Whatsapp, with its latest update, rolled out a much hyped feature – Whatsapp Communities. The feature lets users connect multiple groups under one umbrella to help them better organize group conversations on the platform. Designed to help organizations, clubs, schools and other private groups better...
Author: Nishant Kaushal
Google Hangouts – Shutdown of the messaging platform
posted by: Nishant Kaushal
November 3, 2022
Google Hangouts – One of the most powerful messaging app with SMS, messaging and voice all integrated into one – is shutting down on the 1st of November 2022. They have put up a notice urging users to move to Google Chat. Starting November 1,...
Google fined $113.60 million by Competition Commission of India in relation with Play Store policies – 2nd time in a month
posted by: Nishant Kaushal
October 25, 2022
The Competition Commission of India, for the second time within a month, has fined Google, for abusing its dominant position, this time with respect to its Play Store policies. Only last week, the Indian competition watchdog had fined Google $161.95 million with respect to its...
Google fined $161.95 million by Competition Commission of India in relation with Android mobile devices
posted by: Nishant Kaushal
October 23, 2022
The Competition Commission of India (Commission) has imposed a penalty of Rs.1337.76 crore ($161.95 million) on Google for abusing its dominant position in multiple markets in the Android Mobile device ecosystem, apart from issuing cease and desist order. In April 2019, the regulator ordered a...
Google today launched the Android 13 Go Edition following the Android 13 on Google Pixel phones launch with their announcement back in August 2022. For those caught unaware, Android Go Edition is the version of Android, tailored for low end smart phones with less than...
Whatsapp finally debuts a much awaited feature, the Whatsapp call links. A feature that has been existing in Zoom, Google meet and Microsoft teams, and maybe even since the days of Webex, where you’d create a call link, traditionally known as call bridge, and share...
Android app actions – Over 1 million actions strong
posted by: Nishant Kaushal
September 25, 2022
Hey Google, I am feeling hungry, please order me a Cheesy Pizza! And Google straight gets into action, finds out through Google Maps which is the closest Pizza joint, places order and your Pizza is delivered. Your hunger pangs are now satisfied! That’s the life...
Don’t believe in rumors, here is the official Google Pixel Watch
posted by: Nishant Kaushal
September 24, 2022
Google Pixel Watch was supposed to be one of the launches that Google had planned for its Made By Google event on the 6th of October 2022. However like any other most awaited gadgets launch, the Pixel Watch was brewing in the rumor mills. However,...
Now get iPhone’s Dynamic Island on your Android
posted by: Nishant Kaushal
September 23, 2022
During Apple’s iPhone 14 launch even in August, Apple had announced Dynamic Island as “the biggest change to the face of iPhone since we went all screen“. Ever since then, like any other iPhone features, even this feature, has been praised by some, while criticised...
Android 13 comes to OnePlus. Is your OnePlus included?
posted by: Nishant Kaushal
September 22, 2022
OnePlus has announced its stable release of OxygenOS 13, which is the next major update bringing Android 13 to OnePlus devices. Google had earlier announced on the 15th of August 2022 that they had started rolling out Android 13 to the Pixel series of smart...