Last December, Google announced a big change to how Maps Location History works. Your location “Timeline” is now being stored on your phone, with Google Maps still rolling out this update.
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YouTube Music last redesigned its Now Playing page in September of 2023 and some tweaks to controls are being tested.
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Back in April, Google Wallet introduced Verification settings for Transit payments, but that Security preference has now disappeared.
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With a new remember feature available for Advanced subscribers, Gemini now has a memory of your “interests and preferences” that can be used to “provide even more helpful and relevant responses, tailored precisely to your needs.”
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With 20% of the 20 billion visuals searches every month focused on shopping, Google is updating Lens to use location for those queries.
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Fitbit for Android has seen a number of design updates in recent weeks, and the latest introduces a tablet and foldable layout.
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As announced with the October 2024 Feature Drop, Pixel Weather now has a Pollen count card, as well as Immersive weather vibrations.
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The monthly “Google System Release Notes” primarily detail what’s new in Play services, Play Store, and Play system update across Android phones/tablets, Wear OS, Google/Android TV, Auto, and PC. Some features apply to end users, while others are aimed at developers.
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After launching for Workspace earlier this year, Google Chat voice messages are now available for personal Gmail accounts.
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As reported, Fitbit is testing “Sleep Labs” as a new experimental “feature that analyzes your sleep patterns to help you understand your sleep habits.”
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Version 7.0 of Google Authenticator brings a Material You redesign and new features, while changing how you copy 2-factor authentication (2FA) — or 2-Step Verification (2SV) in Google parlance — codes.
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YouTube continues to roll out the series of new features and design updates it announced last month, with the refreshed bottom bar icons widely available on Android.
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In addition to adding “Your profile” settings, Google Messages is now explicitly reminding you what name and profile you’re “Sending as.”
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Following Help me visualize in Slides, Google is adding Gemini image generation to Docs on the web for Workspace users.
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Following the announcement on Wednesday, the new real-time Scam Detection is rolling out to the Phone by Google app beta on Pixel.
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The Google (Search) app on Android now has a Notifications tab in the bottom bar.
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Google Messages is more widely rolling out the simple ability to “Double tap to heart” on Android.
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To let you get more done in one screen, Google Chat on the web is getting a split pane UI.
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After being part of the Google (Search) application since February, Gemini is now its own standalone app on the iPhone.
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Ahead of the holiday season, Google Maps is rolling out a handful of new features, like reporting transit delays.
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Like other first-party apps that lack Dynamic Color theming, Google Maps currently uses a blue accent for buttons and other UI elements, but that looks to be changing to teal.
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The Gemini side panel on the Gmail website now works with Google Calendar after initially integrating Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides.
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After demoing at I/O 2024 in May, Google is rolling out real-time Scam Detection for phone calls on Pixel devices.
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The modernization of the Fitbit app continues with a redesign of the Weight stats page and logging experience, while Google is working on a new “Sleep Lab.”
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