It looks like we don’t have much longer to wait for Android P. August 20th appears to be the day and we have, once again, Evan Blass to thank for the news. He posted on Twitter this morning a somewhat cryptic calendar with a bright green “P” on August 20th.
— Evan Blass (@evleaks) August 2, 2018
Given that it is pretty much a given that Android P will launch in August, it wasn’t super hard to figure out what was meant by the post.
Gboard for Android has another update rolling out, bringing the ability to make GIFs from text as well as support for 28 new languages. The update is version 7.4.19 for those keeping score at home and is out in the Play Store now.
First up in this update is the ability to make a GIF from Text. Gboard has had the ability for users to make their own GIFs for some time now but it was always photo based. Now you can make one from text as well.
The Starbucks app for Android has been updated this morning and it brings the ability to do a one time adding of funds to your account from Google Pay. The update is version 4.11.1 for those keeping score at home and should be out to everyone who has the app installed by now.
Once you have updated, you can go to the FAB (Floating Action Button) which has your current account balance and tap it and then go to the Add money option. There you will see your credit card information you normally use to top up your card but if you use change the Payment type, you will see that Google Pay is an option.
Croatia has become the latest country where Google Pay is now available. It means that Croatians can now use their phones to tap-and-pay for services in supporting retailers as well as for online purchases. The country marks the third central European country to get the service after Czech Republic and Slovakia earlier this year.
Support for Google Pay in Croatia is pretty limited at the moment. Only the Visa Inspire Debit Card from PBZ is currently supported. No other financial institutions or even other cards from PBZ are supported – at least not yet. It is likely that other banks will join into the service once it is more established.
The new LG Stylo 4, which was released back in June, has made its way to Amazon as an Amazon Prime Exclusive Phone. The $249.99 price tag is $50 less than the normal price for the phone and, like other Prime phones, will com pre-installed with the various Amazon apps.
For that $249.99 price tag, you get a solid mid-range device and a phone that is running Android Oreo 8.1. The LG Stylo 4 has a 6.2″ Full HD display that renders at 2160×1080 on at 18:9 aspect ratio. It has 3GB of RAM and 32GB of built-in storage which can be expanded up to 2GB thanks to the MicroSD slot.