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We may earn a commission for purchases using our links. Learn more . Home / News / Wearables Not renders Leaked marketing images reveal a smartwatch with no physical bezel. Jay Bonggolto 5 Dec 2021 0 Source: Jon Prosser What you need to know Official marketing images of the rumored Google Pixel Watch have cropped up. Google's first smartwatch will likely run Wear OS 3 at launch. The wearable is expected to launch in the first quarter of 2022. Google has been skipping developing its own Wear OS smartwatch for many years, despite having the resources to do so, let alone its long-standing Android wearable platform. However, renders of the Google Pixel Watch surfaced earlier this year , courtesy of Jon Prosser, raising hopes that Google's first smartwatch would be released soon. While the long-awaited Pixel Watch did not make an appearance alongside the Google Pixel 6 series in October, a new report … [Read more...] about This could be our first look at official Google Pixel Watch images

We may earn a commission for purchases using our links. Learn more . Home / News / Apps Making Messages more useful The app will soon remind you to respond to important messages automatically. Babu Mohan 1 Dec 2021 1 Source: Jeramy Johnson / Android Central Update, Dec 1 (3.45 p.m. ET) : Rolling out for some users What you need to know Google is working on a new "nudges" feature for its Messages app. The feature will remind you to respond to important texts. It will likely begin rolling out to users sometime later this year. The Google Messages app could soon offer a useful new feature similar to "nudges" in Gmail, according to an APK teardown of the Google Messages app version 9.5 beta by the folks at XDA Developers . Gmail's nudges feature, which was introduced in 2018, reminds users to follow up on emails that it thinks may be important. New strings found in the latest beta update for the … [Read more...] about Google Messages starts rolling out Gmail-like ‘Nudges’ feature

We may earn a commission for purchases using our links. Learn more . Home / Help & How To Don't miss anything Harish Jonnalagadda 28 Jul 2021 Source: Android Central The default Messages app is installed out of the box on all Android phones , and Google constantly adds new features to the service. A new addition is the ability to star messages. This feature allows you store important messages for later, making it easier for you to access the contents of the message without having to dig through dozens of conversations. Here's how you can take advantage of this useful feature. How to star important messages in the Google Messages app Open Google Messages . Pick a conversation . Source: Android Central Tap and hold the message you'd like to star . Now hit the Star icon that shows up at the top of the app. Source: Android Central You should see a smaller star icon at the bottom … [Read more...] about How to star important messages in the Google Messages app

Home / News / Apps Clear the clutter The new auto-OTP deletion feature is expected to become widely available for all Google Messages users in the coming weeks. Babu Mohan 12 Mar 2021 7 Source: Android Central What you need to know Google has started rolling out a new auto-OTP detection feature to its Messages app. The feature automatically deletes OTP messages 24 hours after they are received, helping you declutter your inbox. It was first spotted back in September last year. Back in September, an APK teardown of Google Messages v6.7.067 revealed that the app would soon offer a new feature to delete one-time passwords (OTPs) automatically. As reported by XDA Developers , the feature has now started rolling out to some users in the beta version 7.5.048 of the app. The best text messaging app for Android can now ensure your inbox doesn't turn into a cluttered mess. Source: Positronic on Telegram … [Read more...] about Google Messages is about to get a lot more useful for keeping your inbox clutter-free

We may earn a commission for purchases using our links. Learn more . Home / News / Apps Clear the clutter All your OTPs will be automatically deleted by Google Messages after 24 hours. Babu Mohan 28 Sep 2020 0 Source: Android Central What you need to know Google Messages may soon help clean up your inbox by automatically deleting OTPs. The feature will probably begin rolling out to users sometime later this year. Once enabled, Messages will detect and automatically delete OTPs after 24 hours. One time passwords (OTPs) are the most common authentication method for online transactions. They are used to keep our online accounts safe too, which is why our inboxes are usually filled with OTPs. To help users get rid of this problem, Google is testing a new feature for its Messages app. An APK teardown of Google Messages v6.7.067 by the folks at XDA Developers has revealed that the app could soon gain a … [Read more...] about Google Messages will soon help you easily declutter your inbox

As part of efforts to expand the health information it provides, today Google announced a new feature in search that will allow doctors to list which languages they can speak at their offices. People who speak languages other than English often struggle to navigate the healthcare system in the United States and are at risk of bad medical outcomes because they have more trouble communicating with providers. They get better care when they have access to trained interpreters or are seen by providers who speak their native languages. In a blog post , Google also drew attention to other recently added features that address challenges patients face with the health system, including the ability to see what insurance networks are accepted by providers listed in a search. On mobile, people can also now filter by providers who accept Medicare, a capability that spokesperson Iz Conroy told The Verge has been ramping up over the past few months. The updates join a set of other features … [Read more...] about New Google search features make it easier to find the right doctor

Reflections from the sun, or lights in your room, can be a distraction from an otherwise excellent 4K TV picture. Most modern TVs have a glossy screen that just loves to reflect even the tiniest amount of light. Between sunlight during the day, and any lamps or ceiling lights in your room at night, you could be faced with annoying mirror-like reflections anytime you want to watch TV. Worst-case, they could hide what's happening on screen while reducing apparent image quality. There are ways to minimize, if not eliminate, these TV reflections. You might not even need to spend any money. Below are five tricks to help you make sure that no matter what lighting you have in your room, you're still getting the best picture with an absolute minimum of reflections. Why does your TV screen reflect light? Many modern TVs have more glossy screens, which act like a mirror for any light source in a room (from windows to lamps). Other TVs have more matte screens, which don't show the same … [Read more...] about Get rid of annoying TV glare with these 5 tricks

Following Googled-owned YouTube’s decision to hide dislikes on the platform, viewers have taken to the comment section beneath each video to express their displeasure. But on some videos, like the recent trailer for Seth Rogen’s TV show Santa Inc. , YouTube has disabled comments, removing viewers’ ability to react negatively altogether. Now, a browser plugin called “Return YouTube Dislike” can show you just how negative the public sentiment about Santa Inc. (or any any other video) really is. YouTube recently implemented a policy hiding the number of dislikes on a video in an attempt to prevent mass-disliking of videos. Many have wondered if this move was an attempt to hide the fact that a video produced by YouTube became the most disliked video in YouTube history , or to generally hide the mass disapproval of progressive and woke content. But now, a handy browser extension allows YouTube users to view the current amount of dislikes on a video. In this Tuesday, Feb. … [Read more...] about How to View YouTube’s Hidden Dislike Counts on Videos Like Seth Rogan’s ‘Santa Inc.’ Trailer

Recently, Microsoft stepped up its campaign against its rival browser Google Chrome as the Edge started to display new prompts whenever a user visited the Chrome browser download page. These prompts were not like any other pop-ups that are usually seen on various websites. The new prompts were rendered natively by Edge and were quite different from the ones that users see when they open Google Search or Gmail on the native browser. Here are the messages that the new prompts read: “ Microsoft Edge runs on the same technology as Chrome, with the added trust of Microsoft.”, “That browser is so 2008! Do you know what's new? Microsoft Edge.” and others. The tech giant later stepped back from the campaign and stopped showing those prompts. The company also made it easier to change your default web browser on Windows 11 . As first spotted by reverse engineer Rafael Rivera, Windows build 22509 comes with a new ‘Set Default Browser ’ button. But you still have to … [Read more...] about microsoft: How to change default browser in Windows 11

Update (11/21/2021) : This post is out of date and will not be updated. You can now find all our favorite early Black Friday deals here . Update (11/6/21 9:00 am EDT) : For this weekend's Dealmaster roundup, we've updated our list of the best offers we can find from the various "early Black Friday" sales going on at Amazon, Best Buy, Target, and other retailers this week. We've ensured that the prices of our curated picks are all up to date, and we've added a few new offers, marked below by the " NEW " tag. Further Reading Ars Technica’s best games of 2020 Our additions include a joint-lowest price on Amazon's latest Fire HD 10 tablet , which we recommend for those on a budget who want a large-screen tablet for casual media consumption. It's down to $100 . Meanwhile, the PS5 and PS4 versions of Hades , our 2020 game of the year , are available for a new low of $20 . A couple of HyperX gaming headsets we like, the Cloud Alpha and budget-friendly … [Read more...] about Here are the best “early Black Friday” deals we’re seeing this weekend [Updated]