As first spotted last month, YouTube Music for Android and iOS is rolling out an ‘Activity’ notifications feed based on your subscriptions. 

Besides Vids, Google Workspace is getting a slew of new features and Gemini capabilities at Cloud Next 2024.

Despite last week’s US shutdown, the Google Podcasts app is still sending out notifications for new episodes.

The first time we saw a bottom search bar for the Google app was in 2021, while we enabled a modernized version in late 2023. Google is now testing a Material 3 bottom bar redesign with an integrated search field.

In recent weeks, Google Wallet has rolled out two changes related to unlocking your phone for payment verification and the Android app is now explaining what’s new.  

Google Podcasts launched in 2018 and has now shut down in the US as YouTube Music becomes the company’s main podcasting solution.

ChromeOS 124 is currently in beta, and it introduces a Settings app redesign that leverages Material You and looks a lot like the Android Settings app on tablets.

Comments in YouTube Music are now seven months old, and the Android and iOS apps have now rolled out a slick visual redesign of the panel. 

Following the announcement at the end of February, Fitbit is slowly rolling out the ability to see stats from Health Connect wearables and services in its Android app.

After rolling out the dual-column layout for descriptions and comments, the YouTube app on TVs is prominently showcasing “key moments.” 

Depending on how you launch Google Wallet on your Pixel, you might see an older design instead of the redesign. 

After doing bi-monthly recaps of new features for the past several years, YouTube Music will now detail launches on a quarterly basis.

The YouTube family of apps have their own design language compared to first-party Google applications. That trend is not changing anytime soon and continues today with a redesign of the custom share sheet in YouTube Music for Android.

The YouTube Music website now supports offline downloads of songs and podcasts to match the mobile apps. This first emerged in February.

Apple-owned Shazam is out with a significant update that revamps the Wear OS app.

Google Search is home to various tools and the latest lets you look up Bitcoin addresses to show the balance of any wallet.

The work to make Gemini a better phone assistant continues, with Google recently updating it to automatically start Maps navigation “when you ask for directions.”

Earlier this year, Google Chat introduced a floating bottom bar, and Google Keep for Android is following suit. 

In addition to a trio of announcements around lists ahead of the summer travel season, Google Maps will be simplifying its bottom bar on mobile. 

Besides search, reviews, and photos, Google Maps wants to help you find places to visit using lists from its community and third-parties.

Following the announcement a month ago, Gemini is starting to roll out for some Google Messages beta users. 

To speed up sharing, Google Photos now lets you set a “Favorite shortcut” to “share instantly and in full quality with your favourite person.”

As previewed last year, Google Chat is rolling out the ability to record and send voice messages. However, at launch, they’re only available for paid Google Workspace accounts.