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Google wants to make sideloading harder for your own good

www.phonearena.com

New Android security changes add friction to app installs.

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Don’t Google the "Pocket Taco" while at work — but you need to check it out if you love retro gaming

www.windowscentral.com

GameSir’s new Pocket Taco controller targets retro fans with a clever vertical layout, though its name steals a bit of the spotlight.

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Does Google Photos Keep Your Photos Forever?

www.bgr.com

Google Photos has some annoying restrictions, which raises the question of whether the service will keep your files forever if you're on a free plan.

Voice search in the Google app is leaning hard into the Gemini aesthetic

Update, January 19, 2026 (2:43 PM ET): Almost immediately after publishing this story, we managed to enable an even newer version of the voice search interface in version 17.2.51.sa.arm64 of the Google app:

Google says it's making Android sideloading "high-friction" to better warn users about potential risks

www.xda-developers.com

The tech giant says the goal is to help Android users better understand the potential danger of unverified apps.

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7 great WhatsApp alternatives for Android users — Google Messages, Discord, and more

www.techradar.com

WhatsApp is the world’s most popular messaging app, with more than three billion active users. From its humble beginnings as a cross-platform messaging service, WhatsApp has grown to offer video calls, image and location sharing, and even…

Google Announces That Its Veo Generative AI Model Has Gotten an Expressive New Update

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While it seems like most generative AI models have hit a level that we won’t call stagnation, but do appear to be somewhat at a plateau of sorts, major tech companies like Google are still putting out announcements highlighting the…

The latest Google Calendar update makes managing multiple schedules easier

www.howtogeek.com

This Google Calendar update brings hidden calendars back to your list.

Pixel 10’s Magic Cue feature seems to be preparing Google Tasks & Wallet integration

9to5google.com

New findings reveal that, months after launch, Google might be expanding on the Pixel 10’s Magic Cue feature by adding support for information from Tasks and Wallet.

Google Calendar is making it harder to lose track of all your multiple calendars

A switch that makes calendar ownership harder to ignore.

Android And iPhone Users Warned To Update Now Over Critical Google Flaw

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Google’s Fast Pair system problems mean even iPhone users who’ve never had a Google product are at risk through big-name audio products and need to update now.

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Here’s how vertical tabs work in Google Chrome, and how to try it for yourself [Gallery]

9to5google.com

Google Chrome has made a test of its new vertical tabs feature available, and you can try it out for yourself pretty easily.

Newsom plans no new journalism funding despite $175-million funding deal with Google

www.latimes.com

It's a significant walkback from an August 2024 deal between California leaders and Google to jointly spend $175 million over five years to fund local journalism.

OpenAI's Google Translate killer is here: How to use the new ChatGPT Translate

www.zdnet.com

ChatGPT Translate isn't multimodal yet, but it does beat Google Translate in one big way. Here's how.

Google Phone app gets short Material 3 Expressive bottom bar

9to5google.com

Phone by Google is now fully compliant with Material 3 Expressive after shrinking its bottom bar.

Google restores much-missed JPEG XL format to Chromium code base - better image compression and better bandwidth are on the way

www.techradar.com

Google restored JPEG XL support in Chromium, enabling native decoding after years of industry pressure and growing adoption elsewhere.

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Google app finally redesigns voice search on Android

9to5google.com

Google is rolling out a significant redesign and modernization of voice search on Android.

Amazon slashes Google Pixel 9 and more in limited-time deals 'selling fast'

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Shark's handheld vacuum cleaner is another popular deal being snapped up by Amazon shoppers

Google calls Android’s new sideloading flow ‘high friction’

9to5google.com

Google announced changes to Android app sideloading last year that would require developer verification as a safety measure, but the company somewhat backtracked with a solution for “experienced users” that would allow for installs without…

Don't fret, 1337Gamer69: Google will soon let you change your embarrassing Gmail username

www.pcgamer.com

Dear reader, I know I'm hardly the only one whose teenage self experienced an embarrassing weeb phase. I mean, let those who aren't still holding on to an online handle they're at least a little bit embarrassed about cast the first stone,…