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Most people prefer their new tab page to include a Google search bar and nothing more. They like it to be simple and to the point, while others prefer to have an extension show them other things like a relaxing motion wallpaper or a clock widget. Instead, a Google Shopping widget may soon occupy that […]
Now that Google Chat is trying to clean up the mess that Hangouts left, we learned that it would begin by killing off support for Google Fi users to text, call and check voicemail through the Hangouts app itself. Back in May of this year, Android Police did a teardown of the Google Messages app […]
I’ve used Google Fi since it launched and I’m pretty happy with it for the most part. That being said, I normally just pay outright for my phones because I hate being locked into an extra contract for the hardware. It looks like Google Fi has started offering a subscription service for those who want […]
Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, the idea of a Black Friday event at any store sounds like a complete disaster. Having hundreds of people crammed together, potentially without masks is not how I imagine my ideal holiday. Google doesn’t seem to think it’s a good idea either, but it will probably happen anyway. Many retailers […]
Email has always been a static, read-only tool for delivering information back and forth between parties. If you wanted to perform an action in any capacity outside of the email program’s capabilities, you would have to click a link to be redirected, perform that action and then return to your inbox to continue processing information. […]
Google really seems to care about your post-pandemic look. First, they have their Sci-Fi Duplex service call and book a haircut on your behalf and now they’re gearing up to begin offering styling advice on your clothing using Google Lens. It’s 2020 folks – right when you think you’ve heard it all, right? Google Lens […]
Google just made a big announcement regarding Hangouts…I mean Chat which resides inside of G Suite…I mean, Google Workplace…. erm, Workspace. What I mean to say is that in the first half of next year, Google will begin to migrate all regular Hangouts users over to their newly created Google Chat service. In the process, […]
It’s common for homeowners to buy Halloween themed items such as a ghost that makes noise when you get close to it or a doorbell that sounds like a monster when rang so that when trick-or-treaters approach the door for candy, they’re met with a little bit of Halloween spirit. The problem is that once […]
A few weeks ago, Google Maps added a data layer to the service which shows you up-to-date COVID-19 information about cases near you. The update was pushed in an effort to help you make wiser decisions regarding your family’s health and safety during the pandemic. Today, during their Search On event, Google has outlined a […]
Chromebooks update automatically every six weeks to provide you with the latest features and keep the software fresh and speedy. Google just released OS 86 with a heavy focus on accessibility and most Chromebooks should be receiving it right about now if they haven’t already. It has color-changing cursors, select-to-speak improvements and much more. Normally, […]
![[Updated] Google no longer sells music for you to own, but the world as a whole has moved on](https://chromeunboxed.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Goodbye-Google-Play-Music.jpg)
Update: Google Play Music no longer capable of casting to smart speakers. Google has officially shut down their Play Music Store globally. This means that the era of purchasing MP3 music tracks that you can download and truly own, at least from Google, has come to an end. Before, they made it extremely difficult to […]
Google just added two new natural language Assistant voices to their platform so that developers can deliver higher quality experiences to their users. The two new English-speaking voices come as an updated to their prosody model. You can listen to one of them below to get a sense for how different it sounds from the […]
