Android

• Google announced a new short-form video format for the Play Store.
• It is a new way to discover apps and games by viewing creators' opinions.
• It is dubbed "The Play Report" and is currently rolling out as a pilot program for users in the U.S.

• YouTube Music is rolling out with a new UI for the Now Playing screen.
• The UI adds a row of options to easily interact with a song, including a section for comments.
• Album art is also larger and song titles are now aligned to the left.

However, the most interesting change is that the new menu includes comments, which allow listeners to add a comment straight from YouTube Music or view other comments left from the main YouTube service.

• Google has begun sending out invites for its next Pixel launch.
• The launch event will take place in New York on October 4.
• Google is expected to announce the Pixel 8 series and the Pixel Watch 2.

Coinciding with the launch of the Pixel 6 series, Google began offering an all-in-one subscription that bundled together your choice of Pixel phone, Preferred Care protection, Google One cloud storage, YouTube Premium, Google Play Pass, and (optionally) Fi Wireless service. For the right customer, the Pixel Pass plans, which started at $45, were solid deals, offering a modest discount on the bundle. That said, Pixel Pass was only ever available in the United States.

However, it seems Google may not have found enough of the right customers. In an announcement shared on a new support page, Google has confirmed that the Pixel Pass subscription has been discontinued as of August 29, 2023. The company cites its focus on “offering the best value” as well as customer “flexibility.”

We are focused on offering the best value of our hardware products while giving users the flexibility to purchase their favorite services. Going forward, we will continue to evaluate offers based on customer feedback while providing different ways for them to access the best of Google.

• Google Photos users can now move their Locked Folder content from one phone to another.
• The feature has been requested since Locked Folder was first launched.
• Locked Folder is also rolling out on iOS and the web for expanded use across devices.

• Google could partner up with Garmin Response to add satellite emergency messaging capabilities to Google Messages, potentially making it available in more than 150 countries from the start.
• This collaboration could allow Google to reach more people than Apple's geographically limited Emergency SOS on the iPhone 14.
• Although this feature is still in development, the inclusion of Garmin's brand name within strings in the latest Google Messages update suggests that a contractual agreement has been reached.-

"We would like to address the rumor that ASUS Zenfone 10 will be the last generation of the series and the ASUS Zenfone product line will be shut down. This is not true, " the statement reads.

Asus further mentions that it is committed to its smartphone business and customers and will continue producing its two primary smartphone series: the ROG and Zenfone. Additionally, it also teased its 2024 product lineups, which would presumably include the Zenfone 11.

I'm currently using strong, but I find it not very customizable

I've started sprinting, but strong only lets me track minutes and seconds.

Is there any app that is more customizable and would let me input the time freely?

Another "great" requirement from Google. Why they think that is good idea to leak devs phone numbers to public?