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Google and Samsung have partnered to create Health Connect, a platform and API (application programming interface) that gives developers a toolset to sync users’ health data between Android apps and devices. This should make it easier for users to keep track of their health and fitness data across several different platforms. Once a user opts in, developers can compile their health data in an encrypted hub that’s located on a user’s device. Google says users will get full control… Source link

The new Drive app was a hefty 238MiB download and a pain-free but surprisingly long (several minutes) installation. Jim Salter … Source link

Google plans to revoke others’ Chromium-based browsers’ access to a long list of APIs that power such popular services as bookmark and settings synchronization. “We discovered that some third-party Chromium-based browsers were able to integrate Google features, such as Chrome Sync and Click to Call, that are only intended for Google’s use,” Jochen Eisinger, Chrome engineering director, wrote in a Jan. 15 post to a company blog. Access to what Eisinger labeled “our… Source link

Google is making it easier for Chrome users to sync their passwords and payment information across devices, the company has announced in a blog post. The new features will roll out “over the coming weeks and months,” Google says. Chrome on Android will be able to access saved payment information after you log into the browser with a Google Account. Payments can be confirmed by entering a card’s CVC or via biometric security. Logging into a Google Account in the first place on an… Source link

If you need to migrate the contents of your Google Drive to your computer, here is how to use Google Backup and Sync to do so. Using Google Backup and Sync is a great way to make sure files, documents, photos, and more from your computer get backed up to the cloud (internet.) And if you have material in Google Cloud – your own or shared with you – Backup and Sync can help you save that to your local computer. Here’s how. Install Google Backup and Sync as follows: Note that Backup and Sync… Source link