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Android Pay comes to your apps. Photo: Google

Android Pay comes to your apps. Photo: Google

You can now use Android Pay to make purchases inside compatible Android apps. Lyft, OpenTable, and Wish are some of the titles that already support Google’s mobile payment service, and many more will be updated with Android Pay support in the coming months.

Has Marshmallow broken your system clock? Photo: Google

Has Marshmallow broken your system clock? Photo: Google

Android users who have already received a Marshmallow upgrade are noticing that Google’s latest release has trouble keeping time. The system clock is falling behind on some devices, and some users are reporting a delay of up to 30 minutes over a 24-hour period.

Go claim yours now! Photo: Google

Go claim yours now! Photo: Google

Quick! Get yourself over to the Google Store now, where you can claim a free Star Wars Cardboard, courtesy of Google. The limited edition headsets are themed to look like BB-8, a First Order Stormtrooper, Kylo Ren, and RS-D2 — but you can only pick one!

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.

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