Google Photos gets updated upload UI on the web
A small tweak to the Google Photos website in recent days modernizes the interface for uploading images and videos.
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YouTube Music adds Song details to Now Playing
After the big Now Playing redesign, YouTube Music is adding a small Song details section in the Related feed.
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In addition to the Android and iOS redesign this week, Fitbit is rolling out some visual tweaks to its Wear OS app, including Tiles, on the Pixel Watch.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Create is a mobile video editing app as ‘Dream Screen’ adds gen AI to Shorts
At Made on YouTube today, the video site unveiled a new mobile editing app called YouTube Create and a slew of AI-powered features to help all along the creation process.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music for iPhone gets permanent miniplayer with AirPlay, swipe controls
Following Android in June, YouTube Music on the iPhone (and iPad) has been updated with a permanent miniplayer that cannot be removed and adds AirPlay by removing “next song” in favor of swipe controls.
Expand Expanding CloseNew Google Messages forwarding UI lets you send to multiple contacts
A small tweak to Google Messages introduces a new UI for forwarding messages that supports sending to multiple recipients.
Expand Expanding CloseFitbit app redesign starts rolling out to Android and iOS
Following last month’s announcement, the Material You redesign of Fitbit for Android and iOS is rolling out starting today.
Expand Expanding CloseBard Extensions let Google access your Gmail and Docs to get things done
Previewed at I/O 2023 in May, Bard Extensions are launching today (in English) to let Google’s “helpful collaborator” access your Gmail, Drive, and Docs, as well as other first-party services, to get things done.
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Google Slides adding real-time live mouse pointers
To aid collaboration, Google Slides on the web is getting a live pointer that allows “you and your colleagues to see each other’s mouse pointers in real-time.”
Expand Expanding CloseYou can still make video calls on the Nest Hub Max… using Google Duo
While the Nest Hub Max is losing Google Meet and Zoom support, it will still offer video (and audio) calls via Google Duo.
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YouTube Music adding more mood filters, including ‘Cry’
Back in 2020, YouTube Music introduced an “activity” bar with mood filters and is now giving the feature its biggest expansion yet with five new additions.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Voice adds spam warnings for texts on Android, iOS
Besides the Material You redesign at the start of this year, Google Voice has not seen too many user-facing (compared to enterprise) additions this year but is now adding spam text warnings.
Expand Expanding CloseChrome for Android redesigns address bar with Material You
After first testing a year ago, Chrome for Android is now rolling out a Material You redesign of the address bar.
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Chrome for Mac will soon let you access iCloud Keychain passkeys
Back in July, Apple made it so that Chrome on Mac could access iCloud Keychain passwords via an updated browser extension. Chrome 118 will soon let you access passkeys stored in iCloud Keychain.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Photos Locked Folder sync starts rolling out
Announced at the end of last month, the ability to sync the Google Photos Locked Folder across devices signed in to your Google Account is rolling out more widely.
Expand Expanding CloseThe Weather Channel, Prime Video apps coming to Android Automotive
As Android Automotive (or “Cars with Google built-in” as it’s officially called) gains traction, more and more third-party apps are rolling out, including The Weather Channel and Amazon Prime Video today.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Messages homescreen redesign comes to Samsung
Google Messages is working on an updated homescreen that removes the navigation drawer, and that redesign is now appearing on Samsung phones.
Expand Expanding CloseFind My Device 3.0 rolling out with new Android app icon
Back in June, we shared the new Find My Device logo, and the updated icon is now rolling out with version 3.0 of the Android app.
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Pixel Watch update resets app notification settings
Google updated the Pixel Watch companion app last week, and version 1.4 appears to be responsible for resetting app notification preferences.
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Assistant keeps telling Pixel users to set up ‘Hey Google’ Quick phrases
A bug in recent days with the Google app sees Pixel owners get repeatedly prompted to set up Assistant quick phrases that let you skip “Hey Google” for certain commands.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Calendar can now hide completed tasks
After rolling out Material You widgets on Android, Google Calendar is now hiding completed tasks by default.
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Privacy Sandbox in Chrome hits general availability ahead of 3rd-party cookie deprecation
Google announced today that “Privacy Sandbox for the Web” has reached general availability (GA) in Chrome.
Expand Expanding CloseChrome getting Material You redesign for its 15th birthday
To mark Chrome turning 15 this month, Google announced a Material You redesign for the desktop browser on Mac, Windows, Linux, and ChromeOS.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube removing some ad type controls for Creators, testing ‘fewer, longer ad breaks’ on TV
YouTube is making a change to what ad controls Creators have while it’s testing some viewer-facing tweaks for the ad break experience on TVs.
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