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Grab Snapchat 2.0 today! Photo: Rob LeFebvre/Cult of Android

Grab Snapchat 2.0 today! Photo: Rob LeFebvre/Cult of Android

The Snapchat revamp you’ve been reading so much about in recent months has landed.

Dubbed “Chat 2.0,” and available today on Android and iOS, it finally brings voice and video calling, improved Snapchat Stories, and 200 brand new stickers.

Ok Google is listening... and recording. Photo: Google

Ok Google is listening… and recording. Photo: Google

Google is incredibly accurate at understanding voice searches, which makes it super useful on mobile when you might want to find information without using your hands. But did you know that the company records every single voice search you make?

What’s more, you can listen back to each and every one.

Where's video chat? Photo: Skype

Where’s video chat? Photo: Skype

One of the biggest apps that has long been lacking official Chromebook support is Skype, but that finally changed today with an update to the Skype web app.

Load the application up in Chrome OS, however, and you’ll notice a few glaring omissions.

"Ok OnePlus" is on its way. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

“Ok OnePlus” is on its way. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Just one week after OnePlus released the One’s Cyanogen OS 12 update, the Chinese startup has halted its rollout. But it’s for a good reason: the “Ok OnePlus” voice activation feature that was promised almost a year ago is finally ready for release.

Screenshot: Killian Bell/Cult of Android.

Screenshot: Killian Bell/Cult of Android.

Google has published a pair of new ads on YouTube that remind us how awesomely powerful its “Ok Google” search function is on Android. The simple yet meaningful clips demonstrate how the feature is used every day to quickly access all kinds of information.

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