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Google started “Get the Message” last year to pressure Apple into supporting RCS on the iPhone, and the campaign continues today with “iPager.”
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After first testing a year ago, Chrome for Android is now rolling out a Material You redesign of the address bar.
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At I/O 2022, Google announced that it will update over 20 of its first-party apps for large screens in a show of its commitment to the form factor. This will undoubtedly improve the experience for existing owners and is meant to encourage other develo…

Android is rolling out its quarterly drop of new features today, with a redesign of the Assistant At a Glance widget being the highlight.
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Following our previous report, Google is officially unveiling a new 3D logo for Android. The broad goal of this updated branding is to “help connect Android to Google,” and it follows the previous modernization in 2019.
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Android is rolling out its quarterly drop of new features today, with a redesign of the Assistant At a Glance widget being the highlight.
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Google Play Services is responsible for many features on modern Android, and its primary settings menu is now getting a redesign.
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The Android Runtime (ART) is responsible for literally running applications on the OS and has been updated via Google Play system updates since Android 12. Google today shared the latest on ART and upcoming enhancements. 
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Following the announcement at the end of last month, Android is widely rolling out “Unknown tracker alerts” for detecting AirTags that might have been nefariously placed on you.
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Since 2016, you have been able to use Facebook/Meta’s Messenger as an SMS app on Android. That integration is now set to go away next month.
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