Google Settles In-App Purchasing Suit for $19M

Nov 20, 2025
Google is improving Android's Quick Share wireless file-sharing feature by adding compatibility with Apple's similar AirDrop feature on iPhones. This will make it easier to share photos, videos, and other files with nearby phones, between Android phones and iPhones.

May 29, 2024
The Fitbit Ace LTE is a new kids smartwatch from Google with a focus on exercise and movement. Like most smartwatches for kids, it lets parents keep in touch with their kids via voice and text, and a companion app (Android and iOS) for parents lets them track real-time location and manage allowed contacts.

Jun 11, 2024
New York is newest US state to offer an official, standards-compliant mobile ID (MiD). The new New York Mobile ID app is available for both Android and iOS.

Jan 22, 2025
Samsung has effectively launched its own smartwatch for kids, the "Galaxy Watch for Kids experience on Galaxy Watch7 LTE, powered by Wear OS". Rather than launching a whole new device, the product is a software update available on the existing Galaxy Watch7 LTE.

Oct 31, 2023
Samsung has revealed that its forthcoming One UI 6 software for its Galaxy phones will include a new feature called Auto Blocker. It's designed to block unauthorized app installations, including blocking all side-loaded apps (apps not from an official app store.) The feature can be turned off for users who wish to side-load apps.