With the revamp of Google Chat came a new way to access and organize Tasks. The collaborative "Spaces" feature meant that you could assign tasks to others who are there with you and keep them organized with separate Space lists. This is similar to the standard Google Account Google Tasks feature, … [Read more...] about Forcing myself to use “Google Chat Tasks” has reminded me how I miss regular Google Tasks
Apps
There are multiple different channels that apps find themselves making their way onto your Chrome OS device. At one time it was via the Chrome Web Store. In that store, you can find dedicated Chrome OS apps alongside Extensions that expand the usability of Chrome. Now that Android has come on the scene, this section of the site will expand incredibly.
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YouTube Music for Wear OS launches music streaming and “Recently Played” tile
The YouTube Music app for Wear OS is launching two new features this week, which were promptly announced in the Wear OS by Google Help Community. These updates include a brand new Wear OS tile and the ability to stream music directly from your watch over LTE or WiFi. If you are a YouTube Music … [Read more...] about YouTube Music for Wear OS launches music streaming and “Recently Played” tile
Fitbit and Google Fit integration with Google Assistant and Nest Hub gets one step closer
The announcement made during Google I/O regarding the release of the Pixel Watch this Fall revealed that it would combine the best of Wear OS and Fitbit. Naturally, this prompted questions regarding how Google plans to merge both worlds. For example, is the Google Fit app taking over the Fitbit app, … [Read more...] about Fitbit and Google Fit integration with Google Assistant and Nest Hub gets one step closer
The Google News Progressive Web App is getting a massive Material You redesign to match mobile
You may have been wondering why all of Google's apps have been receiving Material You redesigns while the Google News app remains boring and old school (the current design is still really nice). In recent memory, the "For you" tab has rethought its layout, using Google's bold, new font, and … [Read more...] about The Google News Progressive Web App is getting a massive Material You redesign to match mobile
Google Calendar adding email verification opt-in for appointment scheduling
Google Calendar introduced a new feature a couple of months ago that gave users the ability to set pre-defined appointment slots so that anyone can book an appointment with them. This feature, called "Appointment Scheduling," was different from the original "appointment slots" that Calendar offers … [Read more...] about Google Calendar adding email verification opt-in for appointment scheduling
Google Keep is finally adding basic text formatting options for your notes
Google Keep was released in 2013 - that's almost ten years ago! Within that time, the service has seen many improvements, but aside from the note backgrounds, a material you remake and new homescreen widgets for rapid logging ideas (all recent developments, I might add) almost none of them have been … [Read more...] about Google Keep is finally adding basic text formatting options for your notes
Google Maps gets “Immersive View” plus improvements in Eco-friendly routing and Live View announced at I/O
AI and machine learning advancements played a big role in all of the announcements made at Google I/O this year, and it's no surprise that one of the recipients of the AI treatment was Google Maps. Maps have been leveraging AI over the past few years by improving on its already really helpful … [Read more...] about Google Maps gets “Immersive View” plus improvements in Eco-friendly routing and Live View announced at I/O
Massive Google Play Store redesign begins rolling out on the web in the United States
Near the end of last year, we wrote about how the Google Play Store on the web was set to receive a massive visual redesign, making it much more beautiful and clean. At that time, the new layout, which featured gameplay trailers as landing page headers for games, a minimalistic UI for browsing … [Read more...] about Massive Google Play Store redesign begins rolling out on the web in the United States
How to disable YouTube’s super annoying ‘Inline Preview’ feature when hovering over thumbnails
Over what I feels like the past few weeks, a strange, new feature has appeared on YouTube while browsing my feed. At first, I thought it was due to a Chrome extension I had chosen to install, but nope - just another annoying Google update that I could live without. While perusing on the home screen, … [Read more...] about How to disable YouTube’s super annoying ‘Inline Preview’ feature when hovering over thumbnails
LumaFusion video editor is quietly shown running on a Chromebook at Google I/O 2022
While the Google I/O 2022 keynote absolutely captivated us all yesterday, we can't forget about the countless other sessions that were made available as it wrapped up. Additionally, the Day-2 sessions went live today as well, giving us all sorts of extra info to sift through for the rest of the … [Read more...] about LumaFusion video editor is quietly shown running on a Chromebook at Google I/O 2022
Google announces AI-powered features to Workspace that improve Google Meet calls and Spaces
Google Workspace has certainly gone through many changes and improvements in the past couple of years. Recently we saw the launch of tone and styling suggestions, Gmail draft capabilities, and auto-generated summaries in Google Docs. Google is now expanding on some of these existing capabilities and … [Read more...] about Google announces AI-powered features to Workspace that improve Google Meet calls and Spaces
Revamped Google Wallet officially revealed, Pay gets Virtual Cards for better checkout protection
Last month, we got an early sneak peek at Google Wallet, the resurrected service that now ties in with Google Pay as a frontend UI for housing your loyalty cards while Pay handles payment processing in the background. Along with the new user interface, the new icon or logo leaked early. Today at … [Read more...] about Revamped Google Wallet officially revealed, Pay gets Virtual Cards for better checkout protection
