Some Bluetooth headphones don't play nicely with Android 6.0.1. Photo: Eli Milchman/Cult of Android

Some Bluetooth headphones don’t play nicely with Android 6.0.1. Photo: Eli Milchman/Cult of Android

Google’s latest Android 6.0.1 update finally allows users to adjust media volume via connected Bluetooth devices, but the update is also breaking them completely on some headsets.

After updating, many users are finding that volume is at maximum when listening through wireless headphones — even if it is turned all the way down on their device.

Google's new Pixel C will get split-screen multitasking... eventually. Photo: Google

Google’s new Pixel C will get split-screen multitasking… eventually. Photo: Google

Just days after launching its exciting new Pixel C tablet, Google has confirmed that split-screen multitasking is coming to Android.

Android and Chrome UX director Glen Murphy confirmed in a recent Reddit AMA that the company is “spending a lot of time” on developing this feature — and indeed many others — which will give Android tablet owners the ability to run two apps side-by-side.

Phone-killing apps

Which apps aren’t the best for your phone’s battery, performance, and data plan? Photo: Pixelkult/Pixabay CC

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The latest quarterly report from antivirus company AVG has outed the battery-killingest, storage-hoggingest apps currently available.

Some of the culprits are unsurprising, but a few might be murdering your phone’s performance without you knowing, like some kind of ninjas that have somehow taken app form. All of this and more happens in “Appsassins,” the screenplay I’m pitching to SyFy.

But here are the biggest offenders, because that’s really the more important information here.

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Google Photos makes sharing simple. Photo: Google

Google Photos makes sharing simple. Photo: Google

Google knows your best photos shouldn’t stay hidden away inside your camera roll, so it is making it incredibly easy to share them with friends.

A new Google Photos update, which is rolling out today on Android, iOS, and the web, introduces shared albums, which you can send to friends via SMS, email, or instant message.

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