One of the best Wazes features starts rolling out for Google Maps

by admin | Dec 3, 2024 | Android, Android Auto, App News, Google, Google Maps, Motoring News, News, Phone News, Waze

If you missed Google’s announcement earlier this year in July, the company said it was making changes to the way incidents were reported for Google Maps across all platforms – including Android Auto and CarPlay. Examples of the new updates have begun to surface...

Google will allow Gemini to control your apps in Android

by admin | Nov 27, 2024 | Android, artificial intelligence, Technology

A new Android 16 API called “app functions” hints at a potentially transformative upgrade for Google’s AI assistant, Gemini. Read more on Bandwidth Blog

Google plans to migrate Chrome OS to Android to get the best of both worlds

by admin | Nov 22, 2024 | Android, Chrome, Chrome OS, Google, iPad, News, Pixel, Tablet News, tablets, Technology News

Google plans to migrate Chrome OS into Android, unifying the two operating systems to better compete with Apple for a piece of the tablet market share. That’s according to a report from Android Authority which cites “a source within Google.” The Android operating...

Bookmarks | 10 best Android apps for 2024, according to Google

by Speedinet | Nov 20, 2024 | Android, best Android apps for 2024, Brendan Carr, Google, Instagram, Internet and connectivity, jaguar, News, Sections, Spotify, Valve, Windows 365 Link

These are the articles, videos and more that caught the attention of TechCentral’s editorial team in the past 24 hours.

Google Wallet to give kids the ability to make their own payments – with supervision, of course

by admin | Nov 1, 2024 | Android, App News, family link, Google, Google Wallet, News, online payments, Tap to Pay

Google is making it easier for families to introduce kids to digital payments, with plans to extend Google Wallet’s in-store tap-to-pay feature to supervised kids’ accounts. Starting next year, kids using Family Link-managed Android devices can use Google Wallet...

Huawei to sever Android ties in favour of HarmonyOS Next

by admin | Oct 26, 2024 | Android, HarmonyOS Next, Huawei, News, Phone News, Smartphones

There’s a new operating system in town, and its first order of business is to overthrow Android’s long-standing dominance of the smartphone world. It’s going by the name HarmonyOS Next, and it’s been cooked up by the folks at Huawei as it looks to tear current and...