By adding passkey support today, Google’s Advanced Protection Program is much easier to join by no longer requiring a physical security key.
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Google Fi’s new ‘Number Lock’ protects against SIM swaps
Google Fi Wireless has a new Number Lock feature that provides an “additional layer of protection against illegal SIM swaps.”
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Wallet on the web now available in 13 more countries
Back in April, Google Wallet gained a web experience that is now seeing wider international availability.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Home for Wear OS rolls out Favorites Tile & device complications
Following the announcement in late May, Google Home is finally widely rolling out a new Wear OS Favorites Tile and device complications.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Home app redesigns Activity tab with easier filters access
After introducing a homescreen widget, Google Home for Android is rolling out an Activity tab redesign that makes sorting device events easier.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music is testing a prompt-generated AI radio [Gallery]
YouTube Music is testing a generative AI feature that lets you enter a prompt to create a custom radio.
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What Google apps support Android 15 predictive back
With Android 15 enabling predictive back by default, these Google apps will show a preview of the homescreen as you swipe back.
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Google Weather now shows the date
This is not the update people are looking for, but Google Weather now includes the date in the 10-day forecast.
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Where’s the Google Home for Wear OS Tile?
We’re still waiting for the Google Home Wear OS Tile and complication that was announced with this quarter’s Android and Pixel Feature Drop.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Photos makes accessing the Locked Folder much faster
After rolling out cross-device sync last year, Google Photos is making it much easier to open your Locked Folder on Android and iOS.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music is next redesigning artist pages
YouTube Music artist pages saw their last big redesign in 2019 and got some Material You tweaks later on. Another revamp is now being tested.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Messages rolls out ‘Select recipients’ share UI redesign [U]
After initial testing last October, Google Messages is more widely rolling out a redesign of the share UI.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Keep gains side-by-side multi-account support
Google Keep on Android tablets and foldables is getting multi-account support when you have two instances of the app open.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Vids is available to test in Workspace Labs
Back in April, Google Vids was unveiled as an AI-powered video creator and those enrolled in Workspace Labs can now test it.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube details progress on top features requests by Premium subscribers
In addition to announcing the latest features for Premium subscribers today, YouTube shared updates on top feature requests.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Premium adds Jump Ahead and Picture-in-Picture for Shorts
YouTube is announcing the latest Premium features today for subscribers like Jump Ahead and Shorts Picture-in-Picture.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Translate adding support for 110 new languages, including Cantonese
Google Translate is getting its “largest expansion ever” today with 110 new languages.
Expand Expanding CloseNew Google Messages setting lets you turn off ‘expressive animations’ [U]
As previously spotted, Google Messages is now rolling out a “Show expressive animations” setting to disable Reaction Effects, Animated Emoji, and more.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Contacts widget now shows message notifications, shared location
Following the initial rollout last month, Google Contacts is making official the ability to see message notifications on the widget.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Sheets doubles calculation speed in Chrome, Edge
Google is touting significant speed improvements when performing calculations in Sheets on desktop Chrome and Edge.
Expand Expanding CloseChrome address bar gets Material You redesign on Android tablets, iPad
Google is rolling out a number of updates to Chrome 126 on Android and iOS, including a Material You redesign of the address bar on tablets.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle shutting down ‘Stack: PDF Scanner’ in September
One of the more consumer-facing apps that originated from Area 120 helped you scan and organize documents/receipts. “Stack: PDF Scanner by Google Area 120” — yes, that was the full Play Store name — is going away later this year.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Search removing continuous scrolling from results page
After introducing in 2021 and 2022, Google is rolling back continuous scrolling on the Search results page.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Wallet adds support for hotel keys
When Google Wallet relaunched in 2022, Google set out to replace your physical wallet and work towards that continues with support for hotel keys.
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