With the Pixel Watch 3, you can go beyond Nest Cam notifications and stream the live feed on your wrist. This capability is coming “soon” to other Wear OS devices.
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Circle to Search now lets you quickly crop and share
At Made by Google 2024, Google announced a small Circle to Search addition that lets you share what you’ve highlighted, and it’s now rolling out.
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Following handles for easier IDs and mentions, YouTube now offers QR codes as another way to share channels.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Clock rolling out new Timer Starter widget
The last big update to Google Clock introduced weather integration on Pixel devices and the app is now adding a new “Timer Starter” widget.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle rolling out Gems and Imagen 3, with people generation, to Gemini Advanced
Following the preview at I/O 2024 in May, Gemini is rolling out Gems, as well as Imagen 3, to Advanced subscribers.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Keep and Tasks Gemini Extensions coming soon to more devices
In addition to Live and the floating overlay panel, the Pixel 9 series debuted the Google Keep and Tasks Gemini Extensions.
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Google Search redesigns web stopwatch and timer
Google Search is home to a number of built-in tools, with the stopwatch and timer recently getting a redesign.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Maps rolling out redesigned pin shape and colors
After rolling out the simplified bottom bar on mobile, a Google Maps redesign of pins introduces new colors and shapes.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music rolling out shareable ‘personal radio’ [U]
In addition to top songs, artists, playlists, and music videos, YouTube Music will soon let you publicly share your “personal radio” on your profile/channel page.
Expand Expanding CloseGmail ‘Quick Reply’ redesign rolls out on Android [U]
After testing in recent months, Gmail is making official a “Quick Reply” redesign for conversations on Android.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Meet ‘Take notes for me’ rolling out to Workspace
Google Meet previewed “Takes notes for me” a year ago and this Gemini feature is now rolling out to Workspace customers.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music AI conversational radio sees wider testing
Back in July, YouTube Music announced that it was testing an AI-generated conversational radio and the prompt-based feature is seeing wider availability.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Tasks redesign rolls out with cards, drops bottom app bar
Google Tasks was updated with Material You in February of 2023, and a substantial redesign today overhauls the Android app further.
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Shared drives rolling out to Google Workspace Business Starter next month
In May of 2023, Google announced that the Workspace Business Starter tier was switching to pooled storage, with shared drives set to launch next month.
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Google Chrome now vibrates when you pull-to-refresh on Android
When you pull-to-refresh a page in Chrome 128, your Android phone will now subtly vibrate to acknowledge the action.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Meet will open Picture-in-Picture when you switch tabs
Last year, Google Meet introduced an upgraded Picture-in-Picture experience for desktop Chrome that will now automatically open when you switch tabs.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Chat adds support for IFTTT integrations
Google Chat now integrates with IFTTT (if this, then that) to power various automations. This is available for both Google Workspace and personal accounts.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Messages adds group search to new conversations screen
A nice quality of life improvement to Google Messages for Android adds group chat search to the New conversation page.
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Pixel Screenshots and Studio are officially available in these countries
When Google rolls out AI features, it starts in a few countries before expanding, and that’s the case with Pixel Screenshots and Studio on the Pixel 9 series.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini glows with new floating overlay panel, rolling out [U]
Following Live earlier this week, Gemini is also starting to roll out the floating overlay panel on Android, with a glow being the telltale sign you have it.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Wallet adds support for fifth state ID
In October, Google Wallet for Android brought the number of supported state IDs to four, and the fifth — California — is rolling out now.
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Pixel 9 offers full RCS transfer to Google Messages
The Pixel 9 thoroughly updates the setup process, with a “carbon copy” of your Google Messages history that includes a “full RCS transfer.”
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Nest Wifi Pro update fixes connection issues, more
Google is rolling out a new software update to the Nest Wifi Pro that delivers two key fixes, as well as security and stability improvements.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Maps rolling out simplified bottom bar redesign to iPhone
After coming to Android in late July, the Google Maps bottom bar redesign, which aims to make the app a bit cleaner, is now on the iPhone.
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