Apps & Services
WhatsApp Backups No Longer Unlimited on Google Drive
WhatsApp and Google entered into a partnership in 2018 that allows for limitless free cloud backups in Google Drive. Users who had been hampered by Google Drive storage restrictions were relieved by this change, which made it easier for them to better organize their papers, backups from WhatsApp, and images. But this convenience is about to stop since Google will soon start detecting backups of WhatsApp chat histories from Android users allotted cloud storage. Android users will now have to be extra careful about how they handle their WhatsApp backups to make sure they don’t go over Google Drive’s 15 GB free cloud storage limit.
The 15 GB of free cloud storage that Google offers for Drive, Gmail, and Google Photos is the reason why many WhatsApp users need to subscribe to Google’s premium cloud storage plans. Additionally, WhatsApp backups will begin to count against your Google account cloud storage limit. Users of WhatsApp beta will begin to notice the change in December 2023, and all Android users will in early 2024. Backups will be included in the 15 GB of free storage that is shared by Drive, Gmail, and photos. When a user’s storage capacity is reached, they must make room for more backup or look at Google One.
This change suggests a major change in the way consumers experience backups on Android, bringing it into compliance with iOS backup practices. Google also offers a number of storage management options, such as the ability to discover and remove huge files and photographs with a single tap, to assist customers in clearing up space on their accounts. In order to minimize the amount of space used by upcoming backups, users can also remove items from WhatsApp. Additional storage choices are also available from Google through its Google One subscription service, which starts at Rs 149 for 100 GB of storage per month.
Google Android Auto is successful in making its place in the hearts of the hearts of a lot of car drivers. With its convenience features and useful navigation system, infotainment has become very popular, and to maintain its popularity and consumer engagement in its service, Google frequently provides new updates where it aims to refine the usage of the application.
Google plans to reshape Android auto functionality in the future
Google is planning to unlock the potential of Android Auto with compatibility enhancement. The company is focused on bringing new applications for streaming and gaming, and cars equipped with Android Auto would like to see an increase in compatible apps thanks to the growing size of the in-car display. This will provide a new space to play games and stream more comfortably.
What’s new for developers?
Google is simplifying the process of adding new apps to Android Auto and cars with built-in Google software; this includes new guidelines for developing apps compatible with various screen sizes and shapes. The app’s development can require early review for streamlined authorization.
For more comfort for developers, the company will introduce a new tiered system where an app developer will make the application pass all three levels to finally publish on Android Auto.
Several new apps are coming to Android Auto and Android Automotive
There are several new apps that will be introduced for both Android Auto and Android Automotive. There will be some new streaming services, including Max and Peacock coming to cars with built-in Google from Renault, Polestar, and Volvo. Alongside the Angry Birds game, an Uber Driver app is arriving on Android, which will allow the user to accept rides, manage deliveries, and get directions directly on the car display.
Additionally, Google is testing some more messaging and weather-related apps for Android Auto, as well as videos, games, and browsers that are marked as coming soon.
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PUBG Mobile has 20 million daily active players; now to enhance the gaming experience of millions of players PUBG Mobile is introducing new support for playing the game at a 120 fps frame rate on specific devices. Here’s the eligible device list.
PUBG Mobile Ultra Extreme Graphics Settings
Despite offering a high refresh rate option for a couple of years, PUBG Mobile ran at a maximum of 90 fps on all devices, but now a new version of the game brings convenient support for playing the game at a 120 fps frame rate (Ultra Extreme).
The latest PUBG Mobile 3.2 arrived in app stores on both Android and iOS on May 13 and added 120 fps (Ultra Extreme) to the graphics settings on select devices. A couple of days ago, before the release of the game’s 3.2 update, Samsung already revealed a list of supported devices, including some Galaxy smartphones, that are eligible for the new support.
List of Samsung Galaxy Devices that can run PUBG Mobile at 120 fps/ Ultra Extreme Graphics
- Galaxy S24 Ultra
- Galaxy S24+
- Galaxy S24
- Galaxy S23 Ultra
- Galaxy S23+
- Galaxy S23
- Galaxy Z Fold 5
All the Galaxy devices mentioned above are eligible to support PUGB Mobile’s 120 fps mode, although the specific variant of the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24+ devices based on Exynos and Snapdragon doesn’t matter. By this point, we can expect the same will be true for any other Galaxy flagship that uses both Exynos and Snapdragon chips and receives support for running PUBG Mobile at 120 fps in the coming time.
You can easily download the PUBG Mobile update from both the Galaxy Store and the Google Play Store on Galaxy smartphones, or you can also prefer the official PUBG Mobile website to download it directly.
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Apps & Services
Google to Expand Circle to Search Feature Over 200 Million Devices, Thanks to Samsung
Finally, we’re anticipating the start of Google’s annual I/O developer conference today, and our expectations have been met as a dedicated section of the event focuses on intelligent tools.
As we expected, Google’s AI will be the focus of its upcoming event, and finally, as expected, Google’s upcoming annual I/O developer conference will reveal more about the generative AI tools to make our daily lives more convenient. Among all the announcements, the expansion of the Circle to Search feature is one of them.
Google promised to expand the availability of the Circle to Search feature to 200 million devices by the end of 2024. Presently, this feature is running on over 100 million smartphones.
Initially, Samsung introduced this feature exclusively on its Galaxy S24 series under the Galaxy AI package. Later, Google expanded its availability and made it available on the Pixel 8 and Pixel 7 series. On Galaxy devices, users can easily use this Circle to Search with Google feature by pressing and holding the bottom navigation bar. users can circle to highlight text or images from the screen, and then it instantly triggers a Google search for related information.
After the Galaxy S24 series, Samsung, along with the One UI 6.1 update, expanded this Circle to Search feature under theGalaxy AI. It is expected that this feature will become a standard offering on next-generation Google and Samsung smartphones later this year. It is also revealed that Google is also looking forward to bringing Circle to Search into the classroom so that students can now use the Circle to Search feature to get step-by-step help with tricky physics and math problems right from their phones or tablets effortlessly.
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