YouTube Music live lyrics are missing for a lot of songs
YouTube Music rolled out live lyrics just over a year ago, but they are currently missing across many songs on Android and iOS.
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Google Forms adding Gemini-powered ‘Help me create a form’
Following Gmail, Drive, Docs/Sheets/Slides, and Meet, Gemini is coming to Google Forms with “Help me create a form.”
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YouTube Family Center links parent and teen accounts
YouTube is adding a Family Center that will let parents see “insights into their teens’ channel activity,” like the number of uploads, subscriptions and comments.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini app rolling out file upload on Android, iOS
Following Live and more Extensions, the Gemini mobile app is rolling out support for file uploads instead of having to use gemini.google.com. This requires Gemini Advanced.
Expand Expanding CloseCircle to Search adds song finder and Gemini-powered TalkBack coming
Ahead of the fall, Google is highlighting the latest Android features, including the ability to find songs with Circle to Search and TalkBack powered by Gemini models.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Contacts removes recently added section, preps ‘Pixel Besties’ widget
Google Contacts for Android added a Highlights tab in late 2022, but a small tweak in recent days removes the recently added section.
Expand Expanding CloseHow Pixel Recorder is using Gemini Nano with Multimodality, which is ~2x larger than 1.0
Like the Screenshots app, Recorder is using Gemini Nano with Multimodality on the Pixel 9 series. Google shared more details about the integration earlier this week.
Expand Expanding CloseFree Gemini gets faster 1.5 Flash responses, Google Tasks Extension rolling out
Last month, the Gemini free tier was upgraded with 1.5 Flash and Google now says those responses are “up to 50% faster.”
Expand Expanding CloseLive Nest Cam streaming won’t be exclusive to Pixel Watch 3
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.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube adds QR codes to share channels
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.
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