Google Sneakily Installed COVID Tracking App on Androids

Google is getting slammed with complaints for allegedly auto-installing a COVID-tracking app on Android phones. Users in Massachusetts noticed that MassNotify, the state’s contact-tracing app, was installed on their devices without approval. Google Admits to Automatically Installing COVID App Massachusetts launched MassNotify on June 15, 2021, and users soon began to notice that the app was silently […]

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How to Use or Disable Android’s Digital Wellbeing Dashboard

Digital wellbeing has become somewhat of a buzzword in recent years. While smartphones can connect us to people from around the world, bring us instant entertainment, and help us organize our lives, it’s undeniable that they also impact our mental, physical, social, and emotional health. To help people find the right balance with technology, Google […]

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Use Android’s Focus Mode to Avoid Distractions

Google has officially launched Focus Mode on Android. This feature, which is part of Google’s suite of Digital Wellbeing tools, was previously available in beta. Now, most people running Android 10, and some running Android 9, can use Focus Mode. In a nutshell, Focus Mode makes it easier to focus on the task at hand. […]

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