Currently, the Google Play Store doesn’t allow you to update apps that have been sideloaded or downloaded from third-party stores. However, this may change soon. Some evidence in the latest Play Store beta suggests Google could soon let you update sideloaded apps via Play Store. According to an APK Teardown post (via Android Authority), changes in […]
Instead, the search giant will introduce a new option in Chrome to let users decide how to manage their online privacy and ad tracking. After years of indecision on the issue of third-party cookies, Google has finally made a decision: on Monday, the company revealed that it would no longer pursue its plan to cut […]
Chrome 126 security updates released this week resolve high-severity vulnerabilities reported by external researchers. Google on Tuesday announced security updates for Chrome 126 that address ten vulnerabilities, including eight high-severity bugs reported by external researchers. Despite Google’s efforts to eliminate memory safety bugs in Chrome, most of the externally reported security defects are memory issues […]
Google marks one account as your default in each browser on your desktop computer, much like how it sets one of your accounts as a default on Android. The practice makes it easier to sync data like account settings, bookmarks, Google Calendar, and more across Chrome on a mobile device, Chromebook, or another computer. It also remembers […]
New Performance panel is said to house battery saver, memory saver and the browser health option. What you need to know Ever get annoyed when you are in peak work mode with multiple tabs open on Chrome and the dreaded feeling when you see the “stop responding” message? This experience can slow down productivity as […]
Google on Monday announced that it’s simplifying the process of enabling two-factor authentication (2FA) for users with personal and Workspace accounts. Also called, 2-Step Verification (2SV), it aims to add an extra layer of security to users’ accounts to prevent takeover attacks in case the passwords are stolen. The new change entails adding a second […]
Goodbye spam, hello, better search results. What You Need To Know Over 8.5 billion Google searches are made every day, with users looking for comprehensive results that answer their queries. Sometimes, though, those results are unhelpful, unoriginal, and low-quality, leaving users scrambling to find an answer. The good news is that’s all going to change, […]
There’s a little of Google’s AI sprinkled in here and there, too. What you need to know Google is detailing several new updates starting to arrive today (Feb. 26) for apps across Android as MWC 2024 gets underway. As detailed by Google, a few of these new Android features are arriving for our phones, beginning with […]
The feature previously did not support those applications. What you need to know For people who want or need to listen to text on Android rather than reading it, there’s a convenient text-to-speech option available called Android Reading mode. However, it was fairly limited before a server-side update today added new uses for the feature, […]
Google Chrome users will soon get a “choose your search engine prompt” when they start the desktop web browser. This prompt allows them to select a search engine out of several popular ones in the user’s region. The change is not global but will roll out in early 2024 to Chrome users from the European […]
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