YouTube starting today is adding artist, songwriter, label and publisher credits to videos. It will answer those questions with “Music in this video” crediting the one who contributed to the music. The company is adding credits to more than half a billion videos. Continue reading “YouTube adds automatic artist, songwriter, label and publisher credits to videos”
Incognito Mode in apps lets you use their functionality without being tracked and without your actions being logged into your usage history. It is reported that YouTube is testing incognito mode in its Android app Continue reading “YouTube said to be testing Incognito Mode on its Android app”
Update: Google has rebranded the Google Play Newsstand and released it as Google News for Android and iOS. If you already have Google Play Newsstand, you would have received an update, if not you can get it from Google Play Store or the App Store.
Continue reading “Google News now uses AI to organize news, replaces Google Play Newsstand, Google News & Weather apps [Available for Android and iOS]”
Google today has announced new changes to its storage plans including a new low-cost storage plan under a new ‘Google One’ brand. It is also converting all Google Drive paid storage plans to Google One. All paid consumer Google Drive storage plans will be upgraded to Google One and this change doesn’t affect G Suite business customers. Continue reading “Google introduces cheaper paid storage plans under ‘Google One’ brand”
Update: Google has started rolling out respond reminder feature that will ‘nudge’ users to reply to emails they may have missed and to follow up on emails for which they haven’t received a response. This is enabled by default for users with the new Gmail enabled, but you can can turn it off from the Gmail settings menu.
Consistent updates to the Android ecosystem have been a major setup for Google since a few years now and it looks like Google is making sure it solves the problem to a certain extent at least. The company’s Project Treble made sure that updates are easier and for the first time, the beta version of the next major OS update is made available outside of Pixel devices. Continue reading “Google requires OEMs to roll out Android security patches regularly”
As announced at the Google I/O earlier this week, ARcore 1.2 is now available that brings Cloud Anchors, ‘Vertical Plane Detection’ and more. You can get the ARCore 1.2 Android APK here and side-load it manually.
At the Google I/O event, the company announced its digital well-being initiative to help people better understand their digital habits. One inclusion to this initiative is ‘Take a break’ self-set timer within YouTube to refrain users from spending too much time watching videos. Today, the feature is rolling out to YouTube for Android. Continue reading “YouTube for Android now lets you set a reminder to take a break”
Google last announced that it is committed to GDPR compliance across G Suite and Google Cloud Platform and the company today, ahead of the new law coming into effect has highlighted some of the key steps and changes it has taken. Continue reading “Google highlights how it manages user data; Google Cloud is now fully GDPR compliant”
Google has confirmed at the I/O 2018 that it is bringing some much-needed features like Gboard, app shortcuts to Chrome OS later this year and Android P for Chrome OS will bring support for Picture-in-Picture mode just like Android. These new additions will help developers and Chrome OS users as well. Continue reading “Chrome OS to get Gboard, app shortcuts, Picture-in-picture and more with Android P”
Google at the I/O 2018 event this week introduced one of the most controversial Assistant feature; Google Duplex which mimics itself as human and makes appointments. While the question arises on how ethical this feature is, Google just clarified in a statement that the experimental system will have “disclosure built-in.” Continue reading “Google clarifies its AI voice calling Duplex system will identify itself”
Google’s I/O 2018 saw the announcements of the company’s software department, and there will be another Google event before the year’s end. This event is where Google will take the stage to announce hardware products like next-generation Pixel smartphones, Pixel earbuds, and others. However, now according to @evleaks aka Evan Blass, Google is also said to be planning Pixel branded smartwatch. Continue reading “Google Pixel smartwatch said to be introduced alongside Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL, new Pixel Buds later this year”
Last month Google rolled out revamped Gmail with refreshing new design and interface and now the company has announced an update to Google Drive on the web. This includes a range of visual tweaks to align with Google’s latest material design principles. The company is touting the new interface as responsive and offer an efficient experience for Drive users. Continue reading “Google Drive gets refreshed material design”
Google announced the Android P Beta, a major OS update at the I/O 2018 event earlier this week and for the first time the public beta is available to non-Pixel devices as well including the Sony Xperia XZ2, Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S, Nokia 7 Plus, Oppo R15 Pro, Vivo X21, OnePlus 6 and Essential PH‑1. The main force behind this move is Project Treble. Continue reading “Google details the technology behind Project Treble for faster updates starting with Android P”
During Google I/O 2018 event, Google released Wear OS developer preview 2 which is a continuation of the DP 1 which it released back in March. While the developer preview 1 introduced dark mode, SDK restrictions and now with Developer preview 2, Google is bringing Action on Google and enhanced battery improvements. Continue reading “Wear OS Android P developer preview 2 with updated Actions on Google, enhanced battery saver mode released”
