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AppWizard

April 21, 2025

Latest Android Auto v14.2 seemingly dashes hopes of smart glasses navigation

Google has started rolling out version 14.2 of Android Auto, focusing on bug fixes and minor adjustments. The update does not mention "Glasses," which had previously led to speculation about smart glasses integration. This speculation arose from a Hindi version of the app that included references to "Glasses" and navigation capabilities, but discrepancies between language versions suggest it may have been a translation error. Additionally, Google has showcased ambitions for smart glasses in a TED 2025 demonstration, featuring a "memory" function that helps users track lost items.

AppWizard

December 3, 2024

How to use Google Wallet to make custom digital passes

Google Wallet allows users to manage various passes, including boarding passes, transit tickets, and loyalty cards, all in one application. It can scan Gmail for existing passes and allows manual addition of passes if needed. Users can create custom passes by uploading images of physical passes, which the app converts into digital cards. The Wallet app supports secure storage of debit and credit cards and has added numerous banking partners in 2024. It can also store digital car keys, corporate office passes, and hotel room keys. The Google Pay app has been discontinued in the U.S. as of June 2024, but Google Wallet continues to serve various financial and organizational needs.

Winsage

September 27, 2024

Microsoft to launch delayed Recall feature following security controversy

Microsoft is set to launch its Recall feature for Windows 11, which captures screenshots of user actions for later retrieval. The feature had been delayed due to security concerns raised by researchers regarding potential vulnerabilities. Microsoft has since enhanced security measures, including making Recall an opt-in feature, implementing encryption for screenshots, and requiring authentication through Windows Hello. Recall will also integrate Microsoft’s Purview software to prevent the capture of sensitive information. Users can control what Recall captures, with options to exclude certain applications and disable the feature entirely. Microsoft conducted extensive security reviews to validate these measures, and Recall is a key feature of the Copilot+ PCs running the latest Windows 11 version.

AppWizard

July 25, 2024

Google tests picture-in-picture mode for Android users watching videos in the YouTube app

YouTube for Android has updated to bring PiP mode instead of the minibar when minimizing a video. This update is currently being rolled out to some users with version 19.29.37 of the YouTube for Android app in the U.S. The update allows viewers to move and resize the miniplayer while watching a video.

AppWizard

July 18, 2024

Clickolding’s Click Daddy made me his Click Piggy, oink oink

In ye olde comic books, the words "flick" and "flicker" were avoided due to potential misreading. Clickolding stylizes its title in all-caps for the same reason.