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Google The year is officially ending, and Google is rounding out 2021 with its annual best of apps list. Balance and Pokémon Unite top the list, but all sorts of other apps and games have received awards. Balance is an app designed to help with meditation and sleep, which is especially helpful with the current state of things. The app’s description says, “Improve your stress, sleep, and more with the world’s first personalized meditation program, now free for your first year.”… Source link

Frisco-based carpooling app TreadShare is now available in the App and Google Play stores. The app was started by Erwin Germain, who moved to Colorado in 2015 from the French and Swiss Alps. Germain was surprised to learn that the state didn’t have a carpooling system, which he said he used all the time when living in Europe. The app’s been in development since 2019 and is officially live and ready to be used. It works like this: Colorado residents can upload their… Source link

People who use Messages may stop feeling like texting pariahs. Screenshot by CNET … Source link

A new warning for Android users, as the staggering number of “creepy” trackers hidden in popular apps is suddenly exposed. Apple has already killed this spyware for iPhone users, and a free new app has just been launched to do the same on Android. Apple’s App Tracking Transparency has turned the digital advertising industry upside down this year, wiping billions of dollars from the revenue lines of Facebook and others. The brilliant innovation forces apps to ask iPhone users for… Source link

The UK’s data protection watchdog has written to Apple and Google seeking details of how they assess apps to determine the age ratings they apply following concerns raised by an online child safety charity. The move follows the coming into force of the UK’s Age Appropriate Design Code this September — which puts requirements on digital services that are likely to be accessed by children to prioritize protecting their privacy and safety. In a statement today the information… Source link

A 3D printed Google logo is placed on the Apple Macbook in this illustration taken April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo SEOUL, Nov 16 (Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google are not doing enough to comply with a South Korean law that bars dominant app store operators from forcing app developers to use their payment systems, a lawmaker who spearheaded the amendment told Reuters. South Korea, the first country to impose legislation curbing the tech… Source link

Pet Portraits finds your pet’s lookalike in art. Humans can also learn about the stories behind the artwork and artists.   Google … Source link

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In the latest APK Insight report by 9to5Google, the default SMS/RCS app for Android: Google Messages may be receiving a new feature that lets users send videos over Google Photos in cases where RCS is not available. The beta version of Google Messages 10.4 reveals a new settings preference called “Google Photos: Share sharper clarity video in text (SMS/MMS). The outlet was able to enable the feature to appear in the settings menu of the app. Source: 9to5Google Based on the description… Source link

Google Home, the companion app for Google’s smart home products, is changing the way users interact with photos on the app and on Nest Hub devices. 9to5Google first noticed the changes, which include a revamped Photo Frame settings menu. Now, when you use Google Home to change the displayed album while your Nest Hub is idle, you’ll see a carousel-style UI that gives you the option to choose from curated groups of photos, categorized as “Select family & friends,” “Recent… Source link