The Google App is undergoing yet another visual transformation, this time saying goodbye to its longstanding Material Design 3 attire. The fresher look? It’s inspired by Google’s Material You, aiming to replace the old and somewhat outdated appearance that users have been familiar with for years. Android Police recently highlighted that the app, in its […]
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Massive Gboard update will let you handwrite in any text field, fixes your grammar with AI, more
This past week, we saw Gboard, the keyboard that killed Swype for myself and probably all of you, get the ability to be resized for tablets and foldables. Now, according to a new 9to5Google APK Insights post, Google’s keyboard is getting a serious makeover in version 13.3. This update is packed with a bunch of […]
Continue ReadingAt long last, you can natively translate messages in other languages in Gmail for Mobile
Gmail for Android and iOS will finally let you translate emails you receive in a language other than you own! This will let you simplify doing business internationally or even locally with a more diverse and broad range of clients and partners without having to go back and forth to Google Translate. Essentially, if an […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Arts and Culture just got a redesign that will get you excited about living in the past
Google’s Arts & Culture app is getting its very own “Material You” redesign, which should already be available to you if you have an Android device (iOS coming soon!) The app’s new features encourage you to explore topics like art, food, fashion, craft, and science more than you probably have in the past since they’re […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Messages just flicked the switch on end-to-end encryption for all RCS and group chats
Google just announced that all RCS conversations in Messages are now fully end-to-end encrypted, even in group chats. RCS stands for Rich Communication Services and is replacing traditional text and picture messaging, providing you with more dynamic and secure features. With RCS enabled, you can share high-res photos and videos, see typing indicators for your […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Keep is getting Version History and it’s rolling out now to all of your notes
While I was browsing Keep and messing with its tools to create our Back to School article on note taking today, I encountered a new menu item on a blank note. As you can see in the screenshot below, “Version history” is greyed out, but now a thing in Google Keep! Sadly, it says ‘Coming […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Chat walks back its announcements posting exclusivity, now lets people reply
Earlier this year, Google added a new feature to Chat Spaces that let managers lock off replies, effectively turning a space into a bulletin board for announcements. I quite liked the feature and thought it was fine it its natural form, but it seems the company thought more about how restrictive this was and is […]
Continue ReadingThanks to AI, it will soon be easy to convert your YouTube videos into Shorts for more views
Since their launch, Shorts have exploded in growth, even if they did initially skew channel growth shortly after the platform was inundated with vertical short-form video. Now, YouTube has announced a handful of new tools, including the ability to turn your regular videos into Shorts with the power of AI. “Collab” is a new tool […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Assistant swaps ‘Lens’ quick capture option for a ‘Screen reader’ button
Recently, I noticed a ‘Lens’ option that intermittently popped up on Google Assistant for my Pixel phone. Appearing just once or twice, it quickly disappeared and I was left scratching my head. Apparently, this has been a thing on some devices, but not all, for a few months at least. As reported by 9to5Google this […]
Continue ReadingChrome’s Reading Mode settings condensed to a cogwheel, looks terrible to use [Canary]
Google’s been working on its side panel Reading Mode for quite some time, and as you probably already know by now, it condenses a web article or page into a readable format with no ads, images or videos – just text. You may need to enable this from the developer flags tied to “Read Anything”. […]
Continue ReadingGoogle beefs up its privacy tools to empower you to better control your online footprint
Google announced today in a Keyword blog post that it’s beefing up the ‘Results about you’ tool that we covered last year. This tool, which can be found by tapping on your profile image on the Google Search app on Android and iOS tracks if your phone number, home address or email is published somewhere […]
Continue ReadingPSA: Android Nearby Share lets you transfer entire folders full of content over the air
There’s an interesting feature in Android’s Nearby Share that was first pointed out by Nail Sadykov and later mentioned by Mishaal Rahman. It turns out that you can share more than just individual files over the air, you can share entire folders full of content! Oh, and it works both directions between Android, Windows, and […]
Continue ReadingChrome for Android and iOS adds a few useful Search features and one I could live without
Per a new Google Keyword blog post, Chrome Mobile is enhancing its user experience with the introduction of four new Search-centric features on both Android and iOS. First, new search suggestions will appear when you tap on the address bar. Let’s say you’re searching for Japan in anticipation of an upcoming trip. Upon opening the […]
Continue ReadingScope out a YouTube video before even clicking on it with this AI-generated summary experiment
If you’ve ever been lured into clicking a video with a “captivating” thumbnail only to be disappointed by the actual content, YouTube’s latest feature may be of interest to you. Team YouTube officially dropped a new experiment today – video summaries automatically generated by artificial intelligence. By piecing together a short summary of the clip […]
Continue ReadingGoogle is curiously adding a “Read aloud” feature to Chrome that doesn’t require the Assistant
Remember the Google Assistant’s “Read It” feature that basically turned the internet into an audio book? Maybe you do, maybe you don’t, but the concept is not only solid; it actually works extremely well. With great voices and an attention to cadence and pauses, the Assistant’s “Read It” feature brings web pages to life and […]
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