Google has started rolling out Allo V23 yesterday and there are plenty of features that got revealed in an APK teardown that will be rolling out in the future update that includes camera effects for selfies and selfie clips, a new type of attachment, custom support for contact cards shared between people, and more. Continue reading “Google Allo to get audio message transcriptions, camera effects and more soon”
Assistant is one such feature that Google constantly works on improving and with the new feature it is more powerful than ever. It can now change settings, initiate conversation with customer support and thanks to a Pixel user’s request, we now know about one more ability of Assistant phone. Continue reading “Google Assistant gets ability to troubleshoot your phone”
Google has rolled an update to the Home App that brings a refreshed new look, better recommendations, meaning it is now easy to find movies, shows, music with better search and with more control over the Home device.For those on Android, can now cast movie trailers on to the connected TV while still browsing content on your phone. With advanced sound settings, you can control bass and treble on your Google Assistant supported speakers.
The latest Android distribution numbers for November are in, and they show that Android 8.0 Oreo is now on 0.3% devices, while Nougat retains to close to 17.6% devices. Though features wise Google is doing a great job, it is the adoption that is moving slow.
Continue reading “Android 8.0 Oreo adoption rate climbs to 0.3%, Nougat hits 20.6%”
Last month Google announced that it will roll out broadcast messages capabilities to Google Assistant, it is finally rolling out the feature today. With the latest update that is rolling out, Google will let you use your home device to broadcast messages throughout your home.
Continue reading “Google Assistant can now broadcast messages through your Google Home speakers”
Few users of the Pixel 2 XL on the Google Pixel community have reported that the touchscreen is being unresponsive near the edges of the screen. The original poster has noticed the lack of responsiveness of the touchscreen along with the curved edges of the Pixel 2 XL screen and has kick-started a discussion with a post and a display test video.
Problems for the latest and greatest Pixel 2 phones from Google aren’t stopping. The new to join the list is Assistant on both Pixel 2, and 2 XL is failing to detect voice input through Bluetooth headphones. This isn’t something new if you have used the original Pixel phones from last which also suffered poor Bluetooth performance.
Google recently launched the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL phones and they are now the latest and greatest from Google which gets its power from AI that is powering right from camera to the Driving Do-Not-Disturb mode. The company is using Activity Recognition AI for Driving Do-Not-Disturb mode API.
Continue reading “Google Pixel 2 Driving Do-Not-Disturb mode API to open up for developers”
Google has rolled out November security update for Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL along with security patch brings tons of other improvements and fixes just as it said it would. Starting off with the promised saturated color mode which is here to fix the muted colors issue that many users have reported. It also includes fixes for the Pixel 2’s “clicking” issue in the earpiece.
At the Pixel event in October, Google introduced a new always music listen offline recognition feature which would automatically detect the song playing nearby. At the same event, Google mentioned that general recognition feature to the assistant would be rolling to Non-pixel phones as well and today that feature is being rolled out.
Continue reading “Music recognition in Google Assistant now rolling out to Non-Pixel phones”
Google seems to be adding a new feature to the Search which now lets you compare specifications between phones and highlight the differences. This new feature update comes after Google updating the rounded interface to the mobile search.
Google has rolled out a new update for the Allo app that brings new streamlined UI for setting up solo and group chats, new greetings screen, and adaptive icon. However, an app with the version number 22 teardown by Android Police reveals the features that might be added in the future updates. Continue reading “Google Allo to get new chat UI, new camera effects, transcriptions for audio messages and more”
Google has announced that assistant support for Italian and Spanish will be rolled out in the coming weeks just as it had promised at the I/O 2017 event. Google said that Spanish both in Latin America and Spain would be available.
Google today has announced the first cloud region in India which goes live in Mumbai. India’s cloud region will join other regions like Singapore, Taiwan, Sydney and Tokyo in Asia Pacific region. Google said that hosting applications in the new region can improve latency from 20-90% for end users in Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, and of course Mumbai, compared to hosting them in the closest region, Singapore.
Continue reading “Google’s first India Cloud Platform region launched in Mumbai”
With an aim to simplify the wireless connectivity between gadgets, Google has introduced ‘Fast Fair’ which is now a more convenient way of connecting all wireless accessories to your Android phones running Android 6.0 Marshmallow and above.
