After first rolling out for some users in mid-February, Gboard for Android’s shortcuts toolbar redesign that boosts customizability is more widely rolling out.
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Pixel At a Glance will show ridesharing status
As we first spotted last July, At a Glance will now show “Ridesharing” status on your Pixel’s lockscreen.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Home 3.1 rolling out with new light controls, tablet UI tweaks
As the big redesign of the Home app exits preview, Google is rolling out a handful of refinements announced at I/O 2023 with version 3.1.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Home’s animated camera notifications on Wear OS rolling out in June
Google Home for Wear OS got a big UI redesign last week, with animated camera notification previews also coming, but you’ll have to wait until next month for that.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Shorts might be coming to YouTube Music with ‘Samples’ tab
In hindsight, this was inevitable: YouTube Music is testing a “Samples” tab that looks to show music video-focused Shorts.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Bard adds images for more visual responses
At I/O 2023, Google previewed a number of upcoming features for Bard and image support is now rolling out.
Expand Expanding CloseWhat ads will look like in Google’s Search Generative Experience [Gallery]
Google Marketing Live is essentially I/O for advertisers, and the 2023 edition sees a number of generative AI features coming to ads, as well as how they’ll look in SGE.
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From the desktop New Tab Page, Google prominently emphasizes how you can “Customize Chrome,” and the UI for doing so has been recently updated to leverage a side panel.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle updates Android Reading mode with background and screen off playback
Google announced Reading mode in December and the Android app is now getting its first big update that adds background playback support.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube for Android TV adds more Google Assistant commands, Podcasts page
Besides the upcoming addition of unskippable and pause screen ads, the YouTube app on Android and Google TV in Q1 2023 gained support for more Assistant voice commands.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle One Android app now lets you find your IP address and network
Google One is continuing its recent push to increase subscriber security and privacy by adding a simple tool in the Android app that lets users check their IP address.
Expand Expanding CloseRedesigned Google Fi Wireless app rolling out
Announced last month, the redesign of the Google Fi Wireless companion app is now rolling out.
Expand Expanding CloseGmail tweaks search UI on web to match Android
Google recently made a tweak to Gmail on the web that updates the search bar and activity status indicator design.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Home 2.66 for Wear OS rolling out: Redesign, Favorites, media controls, & more
As announced last week, a big functionality update and redesign to Google Home for Wear OS is now rolling out with version 2.66.
Expand Expanding ClosePersonal Safety getting Google Assistant integration on Pixel
Besides the upcoming feature that turns your Pixel and other Android phones into a dashcam, the Personal Safety app is rolling out Google Assistant voice integration.
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Privacy Sandbox APIs set to launch in Chrome from July
Google’s work on Privacy Sandbox continues with key APIs for publishers and advertisers going live in the Chrome browser starting this July.
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Google Messages adding mark as read/unread swipe action
As we wait for Magic Compose, Google Messages is getting a small quality-of-life addition that lets you quickly mark as read/unread by swiping in the main conversation list.
Expand Expanding CloseNew Google Docs Calendar template lets you collaborate on invites
Following Gmail last year, Google Docs is adding a new Calendar event template that lets you “collaborate with others to draft calendar invites.”
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle teases more Workspace AI: Gmail inbox org, Meet notes, Slides soundtrack maker
Following last week’s announcements at I/O 2023, Google previewed a few more generative Duet AI features coming to Workspace today, including Smart Notes in Meet.
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At I/O 2023, Google announced Codey as a “family of code models built on PaLM 2” and it’s soon coming to Google Colab.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Docs adding collapsible headings and custom building blocks
Following its big redesign, Google Docs is expanding its Smart Canvas effort with user-created building blocks and collapsible headings.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Workspace Individual is now available in 20 more countries
Between Google Workspace Premium available with Google One 2+ TB plans and the Business tiers, Google offers Workspace Individual, which is now available in 20 new countries.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Drive testing new homepage that auto-suggests files and folders
Google is testing a new Drive homepage on the web that will automatically “surface your most relevant files and folders.”
Expand Expanding ClosePixel Launcher letting you ‘quick launch’ apps from search, rolling out
As we previously spotted, the Pixel Launcher will let you search for and “quick launch” an app without having to tap the top of the screen.
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