Android apps in the Google Play store are now subject to AI-led quality tests, that will contribute to how often they’ll show up in searches. Algorithmic method In the same way that Google search famously ranks websites, the Android app store—Google Play—calculates uses a search and discovery algorithm to rank apps. Recently, that algorithm has […]

The Google app—available on both Android and iOS—is getting ‘a new feed experience’, but it’s less a Facebook clone than you might first expect. First feeds Google has been tentatively pushing the appeal of its customised feed capability since December 2016. Back then, they claimed that ‘the more you use Google, the more tailored and

Google is making plans to launch a new search engine format delivering results with custom posts for businesses. Googling local The internet juggernaut has recently stated that 82% of users are turning to the popular search engine for local information, even when they are already familiar with a given establishment. Posts will be able to

Google has named the successors to Google Drive and the Google Photos desktop uploader. The heirs are split into consumer-level tools and enterprise solutions. Backup and Sync Backup and Sync is the consumer-targeted tool that Google says will ‘help everyday users back up files and photos from their computers, so they’re safe and accessible from

Google’s new app, Triangle, grants greater control of how apps use Android devices’ mobile data connections. Saving data Triangle lets consumers see which apps are using their device’s data connection, and make decisions about which ones should. They can decide whether to allow or to block each app. At a glance, that seems simple enough.

Recognising a renewed social concern with information security, Google has taken the opportunity to promote G Suite’s easy integration with email encryption and digital security services. Demand driven Financial, medical and legal information is heavily regulated. Companies dealing with such communications are obliged to stay ahead of the game. Media coverage of recent leaks of

With Google, bigger is almost always better. And so goes the thinking behind a sizeable update for Google Drive. Drive me Home Google Drive will soon be able to back up your entire computer, via a new app called Backup and Sync. If that’s a bit of overkill, you’ll soon be able to direct Drive

Google has updated its search protocol with an algorithm that lowers the ranks of heavy affiliate sites, and sponsored content. Putting an end to the reuse of fake news In what has been playfully dubbed the “Fred update,” sites with ad-focused content have been targeted, meaning faux-blogs and masked advertisements prioritising revenue over content are