At the same time, Android’s share menu is its best and the worst feature. It is best because it easily allows one to share data from one app to another in just a few taps. But it is a usability disaster as it is extremely slow and takes time to populate the list of sharing intents available. And then there’s Direct Share which sounds good on paper but it is a complete disaster to use in real life....

Now, scam artists are using your hopes and dreams against you. The latest scheme making the rounds implements spoofed text messages to rip you off. Here is how not to fall victim. Here’s how the scam works The message might even include your real name or one close to yours. As with most text message scams, this one will instruct you to click on a link to claim your prize....

Essential, a smartphone startup founded by ex-Googler Andy Rubin, is going through a tumultuous time even before the product is released. The company’s head of UX, Liron Damir, has apparently left Essential and joined Google to lead the Google Home design team. The Essential Phone, as it is known, packs a pretty attractive hardware specs sheet, and a design to rival even the best in the industry. This is the third major executive departure from Essential after Brian Wallace, VP of marketing and Andy Fouché, head of communications left the company....

Kids seem to have an incredible knack for figuring out the intricacies of gadgets and technology. And that’s not always a good thing. Sometimes they find ways to outsmart things that are good for them, like parental controls. Think that your kids don’t know how? Read on to find out how kids bypass parental controls and ways to keep them safe. Here’s the backstory Many parents set up controls that allow them to restrict access to certain functions, websites or apps on mobile devices....

Recently, lots of Android users have messaged us regarding Android not getting the Gmail notifications problem. Users have claimed that they have to open the Gmail inbox every time to see the new emails. So, if you are also getting a similar problem, then you are reading the right article. How to Fix Android Not Receiving Gmail Notifications Problem In this article, we are going to share a few best methods that would help you fix Android not getting Gmail notifications problems....

You really have to focus on websites that offer discounted airfares, make comparisons and stay within your budget. But one thing you can’t forget is the certain times of the year affect the price of your destination. Groupon just released the results of a study it conducted called “The Cheapest Time to Fly Out of America’s Top 20 Airports.” Some of these results will surprise you. You can find low fares everywhere, depending on the season Groupon looked at five years of flight data to find where and when the cheapest flights can be found....

But we live in 2020, and nobody should have to put up with porch pirates and other miscreants. Smart home surveillance systems are one of the easiest ways to fight back. Tap or click here to see how many of these products were on display at CES this year. If you’re tired of packages getting stolen before you can pick them up, there are a few methods you can use to secure them....

How To Access Tor Network On Chrome Browser The method is quite simple and easy and you just need to follow some simple step by step guide discussed below to proceed with this. Steps to Access Tor Network On Chrome Browser: Step 1. First of all in your google chrome browser you need to download and install the extension Kronymous – Access internet via Tor Network the extension that is going to switch you to tor network....

The GameStick is a $79 dongle that plugs into the HDMI slot on most televisions. It runs games based on ’s Android operating system includes a game controller with two thumbsticks, a directional pad, face buttons, shoulder buttons. The controller has a small slot carved out for the dongle, so users can stow it away take their consoles on the road. As of this writing, the Kickstarter project is roughly 25 percent toward its funding goal of $100,000....

But here’s some text you may actually want to dive into: a primer on all the cool, new features of Android Marshmallow. just published its Quick Start Guide, a free eBook that anyone can grab from ay. The 62-page guide details the new features in Marshmallow, such as Now On Tap. It also has stard advice about how to connect your services, share content, the latest accessibility features. You’ll need to have the ay Books app to read it on your phone or tablet....

The report has revealed some startling changes including the fact that 51% of the total time spent on the Internet is on mobile devices as opposed to the 42% of time on desktop. This is the first instance wherein the time spent consuming digital content on mobile devices has surpassed the time spent on desktops or laptops. Time spent on mobile Internet usage has grown three folds from less than an hour in 2008 to nearly three hours in 2015....

Google has launched the “Get the Message” campaign on its Android website, replete with “@apple #GETTHEMESSAGE” Twitter hashtag campaign buttons for each reason why Apple should adopt RCS or Rich Communication Services over the decades old SMS. Google’s campaign leads with the issue of green (Android) versus blue (Apple) message bubbles in the iPhone Messages app. iPhone Messages display green bubbles for messages to Android users and blue bubbles for messages for iPhones....

Google Duo is a new video calling app for iOS and Android, a companion app to Allo. Google has officially announced Duo, a new video calling app that will work for both Android and iOS devices, allowing for steady streams of the content even on a poor connection. It will also feature a brand new feature called “Knock, Knock,” which will offer a live video stream of the person calling you — before you answer the call....

When Google first announced Duo, its new simple video chatting app for Android and iOS at Google I/O, it received a lot of criticism for launching yet another messaging platform. The app was finally released for Android and iOS last week, and despite the negative vibe surrounding the app, it seems to have won people over. As revealed by Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai, Duo has been downloaded over 5 million times within a week of its launch on Android itself....

When you get the dreaded notification that your account details are part of a massive database leak, you usually have to go through the laborious process of changing passwords. Unfortunately, people aren’t creative regarding passwords, which is almost as bad as not changing them. Thankfully, Google Assistant can help. Read on to see how to use the smart assistant to change your credentials. Here’s the backstory For some time, Google’s Chrome browser has been able to alert you if your credentials were included in a data breach....

Google has announced a nice new Maps update that brings its navigation lane guidance feature to 15 new countries throughout Europe. The feature, which made its debut last May, is now available in 23 countries in total. The 15 countries that now have access to lane guidance include Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Switzerland. Part of Google Maps’ turn-by-turn navigation feature, lane guidance helps when you approach a junction with multiple lanes — voice guidance provides step-by-step directions to ensure you select the right lane for your route....

All of the features are rolled to the Maps search. Which means they’ll be going live through a server-side switch. You probably won’t need to update your apps, though it can’t hurt to ensure you have the latest version of Maps search. The impact on you: Maps is already the perfect companion for hitting the town. But these features come at the right time for the upcoming holiday season. If you like to dive into such products, it’ll be interesting to see just how accurate the data is....

Google Pixel 7 Pro has undergone the durability test of YouTuber Zack Nelson (aka JerryRigEverything). With the Pixel 7 series, Google refreshed the camera visor – it is now wrapped with metal instead of glass. However, just because metal is stronger than glass, it doesn’t mean it’s more durable, as proven by the durability test. The metal camera bump starts showing scratches after just a few minutes out of the box....

This report has revealed about Pixel 7a’s display panel, cameras, and wireless charging, so let’s discuss them below. Google Pixel 7 Will Have Huge Camera Upgrade According to the developer Kuba Wojciechowski, Google Pixel 7a is codenamed “lynx,” as all the details are in this name. And let’s begin with its camera segment. As the developer discovered that Pixel 7a’s camera setup is named the “Pixel 22 Mid-range” in the drivers....

A Google Pixel kernel developer over at Google has confirmed while responding to a thread in a Pixel XL AMA on Reddit that the handsets will be gaining support for double tap to wake “soon.” Out of the box, both Pixel and Pixel XL lack the double tap to wake functionality, which goes against some of the initial leaks that we had heard about the devices. As per nickdesaulniers, kernel developer for the Pixel over at Google, the feature was pulled at the last minute and will be back soon presumably via a software update....