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Chakri K August 4th, 2018 10:21 AM 27 COMMENTS

Google Says Aadhaar Helpline Number Inadvertently Coded into the Setup of Android

As UIDAI confirmed that it did not force telecom operators or mobile manufacturers to include the Aadhaar helpline number in smartphones, users have been wondering how the number entered their phonebooks. Amidst the public outrage over Aadhaar helpline number being pre-stored without user consent, Google apologised for "inadvertently" loading the old UIDAI helpline number and 112 helpline number into the 'setup wizard' of Android phones. "Our internal review has revealed... Read More

Arpit Sharma June 22nd, 2018 7:00 PM 0 COMMENTS

Google Makes it Easier for Android Users to Toggle and Monitor Account Settings With New Update

Google has been making a lot of revamps to its products lately. In the starting of 2018, the tech giant redesigned the Gmail interface. Now Google is making a redesign to the Account Settings section for Android. Through this design, Google is seeking to make the Privacy and Security settings easily navigable. The search functionality has also been unified, making it easier to search different settings. It is being speculated... Read More

Arpit Sharma June 7th, 2018 4:51 PM 0 COMMENTS

Google Ready to Launch Wi-Fi Hotspots in Cities After the Completion of RaiTel Project

Google recently spoke that it has finally deployed public Wi-Fi hotspot at Dibrugarh railway station in Assam thus marking the completion of its RailTel Wi-Fi project in India. The RaiTel project focused on providing high-speed public Wi-Fi hotspots in 400 of the busiest railway stations in India. The project was kicked off in January 2016 with the first public hotspot launching in Mumbai Central station. In the first year, 100... Read More

Chakri K May 22nd, 2018 5:18 PM 0 COMMENTS

Google Photos Now Allows Users to Mark Pictures as Favourites

Google has added a new feature to its popular photo-sharing app Google Photos with the latest update. Google Photos will now offer a Star and Heart option on photographs, the company announced via its Twitter handle for the app. The two different reaction icons will serve two different purposes. The star-shaped icon will serve as “Favourites” button while the heart-shaped icon as “Like” button. Google said these features would start... Read More

Chakri K May 7th, 2018 3:59 PM 0 COMMENTS

Refreshed Google Chromecast Will Come With Bluetooth Support

Google is readying the 2018 version of its popular beaming device, Chromecast with Bluetooth support. The upcoming device has now surfaced on Federal Communications Commission (FCC) certification site, and the listing revealed the support of 2.4GHz Bluetooth along with the legacy Bluetooth Low Energy capabilities. So far, Google released two iterations of Chromecast, but none of them offered Bluetooth support, so it's good to see Google adding the support finally.... Read More

Chakri K April 25th, 2018 4:52 PM 0 COMMENTS

Google Makes Drastic Changes to Gmail, Incurs Heavy Expenditure as a Result

Google is rolling out a new update to Gmail and has been dropping constant hints about the same. This new update which has been a very expensive affair on Google’s part comes many years after the last revamp which was done in 2013. Since a very long time, there has been no update to the Gmail’s UI or its related app. However, this time Google is gearing up for a... Read More

Chakri K April 5th, 2018 9:23 PM 18 COMMENTS

Google Reportedly Working on a Mid-Range Android Go Device With Snapdragon 600 Series SoC

Google must have already started working on the next generation Pixel devices, possibly Pixel 3 smartphones. However, a new report now claims that the search giant will release a mid-range smartphone running Android Go optimised version of Android. The Mountain View-based company so far has released four Pixel smartphones, and all of them are pitted against the Samsung Galaxy S devices and Apple iPhones. The upcoming mid-range device from Google... Read More

Shruti R August 20th, 2017 8:06 PM 5 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Teams Up With Google To Bring A New Android One Smartphone Sans MIUI : Report

The Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi seems to be coming up with a new strategy for the Indian market. Reportedly, the company is reportedly working on teaming up with Google India to launch its next Android One smartphone. For those not in the know, Google had initially launched the Android One smartphones back in 2014 with an aim to bring stock Android UI and prompt software updates to budget smartphones in... Read More

Shruti R August 19th, 2017 12:35 PM 13 COMMENTS

Google Officially Confirms Android O Release Date As August 21; What Should It Be Called?

Following several rumours about the reveal of Android O, Google put up a teaser site which counts down the time until the launch on August 21. Google will be live-streaming the event from New York City at 2.40pm ET to coincide with the time of the solar eclipse. “Android O is touching down to Earth with the total solar eclipse”, the site says, “bringing some super new (sweet) powers!” The... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas April 25th, 2017 12:32 PM 3 COMMENTS

Google May Release Three Pixel Phones With Snapdragon 835 Chipset in 2017 Suggests AOSP Code

It’s been just six months since Google released the first batch of Pixel phones and the search engine giant already confirms that it would be launching next generation Pixel phones this year with premium tag. Rumours are rife that Google will release a premium Pixel phone and an affordable Pixel 2B smartphone. However, that doesn’t seem to be the case as the Android Open Source Code reveals that Google is... Read More

Chakri K March 6th, 2017 12:16 PM 6 COMMENTS

Google Confirms the Existence of Pixel 2 Smartphone and Claims it as Premium One

The Google Pixel XL was the best smartphone of 2016 beating the so-called best smartphones such as Samsung Galaxy S7 and Apple iPhone 7. However, both the Pixel and Pixel XL have priced aggressively, which is somewhat unusual and no one expected from Google. And that's one reason why the Pixel phones disappointed the search giant in terms of sales. For the same, there were some rumours claiming that Google... Read More

Zara Ali February 9th, 2017 6:00 AM 2 COMMENTS

Android Wear 2.0 Announced: Here Are The Smartwatches That Will Get The Update

Google has finally made Android Wear 2.0 OS official with overhauled UI, several new apps, gesture keyboard and lot more. LG Watch Style and Watch Sport are the first smartwatches that come running Android Wear 2.0 out-of-the-box. With the latest Android Wear 2.0, Google has also revealed a list of smartwatches that will get the update in the coming weeks. The exact timeline of the update rollout has not been... Read More