smartphones
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Wear OS Just Got a Second Chance — It Better Not Blow It
After years of neglect and incremental updates, yesterday Google dropped its most meaningful wearables announcement since it rebranded from Android Wear to Wear OS in 2018. Going forward, Wear OS will take the best parts of Samsung’s Tizen OS and Google-owned Fitbit to create a new unified platform for wearables. It’s a massive shift with…
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Google Wants to Make the Next Pixel Camera More Inclusive
Android is used on 3 billion smartphones worldwide, but most of the cameras on Android phones don’t accurately capture people of colour. This is why Google announced it’s striving to develop a “more accurate and inclusive camera” for its next batch of smartphones.
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Now You Don’t Have to Worry About Losing Your Chromecast Remote
If you lose your Chromecast remote, there’s another way to control your TV. Google announced today that it’s it’s bundling a host of remote control features directly into Android. Once the new version of Android 12 rolls out, it should be as easy as dragging and tapping around your phone’s interface to change the channel.
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A Toaster Company Is Releasing an Android Phone
If a company can figure out how to perfectly toast a slice of bread, it can surely bring something to the table with regards to Android smartphone design. And anyway, some people think Android phones are nothing but chunks of carbs, so there’s clearly a market out there!