News & Reviews:   Android Malaysia

If you own an Android phone, this news might please you. Recently, a tipster revealed that you might be able to uninstall apps remotely through this new Google Play feature. So, what should you know about it?

When Microsoft launched Windows 11 back in 2011, everyone was stoked about the latest version of Microsoft software. Today, Google announced that you can access over 3000 Android games via the Play Games PC Store. That said, what should you know about it?

Previously, we mentioned that ChatGPT will be made available for Android users. Today, the app is officially launched in Malaysia. This release comes after the announcement that the Android app would be rolling out to other countries last Wednesday.

We are currently in the midst of the Aidilfitri festive season and the first since the start of the pandemic in which movement restrictions have been relaxed. Hence, many Malaysians are taking the opportunity to drive cross-country back to their hometowns to celebrate Hari Raya.

For those of you that ‘balik kampung’ by road this festive period, you probably notice different type of drivers throughout your journey. Well, if you notice road users that are more sensible and drive safely, according to a new study, they are most probably Android users rather than iPhone users.

Trade wars have always been brutal and the current trade war between the United States and China is potentially about to leave many Huawei users disappointed. Huawei’s business with Google has been suspended and among the services affected include the transfer of hardware, software and technical services. TL;DR: Huawei users would potentially lose access to popular Google services such as Google Play Store, Gmail and Youtube.

Dark mode makes your eyes happy, especially in the evening and night. Now your mobile surfing experience will be better on the Chrome app on Android with dark mode. If you’re on an Android device with version 74 or higher, you’re able to utilize this feature.

Android users can now use the brand new messaging feature on Google Maps. No, it won’t be used to message other users on the road so you can forget trying to send an IM to that person in the car next to you. Rather, the feature is for users to directly message a business. So far, there has been no word on when this update will be released on iOS.

Update 3.18.380 on Whatsapp allows users to watch videos from Facebook, Instagram and Youtube while in chat, eliminating the need to leave the app just to watch a video. This update is called Picture-in-Picture (PiP) and is now available on Android. If you’re an iPhone user, you may need to wait till January for the update to hit iOS.