While we wait for the Gemini-powered Ask Photos, a quality of life update to the Google Photos backup experience will let you “check if the item is ineligible for Storage saver.”
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On Android, the Google Password Manager powered by Play services is getting a small Material You redesign.
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The new Google Maps bottom bar, which we spotted at I/O yesterday, is starting to roll out on Android.
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The Google Drive website is rolling out a nice quality of life improvement that lets you preview files from the list view using hovercards.
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Google Wallet is getting a number of updates at I/O 2024 from expanded push notifications to a new “Everything else” pass creation option.
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In addition to A/B testing a change to how you add a new contact, Google Contacts is rolling out the ability to see notifications on widgets.
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The last big design change to Contacts for Android removed the navigation drawer, and Google is now either replacing the FAB or putting it everywhere.
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Pocket Casts for Android is getting a notable, wide-ranging redesign spanning the homescreen UI and widgets. It’s currently in beta ahead of a stable launch.
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Google’s work on letting you edit an RCS chat continues with some Messages users on Android already seeing this capability. This would bring Google Messages inline with other modern messaging services.
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Starting next month, Google is increasing the minimum OS version for Wallet on Android devices and Wear OS with security cited as the reason.
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After adding a custom camera, Google Messages should be in the process of rolling out “Selfie GIFs.”
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Google Photos is working on a redesign of the Library tab on Android that renames it to “Collections.” In recent weeks, Google has been testing this new UI with more users and the reaction is not particularly positive.
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To date, Google Chrome has launched three generative AI features and more that integrate Gemini are teased for this year. An interview today provides a look at the development process.
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Earlier this year, Google launched a Circle to Search feature for Android that takes a screenshot and lets you select what to look up. Thanks to Google Lens and iOS Shortcuts, the underlying Circle to Search capability can now be replicated on any iPhone.
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On occasion, you might only search for a website so that you can get the URL to reshare it. The Google app on Android now has a Share button for results in Search.
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Google’s latest app is the Play Billing Lab, but it’s just for Android developers that need to test their Play Billing Library integration (like in-app purchases).
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Following the announcement alongside other expressive features last November, Google Messages is now more widely rolling out — especially to beta users — Voice Moods and a redesign of the audio recorder interface with noise cancellation. This follows Google adding voice memo support to the Messages Wear OS app in October.
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A small change to the Files by Google app sees your “Favorites” renamed to “Starred,” with no change to the functionality.
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Back in March, YouTube started testing “Jump ahead” and is now making it more widely available through youtube.com/new for Premium subscribers.
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Since the launch of Health Connect in 2022, Google has been winding down the Google Fit developer APIs. Earlier this week, the company fully detailed how the “Google Fit APIs have been deprecated and will be supported until June 30, 2025.”
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Back in February, Google Maps started testing a big redesign of the Android app. On my devices/account it was pulled after a few weeks, but it’s now rolling back out with some noticeable refinements.
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A small tweak to Google Wallet for Android introduces a straightforward list of all your saved “Payment methods.”
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Google Meet is rolling out a nice option to hide contact tiles that lack video so your grid isn’t inundated with profile pictures or letters.
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Following Tuesday’s announcement, the Gemini shortcut in desktop Chrome’s address bar has rolled out.
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