Apps & Services
Google Play Games Beta arrives for Samsung Galaxy laptops in Europe
Google Play Games are the best companion app for Android games; the app offers several features such as Gamer profile, Achievements and leader boards, built-in Google games (Pac-Man, solitaire, snake, and cricket), Gameplay recording, and more. Moreover, the app offers to play all your mobile games on your PC. With the latest development, the app is now expanded to new countries; let’s check it out.
List of European countries Google Play Games on Galaxy laptops
With the new expansion Google Play is now available in many European countries; check the list below; your country is also involved in it.
- Italy
- Norway
- Switzerland
- Estonia
- Latvia
- Poland
- Turkey
- Finland
- Liechtenstein
- Portugal
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Austria
- France
- Lithuania
- Romania
- Belgium
- Georgia
- Luxembourg
- San Marino
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Germany
- Macedonia
- Serbia
- Bulgaria
- Greece
- Malta
- Slovakia
- Croatia
- Hungary
- Moldova
- Slovenia
- Cyprus
- Iceland
- Monaco
- Spain
- Czech Republic
- Ireland
- Netherlands
- Netherlands Antilles
- Sweden
- Denmark
Minimum system requirements: your PC should be running on Windows 10, an SSD with 10 GB of available storage, with 8GB of RAM; for a smooth experience graphic, there should be a graphic chi of intel UHD Graphics 630G{U or comparable, 4-core CPU. On the hardware virtualization, you sound have a Windows admin account.
Samsung users can expect Android 14’s new shortcuts for physical keyboard in One UI 6.0
Google Games currently has a large catalog of games; more than 100 titles are available, and more games are added every month. Currently, the app is in the developing phase in the form of beta, while there is no confirmation from Google’s side when it will get a full public release.
Referring to the GPUs recommended by the giant of Mountain View, here is the complete list:
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 600, 700, 800, 900, or 10 series
- NVIDIA Volta series
- NVIDIA GeForce 16, 20, or 30 series
- Intel Iris Xe Graphics Card
- AMD Radeon HD 7790, 7850, 7870, 7950, 7970 or 7990
- AMD Radeon HD 8970 or 8990
- AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
- AMD Radeon R7/R9 300 Series
- AMD Radeon RX 400 Series
- AMD Radeon RX 570, 580, or 890
- AMD Radeon RX Vega series
- AMD Radeon VII Series
- AMD Radeon RX 5000 or 6000 series
For more information on Google Play PC Games, we refer you to the official website (you can find it by following this link), where you will also be able to download the beta version of the program.
Samsung is rolling out a new update for the KeysCafe, a Good Lock Module. With the latest update, the company brought several new functionalities for the application, so it will bring some improvements that will provide more stability and make it more useful.
KeyaCafe has started receiving new updates; it is coming with version number 1.6.1.10. With this update, Samsung has fixed several phenomena that are running the experiment. According to the changelog, it has fixed the progress bar error related to key size in keyboard editing, it has fixed an error with the empty key label, and the Chinese keyboard-related issue has also been resolved. It also resolves the problem that occurred when rotating the device in the keyboard creation-related dialogue.
Along with this, the update has also applied theme optimization to One UI 6.1, which means when you make customizations through the theme park and apply any of them that also make changes to the keyboard, it will make it more compatible to quickly apply to the keyboard.
If you want to take advantage of KeysCafe’s new functionalities, then you can now update it to the latest version from the Galaxy Store. If you haven’t received the update yet, you can also side-load the application from an external source.
Apps & Services
Samsung Good Lock QuickStar update brings support for date format and better customization with Theme Park
QuickStar is one of the Good Lock modules that provides different customization options that allow users to manage the Quick Panel. Now, to make it more advantageous, it has started getting some new features with the latest update.
Samsung has rolled out a new update for QuickStar; it comes with version number 7.2.06.35. With the latest update, it will provide some new capabilities, such asthe fact that it has now started supporting the date format displayed on the indicator clock for the One UI 6.1 installed on Galaxy devices. To provide better customization, it has changed the linkage method for all the One UI 6.0 devices.
However, to make the Theme Park option more compatible, it is advised to update the module to at least 1.1.00.8 or to the higher version. Apart from providing new capabilities, it has also provided improvements to open the Quick Settings window immediately.
If you want to take advantage of Quickstart’s new functionalities, then you can now update it to the latest version from the Galaxy Store. If you haven’t received the update yet, you can also side-load the application from an external source.
The Google Maps app for Android Auto is getting some improvements for its interface, with some redesigned icons that will provide an elegant look to the UI. According to the information, the Android Auto buttons in Google Maps, including ‘Home and “Work,” will get a bold, dark icon. These are decades to provide shortcuts to preset locations.
Additionally, the updated user interface also features a more noticeable search bar. Google has already made some more changes in the past to provide useful buttons in Google Maps, such as replacing the icons in the interface to make it usable with one hand.
For your information, these new icon changes appeared just after the latest Google Maps update, which has also provided a new ability to synchronize the ‘3D Buildings” feature.
Apart from these, Google has dedicatedly brought several new changes to Google Maps, which aim to provide a smooth experience for its Android Auto’s navigation services. For instance, it has included a bolder design to drive time to match the mobile app and the ability to quickly save parking information when you reach your destination.
Google Maps play an important role in navigation, whether it is for smartphones, tablets, or Android Auto. It is a commonly used application on all Android devices for navigation. So to make it more engaging and useful, the Mountain View company frequently brings new updates to the application, so to take advantage of new features related to navigation, you should always keep the application up-to-date.
Via – 9to5Google