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Google Wallet Receipt Scanning: What's Confirmed So Far

Google Wallet receipt scanning: what's confirmed so far Google quietly confirmed Google Wallet receipt scanning is on the way, buried in the changelog ...
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Why Googlebook Apps Run as Web Apps Instead of Android

Google built Googlebook to run on Android, then quietly defaulted several of its biggest apps away from it. That's the short ...
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Google Nest Speaker Firmware Update 3.79: What's Being Tested

Google is testing a new Google Nest speaker firmware update, version 3.79.550760, but for now the rollout is limited to people enrolled in Google's speaker Preview Program. The build currently covers ...
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Android Automotive Gets YouTube Background Play: What It Means

Google is rolling out YouTube background play on Android Automotive, the software behind cars with Google built-in, letting drivers watch video on the dashboard while parked and keep the audio running ...
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Pixel Face Unlock Low-Light Feature: What's Confirmed Now

Pixel's Face Unlock has one well-known weak spot: it struggles in the dark because its camera-based system needs enough light to recognize a face. Code uncovered in Android 17 QPR3 Beta 2 points to a ...
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Google Meet real-time voice translation hits 63 languages

Google Meet real-time voice translation hits 63 languages Google Meet's real-time voice translation jumped from six languages to 63 this week, powered by ...
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YouTube Testing Hidden Dislike Button on Videos: Explained

Anyone googling "YouTube testing hidden dislike button on videos" is running into a policy that's been live for almost five years, not a new experiment. YouTube started hiding the public dislike count ...
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AirFly Drive Wireless CarPlay and Android Auto Adapter Guide

Twelve South's AirFly Drive wireless CarPlay and Android Auto adapter went on sale Oct. 1 for $39.99 in the US, promising to erase the daily cable plug-in for drivers whose cars already run wired ...
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Gemini Notebook Review Slides and Videos Before Creating

Google is rolling out a Review toggle inside Gemini Notebook that lets users see and reshape Gemini's proposed outline before it builds a Slide Deck, or check producer notes before it renders a Video ...
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Gemini Gmail Integration in Android Auto Explained

Google started rolling out Personal Intelligence to Android Auto on October 20, giving Gemini permission-based access to Gmail, Calendar, Photos, Maps, YouTube, and Search while a driver is behind the ...
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Google Home Speaker Using Too Much Data? What's Confirmed

If your Google Home Speaker's data usage looks abnormally high this week, you're not imagining it. Some owners are seeing the new speaker consume gigabytes of data in the background with no voice ...