In just a few months, Google will be rolling out a brand new interface design for Android Auto that's made to adapt to any screen size. Remember the codename "Coolwalk" from a while back? Well, this is it, and it's finally coming! The goal of the redesign is to help you get directions faster, … [Read more...] about Android Auto redesign “Coolwalk” official, made for multitasking and adapts to your display size
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Google launches My Ad Center, lets you see more or fewer ads from brands and categories
YouTube recently decided to let users hide more sensitive ad categories to protect their privacy. Things like ads pertaining to alcohol, dating, gambling, pregnancy and parenting, or weight loss can now be limited while signed in to a Google Account on YouTube so long as these have been toggled. … [Read more...] about Google launches My Ad Center, lets you see more or fewer ads from brands and categories
The Chrome Cast 168: Let’s talk about all that hardware from Google I/O 2022
This week on The Chrome Cast, you likely know exactly what we're talking about. Unless you were disconnected from the internet this week, there's no way you missed hearing about Google I/O 2022 and all the announcements that came from the jam-packed day-1 keynote. More than ever, Google not only … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 168: Let’s talk about all that hardware from Google I/O 2022
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
Google Assistant can now be activated without a hot word, will be patient with filler words, pauses
Uncovered by 9to5Google in a recent APK Insights deep dive was a feature for the Nest Hub Max called "Look and talk". Codenamed "Blue Steel" as a reference to the Ben Stiller movie "Zoolander", the feature was just officially revealed at Google I/O 2022, and it's a small part of a much larger … [Read more...] about Google Assistant can now be activated without a hot word, will be patient with filler words, pauses
Google’s new hardware invaded the software and service-focused Google I/O [VIDEO]
The Google I/O 2022 keynote is officially in the books (you can watch our 10-minute recap here), and by a long shot, this is the most hardware ever announced at Google's annual developer-focused event. In the days leading up to I/O, I made some bold predictions about all the hardware I expected not … [Read more...] about Google’s new hardware invaded the software and service-focused Google I/O [VIDEO]
YouTube gained many AI-based features over the past year that were highlighted at I/O
Many people don't realize this, but YouTube is a search engine. In fact, it is the second-largest search engine in the world – second only to Google Search itself. As a result, millions of people end up on YouTube while doing a regular Google search, looking for a specific fact or detail. Of course, … [Read more...] about YouTube gained many AI-based features over the past year that were highlighted at I/O
Google officially went with a new fingerprint scanner for Pixel 6a
In a bit of a surprise move, it looks like Google has officially replaced the fingerprint scanner in the Pixel 6a, opting not to repeat the past mistake it made with the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. According to a report from Android Central, Rick Osterloh - Google's SVP of Devices and Services - … [Read more...] about Google officially went with a new fingerprint scanner for Pixel 6a
The new Lenovo Duet 3 is available on Lenovo’s website
During MWC 2022, we had the chance to get some hands-on time with an early model of the new Lenovo Chromebook Duet 3 and it's not an overstatement to say that we all absolutely loved Lenovo's newest, smaller tablet. At 11-inches, it's a great size with a fantastic keyboard/trackpad, bright screen … [Read more...] about The new Lenovo Duet 3 is available on Lenovo’s website
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
