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Android News LiveBoot is now open source and works on Android 11 In 2021, Android apps on tablets and large screens need to get better Google says it improved Auto-Rotate response on all Pixel Phones App News Nova Launcher 7 Hits Beta with a major update. Gallery Go hits 50 million installs. In Other News Dawn Wells dead… Read More »

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Android News Google buys Neverware, makers of the Cloudready upgrade. Google and Qualcomm will provide support for four years of Android Upgrades. Android 11 has the fastest adoption rate of any version yet. App News Gboard’s quick paste suggestions are a sneaky best feature of 2020. Google Phone App passes 500 million installs on Play Store. Firefox adds… Read More »

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Android News Smart Display getting family notes. Google announces new deadline for apps to request background location access. CarDroid dongle raises over $170,000. Google prepares to decouple emojis from system updates. App News New Google Pay App can pull your receipts from Gmail and Google Photos. automatically. Hangouts Group Video Calls are dead, users pushed to Meet. Google… Read More »