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Update 1: 2019/07/08 6:43am PDT Two months back, HTC announced its intention to update the U11, U11+, and U12+ phones to Android 9 Pie. Although it has missed its original “late June” estimate for the U12+ (not to mention the issues it’s having with the U11) it would appear that the Pie update for the U12+ […]

Update 1: 2019/07/10 6:27am PDT The seemingly delayed Chrome OS 75 update finally landed two weeks ago, but last week that rollout was suspended, potentially in the wake of issues like crashes/freezes and Android apps losing internet connectivity. Today Chrome Unboxed reports that the update is rolling out again, but only for the Pixel Slate. Google’s […]

Update 1: 2019/07/10 10:31am PDT Update 2: 2019/07/10 4:53pm PDT Update 3: 2019/07/11 4:44pm PDT Android Q Beta 5 officially lands today. As expected, it doesn’t deliver a ton of changes or new features, representing the first so-called “release candidate” for developers to test their apps against before the final release later this summer. There are a few […]

Earlier this week, Google opened a public beta program for its Messages app. I guess we shouldn’t be too surprised since this is Google we’re talking about here, but the very first Messages beta (v4.7) is instantly crashing on start for most. First Messages beta is out (v4.7), aaaand it completely crashes on start. Off […]

  There are a plethora of different home automation platforms like SmartThings, HomeKit, Wink, Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and many more. Some of them play together nicely, but once you’re mixing and matching, you’re going to end up with a bunch of apps and hubs to control all of your devices, and some features just […]

Developers have shown general disinterest in creating apps for Wear OS, but you’d expect Google to at least make an effort. Well, the Nest division is dropping all pretense of caring about wearables. The Wear OS (and Apple Watch) components are dead in the latest version of the Nest app. The Wear OS module of […]