News & Reviews:   Android

Android users might get an exciting audio feature with the upcoming Android 13. According to the source, spatial audio, which is already available on the iPhones, might be making its way to the Google Pixel phones with future Android 13 betas.

Switching from iOS to Android might be easier with the new 'Switch to Android' app developed by Google. However, the app is still not publicly available yet, though you still can try out some basic stuff by downloading it through a private link.

Google is now offering a new option that helps users remove the search history in the last 15 minutes. The feature was supposed to make it by the end of last year, as announced at the previous Google I/O. However, due to unknown reasons, the company is only releasing it now. 

The Multi-Device feature for WhatsApp is perhaps the most useful feature the app has. Of course, the feature does have some limitations. Case in point, it doesn't allow you to link multiple mobile devices. But sources indicate that this could change in the coming weeks.

Apple iPad has always been superior to Android tablets when it comes to the quality of apps. As most of us know, some apps downloaded from Google Play Store might have not been tuned for the tablet experience. Therefore, users would have to bear with the apps displayed in low quality on large screens. However, things might change soon with Google announcing a new plan.

If you’re facing issues with limited storage space on your Android devices, then this new feature could literally be a storage saver! In an Android Developers Blog post yesterday (8 March 2022), Google claims that a new ‘Archive’ feature currently in the works will allow users to temporarily reclaim ~60% of app storage by removing parts of the app rather than completely uninstalling it.

It looks like Instagram has given up on its attempt to capture the long-form video market following the company’s move to kill off the IGTV standalone app. In an official blog post on Monday (28 February 2022), Instagram confirmed that it is discontinuing support for the IGTV app thus ending the service as a whole. RIP!

The hype around audio chat rooms has mostly died down. As the app considered the trend starter, Clubhouse has been particularly quiet over the last few months. However, the company now just released a major feature for its users.

For OnePlus fans, one of the more disappointing things was the decision to drop OxygenOS for the OPPO ColorOS. Back in June 2021, the company revealed that it would be merging OxygenOS and ColorOS. Now, we finally have some details on the new operating system.

Are any fans of card games and Yu-Gi-Oh here? Digital trading card games belong to a small niche these days, but Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel has been notably successful on PC and consoles. But if those aren't your preferred platforms, the game is coming to mobile devices too.