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Google Play Store has recently made the redesigned web version of the app widely available. Apart from the wider release of the redesigned version of the app store, Google has also added a new Compatibility section for app listings on Android . This section named “Compatibility for your active devices” is now available at the bottom of the “About this app” section of the app listing in Google Play Store on Android devices. The section has not been rolled out for everyone as the Compatibility section is still not visible for some handsets. According to a report by 9to5Google, the app Compatibility section is available on devices running version 30.6.16-21 of the Google Play Store. Google Play Store app Compatibility section availability Users will only be able to see devices that are linked to their Google Account and have been active in the last 30 days. This section is available at the bottom of the “About this app” section of the app listing. Google Play … [Read more...] about app: Google Play Store adds new app Compatibility section: What it means for Android users

SAN FRANCISCO: Tech giant Google is working on two built-in snores and cough detection features that will let it detect if users snore or cough in their sleep. The tech giant is reportedly working on these features for Pixel and Android , 9To5Google reported. The tech website spotted lines of code in the installation file of the Google Health Studies app. It revealed that the company is conducting a study called aSleep Audio Collection' that is only available to Google employees. "You must be a Full-Time Googler with an Android phone to participate in this study," the report said. "Environmental conditions required for this study are to have no more than one adult sleeper in the same room who does not work for a competitor company," it added. Google explained that its "Health Sensing team is actively working to bring an advanced suite of sensing capabilities and algorithms to Android devices to provide users with meaningful insight into their … [Read more...] about google: Google likely working on built-in snore, cough detection feature

Is your Android Home screen getting a bit crowded? You’ve probably installed a ton of useful apps and are running out of room. However, there are probably apps you use more often than others. There is an elegant way of curing a crowded Home screen. A free app, called Bar Launcher, allows you to add app shortcuts to the notification tray on the status bar on you Android device. To install Bar Launcher, touch the Play Store icon on your Home screen. Search for “Bar Launcher” in the Play Store and touch “Install” on the page for the app. Once installed, touch “Open” to open the app. NOTE: You can also open the app from the Home screen, if you have chosen within the Play Store settings to add the shortcut to your Home screen , or from the App Drawer. To add an app shortcut, touch the plus button in the lower-right corner of the screen. Advertisement Scroll through the list of apps and touch an app you want to add to the notification bar. Once you … [Read more...] about How to Add App Shortcuts to Your Status Bar in Android

YouTube Shorts is Google's rival to TikTok and Instagram Reels. Launched in September 2020, the short-form video format allows creators and artists to make videos of 15 seconds or less. What is the USP of YouTube Shorts YouTube Shorts is built directly into the YouTube app. With Shorts, YouTube aims to make it easier to create and upload videos right from one's smartphone. And people who come to YouTube can find Shorts integrated into the YouTube experience, with a specific destination just for short videos. YouTube has foundational creation tools, like a multi-segment camera to string multiple video clips together up to 15 or 60 seconds (options for both), the ability to record with music from a large library of songs, control speed settings, and more. Shorts offers creators ability to add text, captions to videos; record up to 60 seconds, or even sample audio from other Shorts to remix into their own creation. In what is claimed to be an exclusive feature, it … [Read more...] about Explained: What are YouTube Shorts and tips to make

The big picture: Windows is no longer what motivates Microsoft's vision for the software-driven world. Instead, it's become a simple vehicle for selling subscriptions to the company's services, including a subscription for running Windows itself in the cloud. As the PC market's continued growth is not guaranteed, the focus is now on extracting the most out of the existing user base. Over the past several years, Windows has faded into the background at Microsoft, with cash cows like Office 365 , Azure , and Xbox rising to the top of the priority list. With the PC becoming a mature market with little room for growth, the Redmond giant gradually turned its focus to making its software and services available on as many platforms as possible to overcome this limitation. When the pandemic forced many to work and study from home, Microsoft scrapped its plans for a cloud-first, lightweight Windows 10X operating system. Instead, the company baked it into the full-fat Windows and … [Read more...] about Satya Nadella: Windows is the “socket” for subscriptions like Microsoft 365 and Xbox Game Pass