Tag Archives: Android

An internal program at Google known as “Android Lockbox” can give the company’s employees access to information about how Android users interact with popular, non-Google apps and services, according to a new report in The Information. The program, which works via Google Mobile Services, means that employees can reportedly see “sensitive” data about other apps, including how often they’re opened and for how long they’re used. Sources claim this information has been used to… Source link

When YouTube was planning the rollout of its rival to TikTok in India earlier this month, employees turned to a valuable source of market research: how people in the country were using TikTok and its competitors on Android, the mobile operating system controlled by YouTube parent company Google. The research was part of an unreported Google effort, internally called Android Lockbox, that has for years tapped what the company has referred to as “sensitive” data… Source link

Messages’ long trek to feature parity with other chat apps continues got a boost this week with the addition of emoji reactions. Google has been testing the feature since at least the start of March, but the company is now rolling it out to the broader Messages userbase on Android.   You can react to a message someone sends you by long pressing on it. Currently, there are seven animated emoji to choose from: like, love, laughter, surprise, sadness, anger and dislike. You’ll need to have… Source link

Apple’s iPhone SE is causing problems for Android. Apple This post was originally published on July 21st and updated on July 22nd. Update below. It was clear from launch that Apple’s iPhone SE would be popular and, for those paying attention, particularly so at the expense of Android.  Outside of the general popularity that surrounds any Apple product, the iPhone SE was also a perfectly timed cheap device that arrived whilst people’s pay packets… Source link

Last week, the integration for iOS users had been rolled out. Google Meet Gmail integration: Integration of Google Meet on Gmail app begins for Android users! Google had last month announced that it would be integrating Google Meet on the Gmail app in phones operating on Android as well iOS, and last week, the integration for iOS users had been rolled out. On Monday, Google announced in a statement that the roll out of the feature for Android platforms has also started now. Here’s what this… Source link

If you’ve always desired to write Android apps, but don’t have much experience with programming, Google wants to make things a little easier for you. The company’s new online course, Android Basics in Kotlin, could give you the crucial knowledge necessary to put your very own apps together.   This isn’t Google’s first attempt to bring deeper knowledge of Kotlin (and Android app building) to the masses. Four years ago, it launched the Android Basics curriculum,… Source link

Dark theme support is available on Google Docs, Sheets or Slides. Google Do you spend a lot of time using Google Docs, Sheets or Slides on your… Source link

UPDATED: Users searching for the Android app for Peacock, NBCUniversal’s streaming service that made its U.S. national debut Wednesday, came up empty when they tried to find it in the Google Play store. In fact, the Peacock app for Android currently is available on Google Play at this link. But for much of the day, Peacock TV app was not showing up in searches or on other pages in the Google Play store, leading to confusion about how to get it. In reply to users’ inquiries… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Microsoft rebrands Bing apps to MSN with iOS and Android versions due soon  The Verge Source link