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“After a thorough investigation, we can say with confidence that the issue impacting the user was not related to the device RMA [Return Merchandise Authorization] … We have worked closely with the user to better understand what occurred and how best to secure the account going forward,” Google spokesperson Alex Moriconi told The Verge (via). This statement addresses the allegations made by game designer and The New York Times bestselling author, Jane McGonigal....

Android is not limited to smartphones anymore, and there are other devices that are running on this popular OS. Smartwatches, TVs, and cars can now run Android apps. That’s why Google is trying to improve its Play Store experience for devices other than just smartphones. These changes that are coming to the Play Store are a part of Google System updates for September 2022. Last week, Google rolled out a new update to the Play Store that adds an “Other devices” tap in the Games and Apps feeds....

E2E encryption is extremely important nowadays. Nobody wants to have their private conversations listened to. This is why it’s important for messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, and others to encrypt their conversations. This means that outside sources will not be able to see the contents of the conversations. Google has spent E2E encryption for Google Messages, but that was not the case as it came to group conversations. Group conversations were at risk of being peered into by third parties....

It’s a pretty straightforward feature that lets you mark certain tasks as favorites so you see them first wherever you open the app. Once it goes live, a new “star” button will appear alongside each task in a list. You can tap the button to mark a task as important, which will turn the star blue. You can also “star” a task right when you’re creating it in Google Tasks, so you don’t have to find it in the list and tap the star button to mark it as important....

What are “Favorite channels” on Google TV and how do you use them? What are “Favorite channels” on Google TV and how do you use them? Now, Google hasn’t officially launched the new feature as of this writing, but according to the source, it will be doing so today via its community support forums. That’s not too unusual, as Google often launches smaller features without fanfare. And how the new UI and feature work is fairly straightforward....