YouTube announced today that Music and Premium has 100 million subscribers. It follows Sundar Pichai revealing that Google One was about to reach the same milestone.
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Google Maps adding generative AI to ‘supercharge’ search
Generative AI is coming to Google Maps and will let you find places in a conversational manner.
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The year in Bard updates is starting today with Gemini Pro now available in “all supported languages and places.” Google is also adding an image generator to Bard and announcing “ImageFX.”
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Assistant Driving Mode losing App Launcher on February 7 [U]
As we previously spotted and Google later confirmed in a series of deprecations, the Assistant Driving Mode for Google Maps is going away later this month.
Expand Expanding Close[Fixed] Google Messages for web is down in rare outage
Following the big update late last year, Google Messages for web is facing an outage this evening.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle starts rolling out Quick Share on Pixel, non-Samsung devices
Following the CES announcement at the start of this month, Google is now rolling out Quick Share on Pixel and other non-Samsung devices.
Expand Expanding CloseCircle to Search rolling out to Pixel 8 and 8 Pro
Announced earlier this month and then made part of the January Feature Drop, Circle to Search is beginning to roll out to the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro. It’s very much the latest version of “Now on Tap,” “What’s on my screen?” in Assistant, and later “Search screen.”
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Docs makes it easier to switch to Pageless mode
Back in 2022, Google Docs introduced a Pageless mode on the web, and switching to it is now easier than ever.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Messages rolls out text field redesign with shortcuts bar [U]
As we previously enabled, Google Messages is rolling out a redesign of the compose text field that features a dedicated shortcuts bar.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle shuts down ‘Earth View’ wallpaper collection
Without any warning or prior notice, Google appears to have shut down the website for its “Earth View” collection of satellite-captured wallpapers and Chromecast backgrounds.
Expand Expanding CloseGboard’s Gemini Nano Smart Reply supports two more apps on Pixel 8 Pro
Besides Recorder Summarize and Magic Compose in Google Messages, Gboard Smart Reply is the other feature that Gemini Nano powers on the Pixel 8 Pro. After initially just supporting WhatsApp, Google has quietly added support for two more apps.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Messages Photomoji more widely rolling out [U]
Most of the new Messages features announced last week have yet to widely launch, but Google is now rolling out Photomoji that can be used as reactions and stickers.
Expand Expanding ClosePixel Thermometer update rolls out: Body temp requires US SIM, cool 8 Pro, more
Google is rolling out an update to the Pixel Thermometer app that enables body temperature measurements.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle’s Art Selfie 2 puts you in famous painting styles using gen AI
At the start of 2018, Google introduced Art Selfie to match your face with existing works and find your doppelgänger. For Art Selfie 2, Google is leveraging generative AI to actually place you in paintings.
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Google Messages ‘Reply’ option missing from notifications for some
Some Google Messages users are seeing an odd bug where notifications are missing the inline “Reply” action on Android.
Expand Expanding CloseGboard rolling out Assistant voice typing toolbar on Pixel Tablet
Gboard is following “Write in text fields” and the new physical keyboard UI with an Assistant voice typing toolbar for the Pixel Tablet.
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Gmail separates ‘Report spam & unsubscribe’ to avoid false signals
Google is streamlining how you unsubscribe to unwanted messages in Gmail, while it has separated the report spam and unsubscribe option.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Chat’s new floating bar adds an… overflow button/sheet
After widely rolling out the floating bottom bar earlier this week, Google Chat is adding some complexity to that UI in the form of an overflow button and sheet.
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Google Lens AR search in Google Maps gets more prominent icon
One of Google’s biggest augmented reality investments is Live View. Google Maps is elevating the AR navigation and discovery capability with Google Lens branding.
Expand Expanding CloseGmail rolls out navigation rail on Android tablets [U]
While Gmail on foldables has used a navigation rail for several months now, that bottom bar replacement is only now making its way to Android tablets.
Expand Expanding CloseNew Google Chat redesign widely rolling out on Android [U]
With the new icon widely rolled out, Google Chat’s homescreen redesign is now making its way to Android.
Expand Expanding CloseChrome for Android is getting its own ‘Listen to this page’ TTS
Besides “Read aloud” on the Pixel 8 and Android’s underrated “Reading mode” app, Google Chrome is working on a built-in “Listen to this page” TTS capability.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle wants to redesign the Chrome side panel [Gallery]
In 2022, Google updated desktop Chrome with a side panel UI that has since grown beyond providing access to your Bookmarks. Chrome is now looking to redesign the side panel, including how you launch it by getting rid of the icon.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Docs is getting a new sharing dropdown
With real-time collaboration being the main appeal of Docs, Sheets, and Slides, Google is making it a little bit faster to share documents.
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