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Tech T@lk

microsoft’s Xbox game pass adds google makes transferring gmail

touch control for surface duo photos to google photos easier

icrosoft’s latest update merican technology
to the mobile side of conglomerate Google
Mthe Xbox Game Pass Awill be adding a new
could make streaming games to “Save to Photos” button to
a phone way better than before. Gmail which users can press to
The new update has finally add- automatically save an emailed
ed bottom screen touch controls image to Google Photos.
on the Surface Duo. According any part of the screen. This is a According to The Verge,
to Mashable, the mobile version neat idea that only really makes this new feature will be rolling
of Game Pass will be getting sense on the Surface Duo, con- out to personal Gmail users,
what Microsoft has called “cus- sidering the device’s unique Google Workspace, G Suite
tom spanned touch controls” form factor. As per Mashable, Basic, and G Suite Business
specifically on the Surface Duo Microsoft has also been beta customers over the next couple time, the service’s unlimited
phone, the company released testing it for a few months. This of weeks and will be available storage for “high quality” pho-
last year. In simpler terms, feature probably won’t be seen alongside the existing “Add to tos will disappear and will be
Game Pass games with touch on many other phones, unless Drive” button. Unfortunately replaced with a 15GB cap.
controls can display a custom, dual-screen phones suddenly for the time being it only works Importantly, any images
developer-made controller lay- explode in popularity. But for on JPEGs and not on PNGs. uploaded before the change
out on the bottom screen and those who have splurged on the It is a good time to be get- comes into force won’t count
the game itself on the top screen USD 1,000 Surface Duo and ting a more convenient way to towards the new limit. In oth-
of this dual-display phone. This paid the USD 15 monthly fee add images to Google Photos er words, users should start
means users will not only be able for Game Pass Ultimate, this is because the service’s storage smashing that “Save to Photos”
to play something like ‘Gears probably the best way to stream options are getting a big over- button and make the most of
5’ without a controller but also Xbox games to a mobile device haul on June 1. the free uploads while they’re
without their thumbs blocking with touch controls so far. The Verge reports, at that still available.

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