The Big G, Google, had already spoken of introducing a Nearby Traffic widget for Google Maps sometime last week. This will be adding to the immersive view, which helps users take a peek at a restaurant down the street, and the Street View which enables users to access how territories and structures change over time. How do you get the new Nearby Traffic Widget for Google Maps? According to Mishaal Rahman, the Nearby traffic widget for Google Maps is now available on the Play store via Google Maps(version 11.35.1). Once you have the latest Google Maps, then Traffic Widget should…
Author: Onyebuchi Uche
Android Auto has been getting a lot of tweaks since last month. Earlier, one-tap message replies were enabled on Android Auto to ease messaging while driving. Adding to that the software got a redesign enabling split-screen mode. Well, another tweak to the Android Auto is that it is now exclusive to car screens. The result of this is that this version will no longer work with your smartphones but just automobile screens. At the debut of the software in 2015, it was available for compatible vehicles and there was also a version for phone screens. However, early this month, a…
Samsung Pay expanded its capabilities to satisfy more customers worldwide by adding support for C6 bank cards in Brazil. This tweak was considered a major improvement by most tech enthusiasts given the fact that more users could make payments with their bank cards in Brazil. However, while the Samsung Pay was mostly for Galaxy devices with some other Android tapping the software, it has been confirmed that the app will no longer function on non-Samsung Android devices. The Korean tech giant was fond of making most of its apps exclusive to Galaxy devices but that wasn’t the case for Samsung…
Fitbit Charge 5 is a peg that fits into the hole of quality as well as the hole of portability. If you’re trying to get the best out of a smartwatch and you don’t want a full smartwatch occupying most of the wrist, then you can go for the Fitbit Charge 5. As good as this wearable is, some users have laid some complaints. There seem to be Fitbit Charge 5 disconnection issues with smartphones which most users have pointed out to be quite annoying. A few threads seen on the Fitbit support forum show that the Fitbit Charge 5…
While Google had announced that it was planning to enable users to unlock an Android phone using a smartwatch, it seems like the time for that is nearer than you think as the unlock animation was found in the latest Google Play services update. Mishaal Rahman, the Esper’s Senior Technical Editor has given a teardown of how we are going to unlock an Android phone using a smartwatch from the Google Play services update. The feature was formerly named Smart Unlock and is now called Nearby Unlock. There is no reason to bother about security as it is very safe…