Google’s Pixel Buds have been highly-anticipated by many since their reveal back in October and, from the looks of things, we might be getting the official launch as soon as later today. Ahead of that, though, Google’s official Pixel Buds app is being flooded with negative reviews because Google “forced” the app onto people’s phones.
An odd bug this evening sees the Google Play Store prompt users to re-download Android app updates that they already have installed on their devices.
Even before stay at home orders, AR objects in Google Search were already a fun way to bring the outside world indoors. A new feature rolling out to Android today lets you easily record Google 3D animals.
Similar to Nintendo Direct — and presumably what the entire gaming industry will be doing in the short term — Google hosts livestream to share the latest details and games for its streaming platform. The third Stadia Connect will be hosted on Tuesday, April 28.
After first A/B testing in February and announcing last month, YouTube Music’s new player UI is seeing a wider rollout around the world over the past 24 hours.
Smart Displays and speakers are communal devices with Google able to recognize users for personalized results. Assistant is now updating Voice Match’s setup process to require full Hey Google phrases.
The best speakers in your home are often the ones attached to your TV and now, Spotify is giving its Android TV app a fresh coat of paint to make it easier to play your music on the big screen.
In 2018, Google required political groups running election ads to confirm and disclose their identity. That verification policy is soon coming to all Google ads with users eventually being able to learn about advertisers right in Search.
Last October, Google significantly improved how Search understands queries asked in a natural, everyday manner. However, there are still scenarios when “there just isn’t information available on the web that matches what you typed in,” and Google Search will now proactively warn you when that’s the case.
Earlier this month, Google noted how coronavirus-related searches are surpassing its most common and consistent queries. For its part, the company is surfacing resources everywhere from Search to Assistant. Google Discover is now compiling COVID-19 news into one glanceable card.
Video conferencing has surged due to COVID-19 and the initial focus has primarily been on remote work tools. For Google, its enterprise Meet offering just saw a rebrand and new Gmail integration. The company today revealed similar growth for Google Duo and new features for the consumer calling service.
Google has been tweaking its suite of Digital Wellbeing tools over the past couple of years since it launched with Android Pie and, now, the company is rolling out a change that introduces “Bedtime Mode” and makes a couple of other tweaks.
Since the Android P Beta, the Pixel’s Marvelous Marble background has failed to consistently show real-time weather conditions. Google today marked the intermittent live wallpaper issue as being “fixed” again.
In addition to getting a homepage promotion today, Google is rolling out tweaks to Stadia’s connection strength indicator so that it’s no longer tied to 4K streaming quality.
Until a vaccine for COVID-19 is developed, increasing testing capability is a key step towards helping things return to some semblance of normality. Google Search now links to coronavirus testing sites in your vicinity.
Google’s YouTube TV has become one of the most popular ways to stream traditional TV channels through the internet. Now, YouTube TV’s app for Android TV is adding overdue support for the platform’s homescreen “channels.”
After widely expanding Stadia availability last week, Google is back with a handful of platform updates to the mobile apps and web client, including surround sound.
The COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating many existing societal issues, including misinformation and cyberattacks. Google is working to protect users from the latter by detailing what coronavirus-related spam Gmail encounters and is automatically blocking.
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Google has linked to and provided a number of convenient resources. People looking up COVID-19 information on the desktop web are seeing a redesigned Google Search experience with prominent sidebar to organize results.
Alongside the first Android 11 Developer Preview, Google announced that it would review all Play Store apps requesting background location access. That policy is now live, with Google Play also introducing new requirements to make subscriptions more transparent.
With many kids stuck indoors today, Google wants to make it easier for parents to discover child-appropriate Android apps. The Play Store is adding a new “Kids” section that features pre-screened, teacher-approved content.
In light of the coronavirus, Google has observed more businesses using video to “make and maintain connections” with customers. YouTube Video Builder is a new tool to help those “who don’t have resources to create videos from scratch.”
Google Lens was announced at I/O 2017 as a way to visually search the world and receive help. As the tool integrated into Assistant, Photos, and Search approaches its third birthday, Google looks to be testing a new Lens logo.
In addition to rolling out a newly-organized Library that takes inspiration from Google’s previous streaming service, YouTube Music is adopting a search feature from Play Music.