Artificial intelligence and machine learning have all sorts of incredible applications across Google’s apps and services. One such instance is text automatically being grabbed from the first line of a Google Doc in order to magically name the file if a user does not specify one ahead of time. Google’s new notetaking app Cursive did […]
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Android 13 Beta 4.1 patch addresses some final bug fixes
A new patch is available for Google Pixel phone users running Android 13 Beta 4. This 4.1 patch (TPB4.220624.008) is a minor update that includes some connectivity bug fixes, such as Bluetooth, WiFi, and GPS data. It follows Beta 4.0, which was released a couple of weeks ago as the final beta before the final […]
Continue ReadingStrange Google Search bug temporarily breaks timer and stopwatch tools online
Googling commands like “Set a timer for 10 minutes”, or “stopwatch” used to pull up Google’s built-in quick tools for these sorts of things, but as of this past week, both have seemingly disappeared. It’s easy to forget how these conveniences positively impact our lives until they stop working, right? According to Search Engine Roundtable […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Workspace apps on Android12L are getting drag and drop support for split screen, more
Tablets are not dead. This is a fact that Google has made abundantly clear over the past few months. Android 12L seeks to restore the former glory of these middle-ground devices with particular use cases, and I couldn’t be more excited. Today on The Keyword, the company announced that it would be introducing new ways […]
Continue ReadingYes, Peak Design’s Pixel 6 Pro Everyday phone case is worth the ridiculously long wait
Before Peak Designs offered a phone case for my brand new Pixel 6 Pro, I had never heard of the company. Joe has ordered many camera accessories from them in the past, but for me, personally, the name was fresh. All I knew was that this phone case they were offering was the most gorgeous, […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Photos now lets users in Canada and Europe order photo and canvas prints
Have you ever ordered individual photos or canvas prints from the Google Photos Print store? The company seems to promote it quite a bit during every season, and while I’ve still yet to do more than a photo book to capture my son’s earliest years, I do see the value in it being available. In […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Chat makes it easier to access your most frequently used Emoji
Using a newly added “Frequently Used” section of the emoji picker in Google Chat, you can now find your most frequently accessed emoji, as the name suggests. Google is making it easier to rapidly fire off the same emoji you’re accustomed to with this new feature, and while it’s a welcome one, it’s odd that […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Chat now lets you build much larger communities in each space
Until now, Google Chat spaces have been limited to 400 members, which is plenty for close-quarters collaboration. However, for larger organizations that hope to include more people and teams into one space, this number is extremely low. With Workspace becoming more popular among larger companies and even in schools, Google is now appealing to this […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Chat Spaces Tasks are completely inaccessible offline, making them useless
This past week, I took a trip out of the state and traveled by plane, where I got some much-needed time to decompress and disconnect from all of my devices. During the flight back, I decided to attempt to plug back in and organize my thoughts as I re-integrated into society like a normal person […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Chrome will soon let you add sticky notes directly to web pages
A few months ago, Google revealed that it was going to add a personal ‘Notes’ section to its now famous (or infamous, depending on who you ask) Side Panel, which has come to house many useful features for quick access. Microsoft Edge has had this for quite some time and was honestly one of my […]
Continue ReadingOld Google Pay app rebrand to Google Wallet rolling out now
Google Wallet is rolling out today as an update to the old Google Pay app as promised at I/O 2022 in May. During the conference, Google touted the new Wallet app as one that could take the place of your physical wallet by storing your credit cards, debit cards, boarding passes, loyalty cards, vaccination records, […]
Continue ReadingAndroid 13 final Beta 4 rolling out to Pixel Phones
The fourth and final beta for Android 13 is rolling out today, and it includes a release candidate build for Pixel devices and the Android Emulator. As the last beta before the official release, which is only a few weeks away, there aren’t any obvious user-facing changes but rather some final system behaviors and the […]
Continue ReadingThe latest YouTube Premium experiment adds better playlist management for mobile devices
Visiting YouTube’s new labs feature page periodically will present you with a bunch of experiments that you can take advantage of as a Premium subscriber, and the latest addition includes a picture-in-picture mode for iOS devices. However, that’s not all that Google is considering adding to the mainstream app experience. Yet another experiment is sitting […]
Continue ReadingNew Chromecast with Google TV update rolling out
If you have a Chromecast with Google TV, the updated streaming device that replaces the original Chromecast and delivers an Android TV-like experience is finally getting an update this year. As 9to5Google noted, the update comes a full seven months since the last update in December, which improved Dolby Vision playback and freed up some […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Play Games for PC expands its availability again, sticks to Eastern markets for now
Once it finally launched, Google Play Games for Windows PCs came to three countries (Honk Kong, Korea, and Taiwan), but not to the United States. Obviously, mobile gaming is much more viable and accepted in Eastern markets, as are microtransactions, but the thought of having loads of mobile games on a larger screen with gamepad […]
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