In addition to announcing sound search and AI-generated conversation radio today, YouTube Music is rolling out “Mark as played” for podcasts.
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YouTube Music sound search rolling out, AI ‘conversational radio’ in testing
YouTube Music today is making official sound search, while acknowledging that it’s testing the “AI-generated conversational radio” for US Premium subscribers.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Messages fullscreen Screen Effects rolling back out
With the “Show expressive animations” on/off setting now widely rolled out, Google Messages is rolling fullscreen Screen Effects back out.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Maps directions, sheets redesign rolling out on Android
Over the course of 2024, Google Maps for Android has been working on a redesign that drops most fullscreen UIs in favor of sheet-based layouts. This revamp is now more widely rolling out.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Search app gets customizable icons on iOS
The Google Search app for iPhone and iPad, which basically is its own browser, now offers customizable homescreen icons.
Expand Expanding CloseChromeOS ending independent ‘Lacros’ browser effort in light of Android future
Last month, Google announced that ChromeOS would use “large portions of the Android stack” going forward. This is a long-term effort that will take “quite some time,” but one immediate change is Google ending development on Lacros, an experiment to update the Chrome browser independently of ChromeOS.
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Google Wallet is running a fun promotion to celebrate the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Expand Expanding CloseFitbit making it easier to share AFib data with your doctor
Fitbit devices can check for signs of an irregular heart rhythm, or atrial fibrillation (AFib), and Google is now making it easier to share that data with your healthcare provider.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle now lets you enroll in the Advanced Protection Program with passkeys
By adding passkey support today, Google’s Advanced Protection Program is much easier to join by no longer requiring a physical security key.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle 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.
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