One of the major visual changes in Android 13 is a redesign of media controls, and YouTube Music has just been updated to support the new style.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music updated to support new Android 13 media controls
Author
Send tips/talk to abner@9to5mac.com or @technacity (open DMs).
Abner Li has worked at 9to5Google since 2015 and in late 2020 took on the role of editor-in-chief. He is keenly focused on tracking what happens at Google, and is often the first to spot new features in Google’s ever-growing family of applications that are updated on a daily basis, including Search, Assistant, Maps, Workspace, Android, Chrome/OS, Wear OS, and YouTube Music.
To him, what Google does greatly impacts the technology space and modern life. Inside the company, he is particularly interested in the key products mentioned above, as well as services like Google Podcasts and Google Lens. Each are massive platforms that can be unwieldy to grasp, with Abner keenly bent on understanding their philosophy and future direction. He is most excited about Google’s plans for augmented reality glasses.
Abner spearheads the APK Insight program at 9to5Google to chronicle all changes in the company’s Android apps, often finding new features before they are officially announced. This includes redesigns and revamps, launches, and new products.
A big area of interest is Google’s hardware division, including Pixel, Fitbit, and Nest. He detailed all of the Pixel 3’s camera features before launch and scooped the 2nd-generation Nest Hub’s Soli-powered Sleep Sensing capability, including how it would integrate with Google Fit.
Recently, Abner detailed the Pixel Watch’s specs in full before launch, including bands and pricing. He also got wind of the Pixel Tablet’s ultimate form factor.
Google Photos website starts showing the backup quality of every image
The tweaks and small additions to Google Photos continues with the Info pane on the web getting a rather useful “Backed up” section.
Expand Expanding CloseSamsung announces next Galaxy Unpacked event for August 10
Samsung today confirmed that its next Galaxy Unpacked event is set for Wednesday, August 10. Foldables, wearables, and earbuds are all expected at the 9:00 a.m. ET keynote.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Meet adding support for anonymous questions and poll responses
With the Duo migration underway, Google continues to add more enterprise-focused features to Meet. The latest lets Google Meet participants ask questions and answer polls anonymously.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Docs getting edit notifications that alert you to additions and removals
In addition to comments, Google Docs will soon alert you to content additions and removals with edit notifications.
Expand Expanding Close
Android now supports DNS-over-HTTP/3 with Google Play system update
Android 9.0 Pie in 2018 introduced DNS-over-TLS (DoT) and the mobile OS now supports DNS-over-HTTP/3 (DoH) thanks to a Google Play system update (Mainline).
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle will start testing AR prototypes in the real world next month
I/O 2022 closed with a very unexpected look at the company’s augmented reality efforts. Google announced today that it will “test AR prototypes in the real world” starting in August.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle explored some wild Chrome icons during the redesign
With version 100 in late March, Google released a Chrome icon redesign across the desktop and mobile apps. An interview today with the team behind the revamp shares some interesting details about the process.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Photos gets ‘View screenshots’ app shortcut on Android
As of late, Google Photos has been emphasizing screenshots and the Android app now offers an app shortcut to quickly view them.
Expand Expanding CloseSnapdragon W5+ Gen 1 is a big boost for Wear OS with 4nm SoC and outsized co-processor role
Qualcomm’s next chip for smartwatches is the Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1, and it’s a meaningful advancement from what came before.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Play will allow alternate billing systems in Europe with reduced service fee
Following regulation in South Korea last year and a somewhat more voluntary “User Choice Billing” in March, Google announced today that it would soon allow nongaming Android apps to offer users in Europe (European Economic Area) an alternative to Google Play’s billing system.
Expand Expanding ClosePixel 6a now on Amazon ahead of pre-order with erroneous wireless charging spec
As Made by Google has been counting down on Twitter in recent weeks, the Pixel 6a will go on pre-order this Thursday and it’s now listed on Amazon ahead of that.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle alludes to the existence of ‘experimental Google Workspace apps’
Google’s early years were marked by a spate of experimental apps under the “Google Labs” banner. The company today added a curious setting for enterprise admins to control “experimental Google Workspace apps.”
Expand Expanding Close
Gmail getting better search suggestions due to updated ML models
Recent advancements to finding messages in Gmail have focused on chips, filters, and operators. Gmail search is soon getting “more accurate and circumstantial search suggestions.”
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle advertises its apps (over ‘Android’) in Amazon store with curious major OEM descriptions
As of late – especially with Samsung – Google has been more prominently advertising the Android ecosystem and what it can do. The latest example is an Amazon store/brand page (in the US) called “Devices with Google.”
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Authenticator backtracks and removes ‘Click to reveal PIN’
At the end of May, Google Authenticator received its first update in a year that hid your 2FA codes until you clicked to reveal them. An update to Authenticator this week sees Google backtrack on that feature.
Expand Expanding Close
New ‘flagship’ TicWatch with Wear OS, premium design, and ‘long duration battery’ teased
Following the Montblanc Summit 3, the next Wear OS device to arrive might be a “flagship” TicWatch from Mobvoi.
Expand Expanding CloseHumane offers potential first look at its laser projection display in teaser film [Video]
At the start of this year, we reported how a secretive startup founded by ex-Apple employees looked to be creating an Android-powered AR wearable that features a laser-projected display. Humane this morning released a minute-long teaser film that might tease what that projection technology looks like.
Expand Expanding Close
YouTube Billion Views Club reminds us that ‘Gangnam Style’ is 10 years old
That custom YouTube logo – aka “Yoodle” – you’re seeing today is meant to serve as a reminder that “Gangnam Style” is now 10 years old, and the first music video to start the Billion Views Club.
Expand Expanding CloseMontblanc offers a good look at Wear OS 3 without Samsung’s skin [Video]
Unlike the Galaxy Watch 4, the Montblanc Summit 3 will feature Wear OS 3 without Samsung’s skin when it launches this month. Ahead of that, a number of videos from Montblanc show off that version of Wear OS 3 in detail.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle-Samsung ad spotlights Hum to Search and Galaxy Watch 4 Assistant [Update: More]
The Google-Samsung relationship has improved a great deal in recent years with the latter often appearing at the former’s keynotes, while there have been joint ad campaigns. The latest highlights a slew of Google services running on Samsung hardware.
Expand Expanding Close
DeepMind details AI work with YouTube on video compression and AutoChapters
Besides research, Alphabet’s artificial intelligence lab is tasked with applying its various innovations to help improve Google products. DeepMind today detailed three specific areas where AI research helped “enhance the YouTube experience.”
Expand Expanding CloseChromeOS Flex launches to turn your old Mac or PC into a Chromebook
After entering early access preview five months ago, ChromeOS Flex is now stable (version 103) and ready for widespread use.
Expand Expanding Close$499 Google Pixel 6 is currently sold out on Amazon [Update: Waitlist]
Yesterday, Google kicked off a pretty big three-day sale that discounted the Pixel 6 by $100 to $499, and it’s now sold out on Amazon.
Expand Expanding Close