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Even With Allo on the Way, Google Says Hangouts Won’t Go Anywhere

Kellen May 19, 2016 142

Google may have surprised many with yesterday's introduction of Allo, a WhatsApp-like messaging client, but I think it's safe to assume that a number of us quickly went from, "This looks like a great app!" to "But wait, what happens to Hangouts?" According to...

Google Play Beta Tests Will Soon be Easier Than Ever to Join

Kellen May 18, 2016 3

Joining a group to a beta version of an app on Android hasn't exactly been the simplest of tasks. It typically involves finding out or knowing about a Google+ group or Google Group that hosts the beta, then clicking through a special link in that group to opt-...

In July, Google Will Introduce Family Library for Sharing Paid Apps

Kellen May 18, 2016 93

At the bottom of today's post from Google on the new features coming soon to Google Play, there is a brief reference to a change that will allow family members to share paid apps. Why Google didn't think this major change was worthy of a bigger announcement is...

Bank of America Announces Android Pay Support for Withdrawing Cash at ATMs

Kellen May 18, 2016 27

During one of Google I/O's many Android Pay sessions, Bank of America took the stage to announce that they are now supporting Google's mobile payment service at their cardless ATMs. That means you can use Android Pay, assuming it is loaded up with your Bank of...

Daydream is Google’s Virtual Reality Platform for Android Devices

Tim May 18, 2016 6

Previously expected to be called Android VR, Google announced Daydream at Google I/O this morning, its virtual reality platform for Android devices. To clarify, Google already had a feature inside of the Android OS called Daydream; It was basically a screen...

Download: 4 New Wallpapers From Android N Preview 3

Kellen May 18, 2016 8

Want more goodies that we found inside the Android N Developer Preview 3? How about four new wallpapers? Yes, I know you want them because Google's wallpapers are almost always pretty great. The four included are the classic aerial shots of coasts and various...

Download: Google Keyboard 5.1 Arrives in Android N DP3 With Themes!

Kellen May 18, 2016 36

Buried inside the the new Android N Developer Preview 3 is the new Google Keyboard 5.1, a slight bump in version number from the recent v5.0 that rolled out a few weeks back. We weren't exactly expecting a bunch of new features this soon after the big 5.0 push...

Google Introduces Messaging App Allo, New Video Chat App Duo

Kellen May 18, 2016 95

In an announcement no one saw coming today at Google I/O, Google went ahead and unveiled two new apps, one for messaging and another for video chatting. The apps are called Allo and Duo, respectively. Unfortunately, Google was just previewing the apps today...