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* Key Takeaways: * Google’s support pages in several languages indicate a gradual rollout to let some users change their @gmail.com address. * The new address keeps the @gmail.com domain; the old address becomes an alternate and still receives email and sign-ins. * Data (Drive, Photos, YouTube) remains intact, but you
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* Key Takeaways: * Google is rolling out a feature that lets users replace their @gmail.com primary address without creating a new account. * The old address becomes an alias; messages to both addresses land in the same inbox and stored data (Drive, Google Photos, purchases) remains intact. * You can sign in
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* You may soon be able to change an existing @gmail.com address to a different @gmail.com without creating a new Google Account. * Google’s Hindi support page, cited by 9to5Google, says the original Gmail handle will remain active and both addresses will point to the same account. * Data (emails,
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* Transfer to Android lets iPhones wirelessly migrate photos, messages, apps, and phone numbers to Android devices. * Notification Forwarding enables iPhone alerts to appear on third‑party smartwatches in the EU only. * New EU interoperability tools: proximity pairing, expanded NFC roles, and high‑bandwidth peer‑to‑peer Wi‑Fi. * Small UI
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• Google is gradually rolling out a new option to change an @gmail.com address to a different @gmail.com username. • The old Gmail address becomes an alias; both old and new addresses receive email and can be used to sign in. • Accounts can change their Gmail username up to three
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• Threads now supports short, in-feed podcast episode previews that play directly in users’ feeds. • Meta is hosting live podcast events to encourage creators and listeners to build communities on Threads. • Threads aims to shift podcast conversations from fan-run Facebook Groups to host-led interactions on its app. • The move pits Threads
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* Familiar Face library cleaned up to improve person identification accuracy. * Animal detection now distinguishes cats and dogs at distance and better preserves colors. * Home Brief descriptions for people are more accurate when faces aren’t visible. * Longer videos get richer AI-generated summaries to capture important events. What’s included in
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• Key Takeaways: * Google appears to be preparing to split the combined “Internet” Quick Settings tile back into separate Wi‑Fi and Mobile Data tiles. * AOSP commits in the Android 16 QPR2 source add a “Mobile Data” tile and a Wi‑Fi tile with a toggle, guarded by a feature flag.
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* Key Takeaways * mpv 0.41 is released with notable Wayland improvements. * The update prefers Vulkan as the hardware decoding/rendering path where available. * The changes aim to improve performance and compatibility on modern Linux desktops. What mpv 0.41 delivers mpv 0.41 continues the media player's steady
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• Android Auto leverages Google Maps’ data and features for more accurate routing and local search. • Gemini AI on Android Auto offers superior voice control, message summarization and third‑party integrations. • Android Auto provides richer notifications, broader third‑party app support and active speeding alerts. Google Maps gives Android Auto an
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* Linux Mint 22.3 "Zena" beta is now available for testing, built on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. * Cinnamon 6.6 introduces a redesigned application menu, improved input support, and file-manager refinements. * XApps Timeshift can now pause/resume snapshots; Warpinator adds IPv6 support; Linux 6.14 kernel retained. What’
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* Google is experimenting with moving the Dislike action in YouTube Shorts into the overflow (three-dot) menu. * The company is also testing phrasing changes: showing “Dislike,” “Not interested,” or a combined “Not interested” label next to the thumbs-down icon. * Participants in the experiment may receive an optional survey and can provide