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Google Reportedly Developing Motion Cues Feature to Tackle Vehicle Motion Sickness
Google might be developing a new feature to tackle potential motion sickness when using Android smartphones in vehicles during transit, according to a report. It is said to have been discovered during an APK teardown of the latest version of the Google Play Services app. While third-party apps to prevent car sickness are available on the Google Pla...
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Wear OS 5 Will No Longer Support Watch Faces Not Developed Using WFF, Says Google
Wear OS 5 will no longer support older watch faces on the Play Store, the company announced on Wednesday. The incompatible watch faces include those not developed using WFF (Watch Face Format). Google says only watch faces which meet Google’s quality standards and performance will be accessible on smartwatches running the new firmware.
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Google Play Games for PC to Expand Support for Native PC Games This Year
Google Play Games was released for Windows in 2022, bringing a diverse lineup of select Android games to PC. Google’s gaming service, first announced in 2021, was launched in Beta in India last year, as well, offering optimised Android games for PC. Google recently announced that it will expand support for native PC games on the platform, offerin...
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Google Pauses Mandatory Play Store Billing for App Developers in India Following CCI Ruling
Google has updated its Play Support help page in India to state that the company has paused its policy requiring app developers to use the Google Play billing system for any purchases of apps and services in the country. The decision of the company comes after a Competition Commission of India (CCI) ruling that directed the company to not restrict ...
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Epic Games Wins Support From Fortnite Gamers, Firms on Apple Standoff
Fortnite creator Epic Games found support from its legions of gamers, Tinder-owner Match Group and Spotify for suing Apple and Google after the tech giants dropped the popular video game from their app stores for violating payment guidelines.
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WWDC 2020: Apple Unveils tvOS 14 With Home App Support, New Interoperability Standard Announced
Apple at WWDC 2020 keynote on Monday unveiled tvOS 14 as its updated platform for Apple TV devices. The company also announced a home alliance in partnership with Amazon, Google, and other key smart home makers and developed an interoperability standard.
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Google’s Transition to 64-Bit Apps Begins in August, 32-Bit Support to End in 2021
Google has asked developers to submit 64-bit versions of their apps starting August this year and has also revealed that 32-bit support ends in 2021.
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Google Play Store Gets New Requirements for Developers, Including 64-Bit Support
The new announcements highlight Google’s continued efforts towards improving the quality of content on the Play Store.
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Google Play Now Supports Promo Codes for Paid Apps, In-App Purchases
According to Google, developers can offer a paid app or in-app product to users for free with a promo code.
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Google Play Expands Reach With Wider Carrier Billing and PayPal Support
Google also made gift cards available to a total of 13 countries, while announcing that developers in 13 new countries can now sell apps.
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Google Play Games gets cross-platform multiplayer support, and more
The mobile gaming service has also added a gifting option, multiplayer invites, and new developer tools.
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Google Reportedly Developing Motion Cues Feature to Tackle Vehicle Motion Sickness
Google might be developing a new feature to tackle potential motion sickness when using Android smartphones in vehicles during transit, according to a report. It is said to have been discovered during an APK teardown of the latest version of the Google Play Services app. While third-party apps to prevent car sickness are available on the Google Pla...
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Wear OS 5 Will No Longer Support Watch Faces Not Developed Using WFF, Says Google
Wear OS 5 will no longer support older watch faces on the Play Store, the company announced on Wednesday. The incompatible watch faces include those not developed using WFF (Watch Face Format). Google says only watch faces which meet Google’s quality standards and performance will be accessible on smartwatches running the new firmware.
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Google Play Games for PC to Expand Support for Native PC Games This Year
Google Play Games was released for Windows in 2022, bringing a diverse lineup of select Android games to PC. Google’s gaming service, first announced in 2021, was launched in Beta in India last year, as well, offering optimised Android games for PC. Google recently announced that it will expand support for native PC games on the platform, offerin...
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Google Pauses Mandatory Play Store Billing for App Developers in India Following CCI Ruling
Google has updated its Play Support help page in India to state that the company has paused its policy requiring app developers to use the Google Play billing system for any purchases of apps and services in the country. The decision of the company comes after a Competition Commission of India (CCI) ruling that directed the company to not restrict ...
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Epic Games Wins Support From Fortnite Gamers, Firms on Apple Standoff
Fortnite creator Epic Games found support from its legions of gamers, Tinder-owner Match Group and Spotify for suing Apple and Google after the tech giants dropped the popular video game from their app stores for violating payment guidelines.
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WWDC 2020: Apple Unveils tvOS 14 With Home App Support, New Interoperability Standard Announced
Apple at WWDC 2020 keynote on Monday unveiled tvOS 14 as its updated platform for Apple TV devices. The company also announced a home alliance in partnership with Amazon, Google, and other key smart home makers and developed an interoperability standard.
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Google’s Transition to 64-Bit Apps Begins in August, 32-Bit Support to End in 2021
Google has asked developers to submit 64-bit versions of their apps starting August this year and has also revealed that 32-bit support ends in 2021.
-
Google Play Store Gets New Requirements for Developers, Including 64-Bit Support
The new announcements highlight Google’s continued efforts towards improving the quality of content on the Play Store.
-
Google Play Now Supports Promo Codes for Paid Apps, In-App Purchases
According to Google, developers can offer a paid app or in-app product to users for free with a promo code.
-
Google Play Expands Reach With Wider Carrier Billing and PayPal Support
Google also made gift cards available to a total of 13 countries, while announcing that developers in 13 new countries can now sell apps.
-
Google Play Games gets cross-platform multiplayer support, and more
The mobile gaming service has also added a gifting option, multiplayer invites, and new developer tools.
