Ever since Nearby Share arrived on Chromebooks back with version 91 and on Android in mid-2020, Google’s answer to Apple’s Airdrop has become perhaps one of the most important features that exists right now as part of the Google Ecosystem. Nearby Share has gone through several iterations and updates. Most recently, it is making its […]
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Pixel Camera gets Material You and Speech Enhancement update
The Google Camera app is getting a brand new update that introduces some Material You touches and, on the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro, enables “Speech enhancement” for the rear camera. As noted by 9to5Google, the update, version 8.6, is rolling out but is not yet widely available via the Play Store. The Material You […]
Continue ReadingPlay Store might be getting a new logo, Material You in tablets and Chromebooks
The last time Google changed its Play icon was back in 2016 when its signature interlocking triangles took on a new brighter look. However, six years later, The Google Play store and its icon remained largely untouched, donning its outdated UI and icon. At the same time, the rest of the apps in the Google […]
Continue ReadingAndroid’s Google Translate widgets get Material You makeover
Last week, Google announced via Twitter the debut of a new Translate widget on Android that adopts the “Material You” aesthetic. Unfortunately, when this was announced, the feature had not rolled out widely yet, so we could only discern what it would look like based on Google’s tweet and some of the pictures shared by […]
Continue ReadingMaterial You style dialer starts rolling out to Google Phone app
The Google Phone app, which is the default dialer on Pixel phones, has, for the most part, maintained the same look throughout the “Material You” overhaul of the Android UI. However, it looks like this is about to change. 9to5Google is reporting that a new “Material You” style dialer is rolling out to some users […]
Continue ReadingNew Google Recorder 3.5 version rolling out with UI tweaks and quick settings tile
The Google Recorder app is one of those exclusive Pixel phone apps that enjoyed quite a bit of positive feedback when the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro were released back in October. The 3.0 version update brought a new “Material You” look, support for more languages, and dynamic theming support. All that aside, the killer […]
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