Gboard Tests ‘Scan Text’ Feature to Insert Text from Captured Images: How it Works

Gboard Tests ‘Scan Text’ Feature to Insert Text from Captured Images: How it Works

Gboard — Google’s keyboard app for smartphones — is picking up a useful new feature that will make it easier for you to insert text, using your smartphone’s camera. The latest version of the keyboard app adds support for a new “Scan Text” mode that uses optical character recognition (OCR)…

PhonePe Launches Indus Appstore in India, Will Not Charge App Listing Fee for the First Year

PhonePe Launches Indus Appstore in India, Will Not Charge App Listing Fee for the First Year

PhonePe launched its Android-based mobile app marketplace, Indus Appstore, in India on Wednesday, February 21. The app store was launched by the Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw during a hybrid event. The Walmart-owned fintech firm said its new app storefront intends to solve the major pain point…

Android Safe Browsing Feature Rolled Out by Google With Live Threat Protection: How it Works

Android Safe Browsing Feature Rolled Out by Google With Live Threat Protection: How it Works

Google is introducing a new security feature for Android smartphones designed to keep users safe from malicious links while using apps on their handsets. The ‘Android Safe Browsing‘ feature supports third-party apps and will alert users when they access harmful links or websites, according to Android expert Mishaal Rahman. The…

Android 15 Developer Preview for Google Pixel Smartphones Said to Arrive on February 15

Android 15 Developer Preview for Google Pixel Smartphones Said to Arrive on February 15

Android 15 could make its first appearance this week. According to a comment made on a post on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), the Android 15 Developer preview is likely to be scheduled for Thursday. The comment also revealed that the next generation of Google’s operating system (OS) for…

Google Pixel Phones May Soon Adapt Touch Sensitivity Based on Environment: Report

Google Pixel Phones May Soon Adapt Touch Sensitivity Based on Environment: Report

Google’s last year’s Pixel 8 series offers an exclusive screen protector detector feature. This advanced feature detects when a screen protector is put on or taken off from the Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro handset and notifies users to enable or disable screen protector mode accordingly. Now, the search…

PhonePe’s Indus Appstore Set to Launch in India on February 21, to Be Available in 12 Local Languages

PhonePe’s Indus Appstore Set to Launch in India on February 21, to Be Available in 12 Local Languages

PhonePe, the fintech platform owned by Walmart, is gearing up to unveil its own mobile app store soon in India. The homegrown Android-based app marketplace called Indus Appstore will be available for consumers later this month. The app store is confirmed to list apps in 12 Indian languages besides English…

Google Maps Redesign Brings Clutter-Free Interface for Directions Search, New Bottom Sheet Design

Google Maps Redesign Brings Clutter-Free Interface for Directions Search, New Bottom Sheet Design

Google Maps for Android has reportedly received an important quality-of-life update, which will make it much easier to navigate through parts of the interface. According to a report, Google has reworked how the user interface (UI) while searching for directions is displayed in the app, ditching the full-screen in favour…

Google Bard to Be Renamed to Gemini; Android App, Advanced Subscription Coming Soon: Report

Google Bard to Be Renamed to Gemini; Android App, Advanced Subscription Coming Soon: Report

Google Bard might soon get a new name, along with an Android app, as per a new report. A tipster shared a screenshot of Bard’s changelog dated February 7, which makes multiple big announcements around the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. The most notable among them is the rebranding exercise of…

Telegram’s New Update Brings Several Improvements to Messages, and More Features

Telegram’s New Update Brings Several Improvements to Messages, and More Features

Telegram received an update recently that added new features to the instant messaging platform. The most notable of them is Saved Messages 2.0 which now lets users filter and customise going through the saved texts, media, and links. Additionally, the platform also added several new features throughout the month such…

Threads App Sees Rise in Downloads, Competitor X Falls in Top Downloaded Apps List: Report

Threads App Sees Rise in Downloads, Competitor X Falls in Top Downloaded Apps List: Report

Threads was launched by Meta’s Instagram in July 2023. It is a microblogging platform, similar to X (formerly Twitter). Within the first five days of its launch, the application saw 100 million registered users. However, the platform struggled to retain regular users on the text-based app after the initial rush….