It looks like Google seems to be working on a new “List and Notes” web app that ties into the Google Assistant. This would allow users to set their own default list and note taking provider in Assistant. The URL of the feature is live and is also mentioned in a string of the teardown of the latest Google app beta. Continue reading “Google Assistant may get new dedicated ‘List and Notes’ web app”
Google a couple of days ago announced that it would charge Android manufacturers to use its app suite in Europe. According to documents obtained by ‘The Verge,’ a confidential fee schedule shows the cost as high as $40 per device to install the “Google Mobile Services” suite of apps, which includes the Google Play Store. Continue reading “Google app suite could cost as much as $40 per device under new EU deal”
Google Chrome get a new “self-share” feature that provides a more obvious workflow that would allow users to share tabs between mobile and desktop. There is another feature that is coming to Chrome to censor the content in media notifications on Android in Incognito Mode. Continue reading “Google Chrome might soon get new way to share tabs between phone and desktop, changes to incognito mode media notifications”
Google kickstarted the Playtime, an annual global event series where the company announced that Android app bundle is Android’s new publishing format, with which developers can more easily deliver a great experience in a smaller app size since it is a deciding factor for higher conversation rates. Continue reading “Google announces improvements to app bundles, instant apps, subscription management and more”
Google has introduced Compose Actions which is a new channel for integrating your other tools with Gmail. This feature makes it easy to add links and attachments from apps like Box, Dropbox, Atlassian’s Jira, and Egnyte to any Gmail message while you are drafting it. Continue reading “Google integrates Gmail Compose Actions with Dropbox, Atlassian, more”
Google with this year’s Pixel 3 is advancing the level of security it offers for its users. It introduced a new Titan M which is an enterprise-grade security chip custom built for Pixel 3 to secure your most sensitive on-device data and operating system. Google says that it took the best features from the Titan chip used in Google Cloud data centers and tailored it for mobile. Continue reading “Google Titan M chip for Pixel 3 offers bootloader security, lock screen protection and on-device disk encryption”
Google is rolling out the ability to share ETA in real-time when you are about to step out so you can focus more on the road and less on the phone. This feature is rolling out iOS. Continue reading “Google Maps for iOS gets real-time ETA sharing”
Google has rolled out the Chrome 70 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This update brings an option to disable linking Google site and Chrome sign-ins, Progressive Web Apps on Windows, the ability for users to restrict extensions’ access to a custom list of sites, an AV1 decoder, and much more. Continue reading “Google Chrome 70 brings Web Authentication API, PWAs on Windows, AV1 decoder and more”
Following the tradition, iFixit has performed a teardown of the Pixel 3 XL giving some insight into the phone’s hardware. Interestingly, it is found that the Pixel 3 XL is using an OLED panel from Samsung. iFixit also mentioned that it is fairly difficult to open the Pixel 3 XL, due to copious amounts of foam adhesive. Continue reading “Google Pixel 3 XL teardown reveals Samsung’s OLED display”
Back in July European Commision has fined Google with $5.04 billion for misusing its position and forcing its apps on Android manufacturers. While Google appealed the decision last week, it is also working on how to comply with the decision. Firstly, Google is updating the compatibility agreements with mobile device makers that set out how Android is used to develop smartphones and tablets. Continue reading “Google to charge smartphone manufacturers in Europe for using its app suite”
Google is said to be launching its shopping tab in India allowing users to search and buy products and direct them to merchant websites or e-commerce platforms for product listings, according to sources. The feature said to be testing for several months and will be piloted soon, prior to a full-fledged launch before the end of the year. Continue reading “Google said to be in talks with Flipkart, Paytm to launch its shopping tab in India”
Google Android 9.0 Pie changes the way backups are stored in a way that even Google can’t read the data. It is known that Google automatically backs up data like SMS, messages on Pixel phones to the cloud so if you wipe your device you can restore them back again. Continue reading “Android Pie cloud backups are now encrypted with user’s lock screen passwords”
Google is testing a new content discovery interface in the Chrome browser’s new tab page called ‘Explore.’ Users can access it on Android by enabling an experimental flag. It is clear that the interface is currently in early stages as it contains a large number of placeholder sites at the moment. Continue reading “Google is testing new ‘Explorer UI’ in Chrome’s new page tab”
Google Pixel line-up though packs extremely good set of cameras on a smartphone, they don’t allow the use of external microphones in the default camera app. However, that might change as early as next week. A Google employee in a Pixel support thread from 2016 commented saying that the feature would become available on October 18th which happens to be the day of Pixel 3 and 3 XL launch. Continue reading “Google Pixel camera app to get support for external microphone on October 18th”
Google earlier this week has introduced new hardware, and along with it, the company has introduced new Assistant features that will be coming over the next few weeks. The Google Assistant can now also control many popular media and entertainment devices, and the biggest among them is the ability to detect spam calls and let Assistant do the job for you. Continue reading “Google Assistant to get Screen call to handle spam calls; Duplex to roll out from November”
