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Your Google Home app’s media controls just got a sleek new redesign

Your Google Home app’s media controls just got a sleek new redesign

Google’s ecosystem of smart home products hasn’t been without its issues. Recently, we’ve encountered reports highlighting Google Home’s inability to respond to basic commands, in addition to several other functionality-related complaints. While the company is currently in damage control mode and fixing some of these shortcomings, it is also finding the time to roll out a design change that was …

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PSA: You Can Now Remap Super NES Controls With Nintendo Switch Online

PSA: You Can Now Remap Super NES Controls With Nintendo Switch Online

Image: Zion Grassl / Nintendo Life We woke up this morning to the excellent news that Nintendo has added Mario Paint to the Nintendo Switch Online SNES library, along with mouse control support for Nobunaga’s Ambition and Mario Super Picross. However, you may have missed another new feature of the Super NES app on Switch 1 and 2: remappable buttons, …

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Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro Camera Upgrade Might Be Far Bigger Than Expected, With A Dedicated Camera App For Pro Controls, An Additional Camera Control Button, And 8x Zoom Support

Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro Camera Upgrade Might Be Far Bigger Than Expected, With A Dedicated Camera App For Pro Controls, An Additional Camera Control Button, And 8x Zoom Support

The iPhone 17 Pro models are slated to bring several design variations and novel features to the table, but like every year, the company will also add a slew of camera upgrades to the devices. This will allow the ‘Pro’ models to remain the flagship options, while the rest of the lineup receives other upgrades. According to the latest report, …

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Google Maps bug causes issues with music controls, but a fix is on the way

Google Maps bug causes issues with music controls, but a fix is on the way

What you need to know Google Maps has removed in-app music playback controls for some Android users. The feature that allowed control over streaming services like YouTube Music and Spotify is nowhere to be seen in the latest app version. It’s unclear if this is a bug or an intentional removal since it’s still available on the iOS version. (Update …

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Google Maps navigation missing media controls on Android [U: Bug]

Google Maps navigation missing media controls on Android [U: Bug]

After the deprecation of Assistant Driving Mode earlier this year, Google Maps is now missing media playback controls for YouTube Music and Spotify on Android. Update 7/21: Google tells us today that it is “actively working to fix an issue that is affecting media playback controls on Google Maps.” The disappearance was just a bug. Original 7/19: With the removal …

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Google Maps navigation missing media controls on Android 

Google Maps navigation missing media controls on Android [U: Bug]

After the deprecation of Assistant Driving Mode earlier this year, Google Maps is now missing media playback controls for YouTube Music and Spotify on Android. With the removal of Driving Mode, users had to use the “Show media playback controls” feature that works with apps like YouTube Music and Spotify.  When navigating, this extends the bottom sheet with a bar …

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