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Starting today and continuing on for the next week, Google is bringing Where's Waldo? to Google Maps. On Android, iOS, and the desktop, you'll see Waldo pop up in his signature red and white stripes and give you a friendly wave. From there, just tap or click on him and you'll see the option to play a game that's straight out of the classic children's puzzle books. This is one of Google's annual April Fools' Day jokes, but the Maps integration is actually happening. Aside from Waldo himself, you'll also be on the lookout for his friends Wenda, Woof, Wizard Whitebeard, and also the villainous Odlaw. (If you're like me, those faces probably won't be quite as familiar to you when you start playing.) Once you find Waldo, you'll be "transported to places all around the world" to start the search again. There's even a Google Assistant component to this cam

Some companies make phones but some companies make the parts used to make them, too. Huawei's big plans to make a breakthrough into the U.S. smartphone market have been crushed. There's no gentle way to say that, so I'll just say it. As CES 2018 was drawing to a close, AT&T and Verizon, which were both all but confirmed to be "official" carriers of the Mate 10 Pro, both announced that they wouldn't be selling any Huawei phones after pressure from the U.S. government because Huawei phones being used in the states would pose a security risk. The government really doesn't want us using Huawei products. This pressure became official soon after as a bill was sent to Congress that would ban any government business from being done on a network that used Huawei (or ZTE) networking equipment. In the same week, we learned that government officials were urging AT&T to stop doing business with Huawei altogether and to stop working on a

The recently announced  Samsung Galaxy S9  and  Galaxy S9 Plus  are truly beautiful devices. But, if experience has taught us anything, phones with glass backs need to be protected! We've compiled a list of some of the best cases you can order RIGHT NOW. Read more : Spigen Tough Armor Another volume, another entry for Spigen. Spigen is pretty much the undisputed champ for cell phone accessories. Not only are its cases fantastic, but it makes about 15 different kinds. Today we're talking about the Tough Armor, one of the best cases out there to protect your phone. It features a ton of cushioning to protect your phone from falls and a kickstand to make watching media in landscape easier. We highly recommend it. Ringke Wave Ringke is another well-known case maker on our list today. The Wave series combines excellent aesthetics with minimal bulk to provide a really pleasing case. There's just enough bulk to adequately protect your phone from falls, but not so

Keep your data safe. As part of its Gold Box deals of the day, Amazon is offering some big savings on a variety of hard drives to help you keep all your personal data backed up. Being World Backup Day , there's no better time to have a deal like this than today. Whether you are looking for a 2TB external drive to keep on your desk or an 8TB drive for your NAS , this deal has you covered. Some of the best deals from this sale include: WD My Passport 2TB External Drive - $63.99 (Was $90) Kingston 480GB Internal SSD - $109.99 (Was $155) Toshiba 3TB Portable External Drive - $70.41 (Was $170) Toshiba 8TB NAS Drive - $191.19 (Was $265) Synology 5 Bay Diskless NAS - $479.99 (Was $600) There are a bunch of other great deals that you'll want to check out as well. Be sure to grab one before the end of the day, or the sale will disappear and you'll be stuck paying full price. See at Amazon #Google #Android #Smartphones #OS #Ne

Hello, friends! My name is Waldo. I love to travel around the globe—it's a whole world of fun. I'm always on the lookout for fantastic new places to explore. My last adventure started in sun-sational Mountain View, CA where I visited the terrific team at Google, including Google Maps product managers Max Greenwald and Shreena Thakore. Wow! By the way, I'm not traveling on my own. Wherever I go, my trusty friends Wenda, Woof, Wizard Whitebeard, and even that pesky Odlaw go as well. You can come, too—all you have to do is find me! Starting today, you can use Google Maps to join in my amazing adventures for April Fools this week. Are you prepared for a perplexing pursuit? I've shared my location with you on Android, iOS and desktop (rolling out now). To start the search, simply update your app or visit google.com/maps on desktop. Then press play when you see me waving at you from the side of your screen. You can even ask the Google Assistant on your phone, Ch

Here is a guide on how to download Google Play Store 9.4.18 APK directly on your Android phone and install it as well. Play Store is the integral part of all Google services. Also, in recent updates, the Play Store has only gained importance in its role. An app which started off as a stand-alone version meant to distribute apps now acts as a central hub for your device. Most, if not all, Android phones and tablets ship with this application pre-installed. Now that we have established the overall significance, you should immediately update your device to latest Google Play [...] Read More The post Download Google Play Store 9.4.18 APK for Android Phones appeared first on Team Android . #Google #Android #Smartphones #OS #News @ndrdnws #ndrdnws #AndroidNews

Hello, friends! My name is Waldo. I love to travel around the globe—it's a whole world of fun. I'm always on the lookout for fantastic new places to explore. My last adventure started in sun-sational Mountain View, CA where I visited the terrific team at Google, including Google Maps product managers Max Greenwald and Shreena Thakore. Wow! By the way, I'm not traveling on my own. Wherever I go, my trusty friends Wenda, Woof, Wizard Whitebeard, and even that pesky Odlaw go as well. You can come, too—all you have to do is find me! Starting today, you can use Google Maps to join in my amazing adventures for April Fools this week. Are you prepared for a perplexing pursuit? I've shared my location with you on Android, iOS and desktop (rolling out now). To start the search, simply update your app or visit google.com/maps on desktop. Then press play when you see me waving at you from the side of your screen. You can even ask the Google Assistant on your phone, Ch

"Machine learning" and "neural network" are familiar terms to anyone who follows what Google is up to these days, but they may not be the most accessible or comprehensible concepts for the masses. And that's fine — you don't need to have a firm grasp of machine learning to enjoy better photos or keyboards , for instance. Still, Google has been quietly showcasing ways for users to get more  hands-on with these concepts , and the latest such experiment is a game called  Emoji Scavenger Hunt . Here's how it works: Once you open the game in your mobile browser and tap "Let's Play," you'll be prompted to grant access to your phone's camera (privacy-minded browsers like Brave or Firefox Focus won't cooperate). Once you allow camera access, you'll see a countdown and hear some cartoonish noises (turn up your volume if you don't), then you'll be shown an emoji that you have to find in the real world around you

Google is gearing up to officially launch its Home and Home Mini devices in India next month. The news was originally picked up as part of a communication by Redington India with its retail partners. This move has been widely anticipated, since the Google Assistant rolled out support for Hindi last month . Plus, Amazon's competing Alexa and its Echo Plus, Echo and Echo Dot devices have recently begun selling in the subcontinent as well. Officially expanding the ongoing, cut-throat voice assistant battle to a vast new battleground. Alexa has the benefit of a substantial library of local skills at launch, but it still can't understand or speak Hindi. This might just be Google's secret weapon in the fight. As per reports by local users of imported Google Home devices, the process of localization for the Home smart services is already under way and a lot of it has to do with language recognition. Apparently, right around the time Home devices located in India received

One of the things that most annoyed me when switching from Gmail to Inbox as my main email client was how you could no longer mark emails as read. My email workflow had always consisted of manually marking emails as read before archiving them, and I didn't appreciate the change. It might just be my unhealthy obsession with being unreasonably neat and organized — it probably is — but it really irks me to think that there might be an unread email hiding somewhere in my archive. In an ideal scenario, email notifications from the Gmail and Inbox apps would have something like an "Archive and Mark as Read" button for those cases when you know right away that you can archive an email without having to read it. A decent alternative is what we already have in Gmail, where you can select a bunch of emails and, in two taps, mark them as read and archive them. However, this still requires opening the app every time, and if you use Inbox like I do, you don't even have t

Maximum nostalgia. It took far less time for the smartwatch market to cool than the smartphone ecosystem it was supposed to emulate. The interest curve of early adopters to mainstream consumer acceptance seemed to happen fairly quickly, but the falloff was, I think, far more severe than anyone realized. I'm referring mainly to the Wear OS (née Android Wear) and not to the Apple Watch, which as Apple products usually are, seem to be immune to category softening (though one could argue that the Apple Watch never quite took off as many pundits believed it should have). This brings me to the current environment for Android-based smartwatches. There's a new name, Wear OS, and the promise of upgrades to come, but right now, all but a few tech companies have bowed out of the race. It's unlikely we'll see successors to the LG Watch Style and Sport this year, despite being modeled as the "Nexuses" of Android Wear in early 2017, and Samsung long-ago decid

Samsung's flagship smartphones have included the Always On Display (AOD) feature for several years now, giving users a way to glance at essential information like notifications, battery level, and the time, by keeping these details constantly displayed even when the device is asleep. Since then, the feature has become more customizable in terms of color and clock style, and even … Continue reading #Google #Android #Smartphones #OS #News @ndrdnws #ndrdnws #AndroidNews

Google Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL Preferred Care programme also covers 6 months of mechanical breakdown after two years. #Google #Android #Smartphones #OS #News @ndrdnws #ndrdnws #AndroidNews

Xiaomi has smartphones powered by MediaTek Helio P60/ P70 SoCs lined up in 2018, says a report. #Google #Android #Smartphones #OS #News @ndrdnws #ndrdnws #AndroidNews

Samsung is pushing out the April security update on the Galaxy J3 (2017) before Google's official announcement. #Google #Android #Smartphones #OS #News @ndrdnws #ndrdnws #AndroidNews

When Android Nougat rolled out, a lot of people were happy that Android finally had a native split-screen mode they are able to use. Before Nougat, the split-screen feature was only available natively to Samsung flagships and a few other phones. Google finally fixed that with Android 7.0. Fast forward two years and you would think a lot more people would be using this feature. The fact of the matter is, split-screen multitasking is one of the least used features in Android. So we're here to tell you that in case you didn't know, split screen mode is now available for most modern Android devices, especially if you run Android Nougat or better. There are a lot of situations in your daily usage of your Android device where split-screen would not only be applicable, but would also make your life that much more comfortable. Here's how to use split-screen mode. Requirements: An Android smartphone or tablet running Android Nougat or better Stock Android is best

This theme pulls double duty as an April Fool's prank and testament to Android's customizable beauty. There are few themes that are quite as flexible and adaptable as what I like to call the "invisible" home screen. It's a theme that could only exist on Android, and it is both high art and farce. It is both a prank and a functional beauty. Setting up this theme is quite easy, it can work with just about any wallpaper, and it's like turning your home screen into a fun little magic trick. This is the invisible home screen, and here's how you can pull it off. There are two methods to utilize in this theme — completely clear app icons and gesture launcher shortcuts — and while the former is available on almost any launcher that allows custom icons, the latter is a little harder to come by. In the interest of expediency, we're going to give you instructions for this theme in our two favorite theming launchers: Nova Launcher and Action Launche