Google Play Store lets you turn off auto-play videos

The Google Play Store, particularly in the Games feed, auto-plays video for promoting certain games and apps. Now, you can turn off this feature if you're worried about it eating up your data. Head to Settings > General > Auto-play videos. There are three options there: one will auto-play videos at any time, another is over Wi-Fi only, and then the other turns the feature off entirely. This feature doesn't work with GIFs, those still work on auto-play. You will have this option if you have version 17.9.17 of the app.

Source: 9to5Google

YouTube on mobile turns your smartphone into a voice remote for your TV app

YouTube simplifies how you can perform voice searches on your smart TV with a new feature on its Android and iOS apps. All you need to do is press the "Cast" button on your YouTube app and then select the microphone icon that appears. From there, speak into your mobile device to do the voice search on your TV.

YouTube also introduced a new "Who's Watching feature" to make it easier to switch between devices linked to their device. There is also an improved navigation menu on the left side of the screen that displays your favourite pages. If you attempt to cast or open the YouTube on TV app twice in the same day, you'll default to the last account that was signed into. On top of that, the YouTube app on Fire TV now supports Alexa voice control and HDR works on YouTube for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro.

Source: YouTube Help

Stadia 'Claw' accessory already sold out on Google Store Canada

While we seem to have gotten first dibs on Google Stadia's Power Support Claw, the accessory has since been sold out on the company's online Canadian store. Priced at $19.99, the Claw is designed to mount your phone in front of you instead of above the controller. It attaches over the face of the Stadia Controller with cutouts over the Stadia button, USB-C port, and 3.5mm audio jack. Made out of plastic, the Claw has padding in the spring-loaded grip to hold your phone in place. It's designed for the Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL, Pixel 3a, Pixel 3a XL, Pixel 4, and Pixel 4 XL, but Google said it would fit other phones just fine. There have been reports online that the Claw might leave scuff marks on your gamepad, so you might need to be careful with it.

The Claw still hasn't made its way to the US Google Store, which already had the listing for the accessory during Stadia's launch last month. We're hoping Google restocks it soon. 

Disney+ in Canada has most of the 'X-Men' movies

21st Century Fox

If you want to watch most of Fox's X-Men franchise, you can now stream these films on Disney+. With the acquisition of 21st Century Fox in March, Disney owns the rights to the X-Men films. And the titles you can stream now include X-Men (2000), X2: X-Men United (2003), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), X-Men: First Class (2011), The Wolverine (2013), and X-Men: Apocalypse (2016).

Some of the missing titles include both Deadpool movies, Logan, and Dark Phoenix. With its focus on family-friendly entertainment, Disney+ will most likely not get Deadpool and Logan as these movies are R-Rated. As for Dark Phoenix, the film just came out in June, so there might be existing rights agreements that bar Disney from putting it on its streaming service. Deadpool isn't available on any Canadian streaming service right now, while Deadpool 2 can be streamed on Bell's Crave platform. Logan used to be on Netflix, but it has since left the service.

Source: MobileSyrup