Sony’s PlayStation Portal modded to play PSP games, thanks to Android
The PlayStation Portal is a $200 wireless screen and controller that streams from a PlayStation 5. That’s all it does, with no local functionality. However, seemingly thanks to the PlayStation Portal’s Android base, the device was modded to run PSP gam...
Changing Android’s default assist app disables Circle to Search (which makes sense)
Google debuted Circle to Search earlier this year as a big new AI feature in Android. While it’s only available on some devices, the feature does have one limitation that seems rather obvious, which is that Circle to Search is disabled if you switch yo...
Android may eventually be able to protect your two-factor authentication codes
While the first Android 15 developer preview was a bit underwhelming, new features still seem to be in the pipeline. One of those new additions may be the ability for Android to automatically hide incoming two-factor authentication codes from other app...
Google Keep says lockscreen access for notes is ‘coming soon’
Android 14 has been working behind the scenes on a new ability for apps to be assigned as Android’s default “note-taking” app, and while Google Keep has some early support for the feature, it’s not live yet. More recent versions of the app, though, now...
Google now sells an adorable Android ‘The Bot’ figurine, but it’s going to sell out fast
Google has been using “The Bot” Android mascot for the past several months, and now you can finally have your own as the company has just launched an official Android figure in its merchandise store.
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‘Android File Transfer’ app for macOS has been hidden from Android.com
For years now, Google has offered the “Android File Transfer” app on macOS to enable users to access files and photos when plugging them into a Mac. But, suddenly, Google has hidden that tool from the official Android website.
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Less Android users moved to iPhone in 2023, but just barely
Over the past several years, Apple has managed to pull in more and more marketshare from Android to the point where Apple now sells more smartphones than Samsung. But, in 2023, fewer Android users reportedly switched over to the iPhone than the year pr...
What Android apps do you want to have themed icon support? [Poll]
Material You themed icons in Android have come a long way since their debut in Android 12, with many more apps now supported. But, still, there are a lot of Android apps without themed icons? What’s missing on your homescreen?
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Android inches closer to expanding ‘Cross-Device Services’ with internet sharing and ‘Call Cast’
Over the past few months, Google has been working behind the scenes to launch more “Cross-Device Services” on Android to enable features that work across your various Android smartphones and tablets. However, we’ve yet to see the features debut. Slowly...
Why do I have two Gemini apps on Android?
Google launched Gemini this week with the new AI experience set to replace Assistant for many users. If you do go out and enable Gemini on your Android device, though, you might find that there are two Gemini apps on your device. Here’s why.
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