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How to take a screenshot on an Android device
For Apple users, you know what you're going to get each new model of iPhone. Android users on the other hand have a ton of makes and models to consider. So when you get a new Android device, it's not always clear how to take a screenshot. For most, you can either use the physical buttons on the handset, or ask your handy virtual assistant to take one for you. Whether you have a Samsung, Google, Motorola or phone, here's how to take a screenshot on (almost) any Android device.
20 Best Walmart Plus Week Deals (2023): TVs, Soundbars, and Google Devices
Its arch-competitors get in on the action too, and Walmart has jumped into the fray with its Walmart Plus Week sales event. We found plenty of great Walmart deals on many of our favorite televisions, soundbars, wireless speakers, and more. Note: Deals have now been opened to all shoppers and not just Walmart Plus members, as they were until 11:59 am ET today. Walmart Plus isn't free to join. It typically costs $98 per year, but Walmart has a promotion right now that drops the price to $49 for your first year. It includes benefits like a bundled Paramount subscription, free delivery on orders over $35 (some products don't have an order minimum), and more.
11 Best Walmart Plus Week Deals (2023): TVs, Soundbars, and Google Devices
Its arch-competitors get in on the action too, and Walmart has jumped into the fray with its Walmart Plus Week sales event one day earlier than Prime Day's official start on July 11. We found plenty of great Walmart deals on many of our favorite televisions, soundbars, wireless speakers, and more. Note: Currently, the deals are only live for Walmart Plus members until 11:59 am ET on July 11. After that, anyone can get in on the action. Unlike Target Circle, it's not free to join.
Hey Google sensitivity setting arrives for Google Home and Nest devices
If you've been having trouble waking Google Assistant on your Google smart speakers and displays--or, on the flip side, if the assistant is occasionally waking by accident--there's a new Google Home setting that might help. Rolling out now to Google Home and Nest devices, the "Hey Google" sensitivity setting lets you determine how sensitive a given device is when it comes to listening for the "Hey Google" or "OK Google" wake words. You can find the setting (which was originally announced last fall before getting a quick preview a week ago) by opening the Google Home app, tapping one of your Google Home/Nest speakers or displays, and then tapping the Device settings button. You should see the "Hey Google" sensitivity setting about two-thirds of the way down the Device settings screen. Tap it, then use the slider to make your Google device either more responsive or less responsive to the "Hey Google" or "OK Google" wake words.
Hey Google, lend me a tenner? NatWest trials voice banking
Get ready to say: "Hey Google. How much do I have in my bank account?" NatWest is to begin voice-only banking that will give customers direct access to their accounts by talking to the Google Home smart speakers now in millions of British homes. The trial โ the first by a UK high street bank โ will let customers ask Google "What's my balance?", "What's my latest transactions?" Google devices will answer verbally, and also flash the answers up on the customer's smartphone.
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If you've taken the leap and added this cute little button of a machine to your smart home arsenal, congratulations! The Google Home Mini is about to revolutionize your life in ways you probably haven't realized it was even capable of yet. While you won't ever get the same sound quality out of the Google Home Mini as you could expect from it's OG sibling (the Google Home), it is comparable in pretty much every other way. Fun fact: If you've got multiple Google devices within earshot (your phone, the Google Home, a few Google Home Minisโฆ) and they all hear you call out an "OK, Google," or "Hey, Google," at once, they'll sync up to ensure only one replies. And that's just the beginning of what this mini smart speaker is capable of.
12 Killer Deals on Google Devices, Amazon Echo, and Headphones We Love
Most of the best Memorial Day tech sales have slowly trickled to an end, but with summer in full swing and new products coming out all the time, there are a surprising number of killer deals this week, including a rare sale on some excellent Google gadgets. With the help of our friends at TechBargains, below are some of our favorite deals going on this week. Google discounts some of its products now and then, but this week four of them have had their prices slashed. The Google Pixelbook is the most powerful Chromebook you can buy, by a longshot, and ChromeOS has improved considerably since we reviewed it late last year. Google Pixelbook Chromebook for $749 (Was $999) - Intel Core i5 CPU, 12.3-inch 2400x1600 touchscreen, 8GB RAM, and 128GB SSD With the Google Home Mini on sale, rival Amazon has put its competing Echo Dots on discount, along with the Echo Show, which is an Echo with a screen, perfect for your kitchen.
Wi-Fi Problems? Chromecast, Google Home May Be The Cause
It could be the fault of Google Chromecast or the Google Home smart speaker. Users and experts alike have indicated the devices are causing trouble for wireless routers. A number of complaints have started to crop up on product pages and online forums in recent months suggesting that the introduction of internet-connected Google products into the home have caused disruptions including the internet connection dropping out completely. The first round of complaints focused on the Google Home Max--the company's high-end speaker that has its Google Assistant built in--and how it interacted with routers from TP-Link, the world's top provider of wireless networking devices. TP-Link quickly identified the issue, which stemmed from how the Google device would MDNS packets, which are used to identify individual internet-connected devices on the same network.
Shopping by voice on Amazon or Google device could cost you
A new feature allows users to ask Amazon's voice assistant Alexa to play "baby making jazz music." FILE - This file photo provided by Amazon shows models of the Amazon Echo Show. With Echo Show, Amazon has given its voice-enabled Echo speaker a touch screen and video-calling capabilities as it competes with Google's efforts at bringing "smarts" to the home. Amazon has been ramping up efforts to get more people to shop using the Alexa voice assistant on Echo speakers and other Amazon devices. NEW YORK -- In the name of convenience, Amazon and Walmart are pushing people to shop by just talking to a digital assistant.
Google will start adding Assistant to Nougat and Marshmallow phones this week
Assistant might be the future of voice-controlled intelligence on our Google devices, but Google hasn't made it easy to get it. There are versions of it on Google Home, the new LG watches, or in Allo chats, but if you wanted the full mobile Assistant experience you had to commit to buying one of the Pixel phones. That's all about to change with a coming Play Services update. Right on the heels of LG's declaration that the G6 would be the first third-party phone to feature Assistant, Google announced that it would be bringing its voice-activated conceirge to all phones running Nougat and Marshmallow. As it is with the Pixel, users will be able to summon Assistant by saying OK Google or long-pressing on the home button.