The launcher market is a big one, as some people just aren’t satisfied with what comes with their phones. Several Android OEMs add their own skins on top of the Android operating system, and that can be for better or for worse. Third-party launchers are typically made by smaller companies, and they sometimes introduce features you don’t find from bigger companies. Not only that, but since they’re made by smaller teams, they are, ostensibly, more tailored to what the community wants....

You can also mark devices as favorites and access them from the Alexa companion app. The company plans to add support for smart home Groups and Thermostats early next year. Fire TV Stick 4K Max and Fire TV Omni and 4-Series TVs get Alexa Home Theater Fire TV Stick 4K Max and Fire TV Omni and 4-Series TVs get Alexa Home Theater Zoom support on Omni TVs will be available in the coming weeks....

Android 12 has started rolling out to the OnePlus Nord, it’s coming in stages Android 12 has started rolling out to the OnePlus Nord, it’s coming in stages As per usual, this update is rolling out in stages. In other words, not everyone will get it straight away, some of you may have to wait a bit. The update itself weighs around 4GB. The update is currently rolling out to Indian units of the OnePlus Nord....

When you’re looking for something on your phone, but you don’t want to go digging through the software, you can easily search for it. Just summon the app drawer and tap on the search bar right up top. There, you can type any search query and have it pop up right away. Some searches will show you things you can do in the app, as well. Android 13 will let you search Google Photos from the launcher Android 13 will let you search Google Photos from the launcher...

When Chrome OS first launched back in the day, there wasn’t really much that people could do with the software. Users could use Google Chrome and the host of Google Doc applications. Other than that, it was just a bloated Chrome browser. However, when Google added Android apps to the software, Chromebooks gained access to thousands of different applications. Android app usage on Chrome OS has grown a lot over the last year Android app usage on Chrome OS has grown a lot over the last year...