Top Stories: Google launches Pixel Buds and Play Store app, Google Meet free without G Suite, Lenovo IdeaPad Duet pre-orders, and more.
The biggest piece of Google news this week is that the company officially launched their first true wireless earbuds, the 2020 Google Pixel Buds. The launch was hailed by the arrival of a new Google Pixel Buds app into the Play Store. However, many Pixel owners were not pleased to see the Pixel Buds app essentially install itself as an “update,” and they responded by flooding the app with 1-star reviews.
The Google Pixel Buds app itself can be installed on any device running Android 6.0 or higher, although this is likely as the application and earbud features require added frameworks from these builds to function properly. As they will undoubtedly utilize standard Bluetooth protocols, it would be safe to assume that basic listening functions will still work on devices running older builds or even other desktop and mobile OSes.
For more on Google’s latest first-party accessory, be sure to check out our extended coverage:
Google Meet will gradually become free over the coming weeks to those with a Google account, with access being given in phases until everyone can get logged in.
