Category: Android

Weather Channel app uses Watson to tell you when flu season is coming

[ad_1] Whatever the conditions are like, you’ll get prevention advice as well as CDC flu reports. It’s easy to see Flu Insights fueling some paranoia. Do you really want to be afraid of going outside simply because Watson predicted trouble? Used carefully, though, this could help you dodge the flu entirely, or at least put […]

Google’s compact, Pixel 4-like Assistant starts reaching older phones

[ad_1] To be clear, this doesn’t include everything you’ll find in Assistant on the Pixel 4. It doesn’t have the continued conversation or screen context features, for instance, and it certainly doesn’t share the new look. Familiar interface elements are still there. This is more to reflect Google’s new approach, which treats Assistant more as […]

Stadia hits Google’s Play Store ahead of its debut this month

[ad_1] You’ll be able to use the app, which will eventually be available on iOS and other Android devices, to manage your account and controllers, buy titles and start games on Chromecast Ultra. Once you’ve signed in with a Google account, it’ll ask you for an invite code from the Stadia Founders or Premiere Edition […]

Cross-carrier glitch sent people ancient texts in the middle of the night

[ad_1] The hiccup appears to be the result of a common carrier infrastructure glitch. T-Mobile told Engadget this was a “third party vendor issue that also affected other networks,” while US Cellular told 92 Moose that a flawed update to the “cross carrier messaging system” was to blame. Sprint, meanwhile, pinned the issue on a […]

Twitter now lets you follow topics, not just accounts

[ad_1] Future updates will add more topics, Twitter’s Rob Bishop told The Verge. The company has also teased the possibility of “narrow cast[ing]” your tweets to people who follow a particular subject, although we suspect that might take some work. You don’t want your feed to be cluttered with Topics spam. The addition joins a […]

WhatsApp gives you more ways to avoid annoying group chats

[ad_1] Like earlier, a chat administrator who doesn’t have permission can still send a private invitation through an individual chat. The request will disappear after three days, so you can ignore it if you’d rather not respond. The feature should be active now on Android and iOS. This is an acknowledgment that unwanted group invitations […]

‘Minecraft Earth’ early access comes to the UK and 8 other countries

[ad_1] Minecraft Earth‘s early access release is finally rolling out to countries around the world, although it’s not necessarily available where you might expect it. Mojang and Microsoft have confirmed that the augmented reality game is now available on Android and iOS in nine countries. The UK is the most recent addition, but it’s also […]

Pixel 4 update lets Smooth Display kick in more often

[ad_1] The same update also brings unspecified “camera quality improvements” to Pixel 4 owners, while those with older models also see improvements for Google Assistant’s hotword, Xbox Bluetooth controller mapping and problems with getting stuck during the boot process. If you have a Pixel phone that still receives updates (sorry original Pixel owners), you’ll likely […]

US will grant Huawei trade ban exemptions ‘very shortly’

[ad_1] Ross didn’t give hints as to which firms had applied for licenses. However, the trade ban has conspicuously affected Google more than some companies. Huawei can’t offer new phones with a version of Android using Google apps so long as the blacklisting remains in effect, and its ability to update existing phones will go […]

Now Hulu subscribers can download and watch offline on Android

[ad_1] Apple TV+ is just hours from debuting and Disney+ will be here in a couple of weeks, giving Hulu less time to catch up with the pack in terms of streaming features. The video service finally added the ability to download shows for offline viewing earlier this month, but until now it only worked […]