Google Apps

Home Posts Tagged "Google Apps"
        
            Google Maps
        
    ICYMI: Google Maps rolled out street-level details for more cities
            With this feature, you may notice some pulsing round dots in the map with a bar chart icon. Zooming closer will show a more detailed view of the area with
        
        Alexey Shabanov
        
    23 Feb 2022
    ·
    1 min read
    
            Chrome
        
    ICYMI: Chrome now may ask for a confirmation before closing all tabs at once
            This is a small feature behind the flag that you can turn on. After opening the tabs page, you can select a "Close All Tabs" option from the 3 dots
        
        Alexey Shabanov
        
    30 Jan 2022
    ·
    1 min read
    
            Chrome
        
    Chrome beta 98 for Android comes with animated emoji screenshots and a new privacy guide
            Both features are available under the feature flag. Privacy guide can be enabled via chrome://flags#privacy-review and found in the privacy settings section. This guide can walk you through
        
        Alexey Shabanov
        
    8 Jan 2022
    ·
    1 min read
    
            Google Keep
        
    Google Keep can be integrated with Google Assistant for more users
            If you didn't have this option before, now is a good time to check your Google Keep app again. More users should be able to see a prompt to use
        
        Alexey Shabanov
        
    24 Dec 2021
    ·
    1 min read
    
            Google Photos
        
    ICYMI: You can use a locked folder on Google Photos with non-pixel devices now
            This feature was released on Pixels at first and now everyone should be able to give it a try. This option is available under the image menu. After tapping on
        
        Alexey Shabanov
        
    23 Dec 2021
    ·
    1 min read
    
            Google Photos
        
    Google Photos rolled out the "People and Pets" widget to everyone
            Now you can search for this widget, select a shape, account and a specific person that will be shown on the widget. Unlike with other memories widget, here you can
        
        Alexey Shabanov
        
    11 Dec 2021
    ·
    1 min read
    
            Google Search
        
    Now you can turn off personal results from Google Search results on Android
            This setting also exists on the web and now you can find it in the Android app as well. With this toggle, you can disable or enable personal recommendations, autocomplete
        
        Alexey Shabanov
        
    21 Sep 2021
    ·
    1 min read
    
            Google Duo
        
    Google Duo is rolling out its UI update to more users adding a New call button
            This is another gradual rollout that was hitting some users recently. It will welcome you with a new overlay about "Starting new calls" introducing a new FAB. With that button,
        
        Alexey Shabanov
        
    19 Sep 2021
    ·
    1 min read
    
            Google Phone
        
    Google Phone app pushes Material You redesign to more Android users
            This app is one of Google apps that received a wide Material You redesign rollout and should be available to many.  Which material you updates did you get on your
        
        Alexey Shabanov
        
    19 Sep 2021
    ·
    1 min read
    
            Google Messages
        
    Google Messages rolled out its updated attachments menu to more users
            Google Messages app is catching up with others on getting Material You UI updates. This time its attachment menu got changed and now it looks much simpler. From there you
        
        Alexey Shabanov
        
    15 Sep 2021
    ·
    1 min read
    
            YouTube
        
    YouTube now can show video descriptions in the landscape mode if you have it opened
            The new slider for video description was introduced a while ago but now it got even better! If you have the video description opened and decided to go to the
        
        Alexey Shabanov
        
    15 Sep 2021
    ·
    2 min read
    
            YouTube
        
    YouTube now allows you to translate comments on Android
            Apart from an updated explore section, you may notice a possibility to translate comments that are written in a different language. Under such comments will see a "Translate to English"
        
        Alexey Shabanov
        
    14 Sep 2021
    ·
    1 min read
    
            Gmail
        
    Google keeps rolling out its Material You update to more Gmail users
            This change comes as a part of a gradual rollout and today it was pushed to more users. This UI refresh should also work for workspace users. There you will
        
        Alexey Shabanov
        
    14 Sep 2021
    ·
    1 min read
    
            YouTube
        
    YouTube is rolling out new explore tiles to more users on Android
            YouTube redesigned its explore section not a long time ago and now after you click on the Explore button, you will see a set of different tiles for specific explore
        
        Alexey Shabanov
        
    14 Sep 2021
    ·
    2 min read
    
            Google Assistant
        
    Google Assistant got a way to enter driving mode from anywhere and a new UI
            Previously you had to enter Navigation mode in order to access Google Assistant in a driving mode. From now, you can simply say "Driving Mode" and you will see a
        
        Alexey Shabanov
        
    13 Sep 2021
    ·
    1 min read
    
            Google Assistant
        
    Google Assistant splits some settings into tabs to separate your phone automation
            That's a small update that simply changes the way how Google Assistant settings are present. In the Voice Match and Personal Results sections you can now spot two different tabs,
        
        Alexey Shabanov
        
    12 Sep 2021
    ·
    1 min read
    
            Chrome
        
    Chrome beta tests a grey card layout on the following page and shows an Open in a new tab button again
            The following tab is Chrome's version of an RSS reader that was released this summer. The layout of this view keeps receiving different designs and a new grey layout around
        
        Alexey Shabanov
        
    8 Sep 2021
    ·
    1 min read
    
            Chrome
        
    Chrome Canary is getting a refreshed Android 12 style bookmarks and a new downloading progress overlay
            There are two new feature flags that you can enable now to get a bit different UI design that is prepared according to Android 12 style guidelines. Head over to
        
        Alexey Shabanov
        
    30 Aug 2021
    ·
    1 min read