Google announced that it would end support for signing in to Google services on Android 2.3.7 or lower starting September 27, 2021. This is meant to safeguard users against security threats and update their devices as soon as possible. After the said date, users will no longer use the general Google services linked with a Google account. Google Ending Support on Android Gingerbread As Google Play Services is an integral part of Android devices, a handset running without it is mostly useless....

The unprecedented failure of Google Bard at its launch triggered severe reactions from the tech community, including Google’s own employees. A report by CNBC stated that Google employees criticized Sundar Pichai in their company’s internal message boards, calling Bard’s launch rushed and botched. Some have even criticized the company’s recent move of ditching 12,000 employees. The Grand Mistake That Costed Billions Triggered by the partnership between Microsoft and ChatGPT maker OpenAI, Google introduced its own AI chatbot named Bard earlier this week....

To help users write better and in a direct format, Google has added a bunch of stylistic and writing suggestions features to its Docs platform. These include suggestions on correcting the grammar of a sentence and making it more direct, using alternative words, suggesting inclusive language, and detecting potential inappropriate words. All these features will be available to Google Workspace users soon. Google Docs New Writing Features For those who’re looking for an MS Office alternative, Google’s G Suite is a fairly suitable suggestion to go with....

To let people have their memories from the Photos app available in physical form, Google is expanding its printing service to more countries this week. Google Photos users in over 28 European countries, including the UK and Canada, can have their photos printed and delivered in standard or canvas forms. This has been available in the US for quite a time and now rolling out to additional countries. Google Photos in Printed Form Though Google Photos is virtually a great place to store and access our memories whenever we want, some wish their perfect memories to be in a physical form to feel much better....

With Android 12’s Beta 3 update, Google removed the Pixel Theme app based on Android OS layout, making few users unhappy. Pixel theme app integrating with Styles and Wallpapers in Android OS would let users customize the font, icon, shape, and accent color in their device. As this is removed and replaced with Android 12’s dynamic theming system, users aren’t happy since it’s not effective in the above customizations. Removing Theme Customisation in Android 12 One of the prime reasons users stick or switch to Android OS is their flexibility in customizing their devices....

Google Voice is getting a visual revamp to let users know about incoming spam calls more clearly. This is a part of the app’s Caller ID feature and is rolling out to everyone gradually. When enabled, the feature will detect and tag a suspicious call as ‘Suspected spam caller’ – letting you make a decision to accept or ignore. Well, if you think the labeled number isn’t suspicious, you can mark it otherwise and whitelist it....

According to reports, Google’s recent mass layoffs have the Fuchsia OS and Area 120 severely impacted – with the former seeing heavy job cuts and the latter department being dumped altogether! This move is in line with the other tech giants of industry laying off people for similar reasons, where the irrelevant or low-scope projects are mostly affected. Killing the In-House Made Projects Citing the ongoing economic turmoil, several companies – especially in the technology space – are laying off employees almost every week....

Adjusting screen brightness is an important task to safeguard your eyes. OEMs of several smart devices like PCs, smartphones, etc., have recognized the importance of this setting and fit in this feature to let users adjust their screen brightness accordingly and lead a healthy screen time. But, this isn’t available for all, and in one manner! For example, brightness settings in laptops are made available through keyboard shortcuts or from the Notification center....

The Valorant is a free-to-play first-person hero shooter game developed by Riot Games . It’s a 5v5 multiplayer first-person shooter (FPS) where one team attacks and the other team defends. The primary mode of the game is search and destroy. The attacking team’s goal is to plant a bomb called a spike and have it detonated, while the defending team tries to avoid that. The game is quite popular nowadays, and gamers come from all over the world....

With the Xbox Game DVR feature, you can record gameplay, save clips, and take screenshots by selecting the Xbox Game Bar graphical interface. Microsoft basically designs it for Windows device users. It’s an efficient and great tool for gamers or streamers, but not everyone needs this as different people have different preferences. However, although this feature is disabled by default, in case you or someone else have enabled it on your Windows 11 computer, and now you don’t find a way to disable it....

Do you want to download and install an unavailable Android app in your country? We have the best methods for you. Many such apps are available on the Google Play Store, which anyone can use worldwide. However, some apps are limited to a particular country and cannot be used by other countries. So if you ever wanted to use any app not available in your country, you will surely be able to do so after reading this article....

Here are some simple troubleshooting tips to fix the issue of auto-rotate not working on the iPhone. Every phone, including the iPhone, has two viewing modes: portrait mode, where you hold the phone vertically, and landscape mode, which turns on when you rotate the screen. The screen changes into a horizontal view. If the auto-rotate feature is enabled on your iPhone, the screen orientation changes automatically. This means that from a vertical view, it will change to a horizontal view on its own....

Java settings can be changed from the Control Panel. However, upon looking up the Java in Control Panel, users have reported that it is missing. This issue is faced by the user due to reasons such as bugs in the system, having an outdated version of the Java installed, installation directory being altered, Java not present on the system, and various other reasons. If you face this issue on your PC then you will be able to fix it with some workarounds given below....

Memory Integrity is an essential component of Windows Security. It monitors all the apps and services loaded in memory and the device’s drivers to determine whether they are functioning properly. If the feature is off or there’s some issue with Memory Integrity, then you will keep getting the ‘Memory Integrity is Off’ error message in Windows 11 . This issue is generally encountered when the system files become corrupted due to a Windows update or if you have manually turned it off....

In the vibrant world of smartphones, our trusty cameras have become our instant storytellers, capturing life’s moments with a single click. But what happens when a stubborn security policy tries to silence this creative tool? Users are experiencing a problem in which a notification blinks when they try to activate the camera. Security policy prevents camera use on Android devices. If you, too, are experiencing this issue, don’t worry! We’ve got simple solutions to get it working again....

Have you ever wondered that how you know if someone blocked you on the iMessage on iPhone? iMessage is the default messaging application available for iOS. However, most iOS users who use iPhones don’t know about this application yet still use other third-party apps for messaging. This is the default messaging application, which is much better than the others. As you all know, it uses the internet connection to send messages, and this is exclusively available from Apple users....

RAR is a file format used for compressing files into an archive. RAR file format is the same as ZIP. If the user wants to reduce the size of the files, then they can choose to compress the files into the archive. RAR files are commonly used everywhere; the files you download from the internet are compressed into RAR files, and the files you send to someone can be converted to RAR to consume less storage....

The most popular and reliable messaging services, email services, were never designed to share large files. Although these services undoubtedly let you share messages and information more effortlessly, they have certain restrictions on the size limit when sending files, which vary with the email services. However, there are alternative methods for sharing large files via email attachments. Today, we will examine some methods for faster email file sharing . Some are easy to use, while others require a workaround....

Signal messenger has been on a ride since last year. The private communication platform was recommended by famous personalities from around the world, including the Anonymous group , Edward Snowden, and Elon Musk . Since many people are leaning onto it now, here’s our guide to using Signal on your PC. After all, being a mobile messenger doesn’t mean you should be using it only on your phone, and we see a lot of users who stay productive onto the PCs than on their phones....

Huawei last month announced it’s Android OS replacement, ‘HarmonyOS.’ It was received with a lot of fanfare and positivity. The company even boasted that their OS is at least on-par with Android, if not better. This statement came as a surprise as building a new OS is very difficult as it has to overcome the windows problem, i.e., app availability. How is Huawei solving this problem? Huawei is solving this problem by running ported Android apps through ARK Compiler....