Google is updating the Individual Contact Android widget it introduced earlier this year to bring more Material You flourishes.
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Google Messages tests new conversation picker from share sheet
In addition to a new UI for forwarding texts and chats, Google is testing that same conversation picker when selecting Messages for Android from the share sheet.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube redesign tests replacing Library with ‘You’ tab
YouTube has long maintained its own design language that sets it apart from other Google apps. YouTube for Android is now testing a somewhat notable redesign that replaces the Library tab with “You.”
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music rolls out auto-downloads for podcasts
Following the news that Google Podcasts is shutting down next year, YouTube Music now has the ability to auto-download podcasts.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle rolls out Messages homescreen redesign that drops nav drawer
Google started testing a homescreen redesign for Messages back in June and is now widely rolling it out to stable users after months of beta testing.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle SGE now available for teens, adding About this result
Google is continuing to expand the Search Generative Experience (SGE) by letting teens in the US sign up for it.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Calendar updates ‘Today’ button to show the actual date on Android
A small quality of life improvement to Google Calendar adds the current date to every screen of the Android app.
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Desktop Chrome update removes annoying ‘All Bookmarks’ prompt
With Chrome 117, the desktop browser added “All Bookmarks” to the end of the Bookmarks Bar. That unneeded reminder has now been removed.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music tests ‘Speed dial’ redesign of ‘Listen again’ [U]
The “Listen again” carousel is how I primarily interact with YouTube Music, and Google is testing a larger, more dense version.
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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.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube 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.
Expand Expanding CloseFitbit update brings speed dial redesign of Tiles on Pixel Watch
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.
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