the same as the one presented in Google’s test of a pitch-black dark mode on desktops last month. According to The Verge, this new iteration, the one spotted in the mobile app, is darker […]
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Google ditching Chrome’s data saver mode on Android
Google is removing a feature of Chrome for Android that for years helped people cut down on their mobile data usage. As per 9to5Google, Chrome’s ‘Lite mode’ will go away with the release of Chrome version M100 in late March. Lite mode was originally known as Data Saver when Google first introduced it on Android back in 2014. In those days, many […]
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Google’s dynamic colour themes now coming to more Android 12 smartphones
One of Android 12’s marquee new features has been the Material You dynamic theme and while it’s still a Pixel exclusive, Google has now revealed that it’s coming to a growing list of Android devices. According to GSM Arena, Samsung, Xiaomi, Oppo, OnePlus, Vivo, Realme and Tecno phones will get the new […]
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Google’s Pixel 6a smartphone might launch in May
American tech giant Google is rumoured to launch a mid-range Pixel 6a later this year featuring the in-house Tensor chipset and less impressive camera hardware than the flagship Pixel 6 phones. As per GSM Arena, earlier rumours suggested that the device will not launch before August but well-known tipster Max Jambor thinks […]