YouTube's war against third party apps is just as ridiculous as its war on adblockers (www.androidpolice.com)
The Google Pay app is shutting down in the US (www.androidpolice.com)
Why I ditched Gmail for Proton Mail (www.androidpolice.com)
Smart devices are turning out to be a poor investment (www.androidpolice.com)
Smart devices are turning out to be a poor investment (www.androidpolice.com)
YouTube moves to AV1 by default to the dismay of some Android users (www.androidpolice.com)
Arif Dikici, who is a part of the Android Video and Image Codecs team at Google, recently announced on LinkedIn that Android will now use an AV1 decoder known as “libdav1d,” which was created by the team behind VLC.
Google's annoying 'update ownership' sideload warning spreads to more apps and phones (www.androidpolice.com)
Samsung is no longer the world’s biggest smartphone maker (www.androidpolice.com)
Reddit keeps testing desktop UI changes ahead of its IPO (www.androidpolice.com)
Reddit keeps testing desktop UI changes ahead of its IPO::Are the developments related? We don’t know yet
Google Bard is dead, long live Google Gemini (www.androidpolice.com)
Google Bard is dead, long live Google Gemini::Google rebranded its Bard chatbot in February 2024 to Gemini. Gemini Ultra is a paid subscription platform.
How to use Synology Drive as a Google Drive alternative (www.androidpolice.com)
Google Drive is great for storing files in the cloud, accessing them when needed, and collaborating with a team. However, the internet isn't always reliable and can cause issues when accessing files. In such cases, you need an offline solution, and Synology may have the best options. Synology has awesome NAS enclosures. Its...
Matter 1.3 is here to help get your smart home energy usage under control (www.androidpolice.com)
This seemed more balanced and upbeat than other reporting on the topic....
Even Korea is starting to prefer an iPhone over a Samsung (www.androidpolice.com)
It's never been a better time to switch to Firefox (www.androidpolice.com)
• Firefox offers better privacy and security than Chrome, with upcoming support for 200 new add-ons....
Why is Google allowed to remove purchases from our Play Store accounts without telling us? (www.androidpolice.com)
YouTube is doubling down on its distracting ambient mode (www.androidpolice.com)
YouTube is doubling down on its distracting ambient mode (www.androidpolice.com)
YouTube recently added ambient mode to its full screen video player, which complements its new rounded video player design....
WhatsApp continues working on Instagram integration behind closed doors (www.androidpolice.com)
Firefox will support at least 200 new extensions on Android this December (www.androidpolice.com)
YouTube’s anti-ad blocking test gets even pushier with a new timer (www.androidpolice.com)
YouTube has now begun skipping videos altogether for users with ad blockers (www.androidpolice.com)
Video playback resumes to normal when ad blockers are disabled
YouTube has now begun skipping videos altogether for users with ad blockers (www.androidpolice.com)
Spotify just hid song lyrics behind its subscription (www.androidpolice.com)
Spotify makes song lyrics a Premium-exclusive feature 🤌
YouTube moves to AV1 by default to the dismay of some Android users (www.androidpolice.com)
Google sparks controversy after confirming AV1 will become the new default