Google cuts down on bloatware on Android

Never used Google+? Now you don’t have to see that on your phone if you don’t have to. New partner guidelines from Google have taken out Google Play Games, Google Play Books, Google+, and Google Newsstand as mandatory apps to be included in all Android phones. This move helps free up more space for the apps you do want on your phone. If you, however, do use those apps, well, you can still download them on the Google Play Store.

Source: Android Central | Via: Engadget

Android Wear update brings Google Translate to smartwatches

The upcoming Android Wear update will make it easier for you to talk to someone who can’t speak your native language. The update will have Google Translate preinstalled on all Android Wear devices, even if you don’t have the app on your phone. How does it work for Google’s wearable? You just need to speak into the watch one of the 44 supported and indicate into what language you want it translated. The app will then translate it for you and then you show it to the other party. He/she can then speak in their native language and have the app translate for you. As you go on you don’t have to switch the language setting back and forth as the app can detect what languages are being spoken. This new update should be arriving in the coming weeks when Android Wear 1.3 launches.

Source: Droid Life

Google adds seven new languages to News app

Perhaps you want to read News in your native tongue? Well, Google's adding seven more languages to its News app. The languages include Bahasa Indonesia, Bengali, Bulgarian, Latvian Lithuanian, Romanian, and Thai. The app already supports 28 languages spanning 45 countries. With the addition of the new languages, Google claims this could reach a potential audience of over 260 million people. The native language versions will be available on the web and Android and iOS mobile apps.  

Source: Google News Blog | Via: Android Police | Download: Google Play Store (Free) + Apple App Store (Free) 

Samsung teases new Gear S2 smartwatch in 30-second clip

Want to see more of the upcoming smartwatch from Samsung? The South Korean brand this time released a 30-second teaser of its new Gear S2 watch, which they'll be launching at IFA in Berlin next month. The Tizen-powered smartwatch takes the traditional circular watch route and seems to have some elements of Apple Watch in it with the circular icons. We don't know much yet about the device past how it looks but we just have to wait a bit to find out more about this new Samsung smartwatch. 

Source: Android Police