Announced back in June, Google News on Android is rolling out a redesigned Following feed that provides the “latest updates from the topics, sources and locations you select to follow.”
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Google One AI Premium is $19.99/mo with Gemini Advanced & Gemini for Workspace
Sundar Pichai announced last week that Google One is about to cross 100 million subscribers. Google One is now getting a new AI Premium plan that costs $19.99.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle renames Bard to Gemini, launches paid ‘Gemini Advanced’ with Ultra 1.0
Teased in December as its most capable AI model, Google is rolling out Gemini Ultra 1.0 today. To mark this occasion, Google Bard is being renamed to Gemini on the web, while it’s now available on Android and iOS.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini app brings Google AI to Android and iPhone, rolling out now
Announced as Assistant with Bard alongside the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro last October, Google today is rolling out Gemini to provide an optimized mobile experience that integrates with Android, while it’s now part of the Google app on iOS.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Maps redesigning directions search, drops fullscreen UIs, more
The Google Maps UI has largely been unchanged for the past several years, but that’s now changing with pretty significant redesigns across key surfaces, including when searching for directions.
Expand Expanding CloseFiles by Google redesign removes bottom bar
In removing the bottom bar (again), Files by Google is making a pretty notable design change that simplifies the app.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Play is not showing available system app updates
In what could be a bug or behavior change, the Google Play Store is not showing available updates for system-level apps.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Maps for Android now shows you the weather
Like the iOS app, Google Maps for Android now overlays the weather and AQI when you’re browsing the map layer.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Chat rolls out ability to star messages and floating bar overflow sheet
After introducing on desktop last year, Google Chat for Android now lets you star messages. However, this required the addition of an overflow button to the floating bar that now looks a bit crowded.
Expand Expanding CloseAndroid Reading mode now works in Gmail and social media apps
Reading mode is Google’s best text-to-speech offering and has just gained the ability to work in Gmail, as well as social media apps.
Expand Expanding CloseLaunching Circle to Search with gesture nav is just frustrating
Circle to Search is great – and very much a continuation of Now on Tap that Google should have prominently maintained as a core Android experience instead of relegating to Assistant for a few years – but how you launch it with gesture navigation is driving me mad.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Phone app removing Nearby Places, teases more Pixel call AI in 2024
The Phone by Google (as it’s officially named) app is losing a “Nearby Places” feature that “allowed business name search queries entered into the Phone app to provide local business phone number results beyond just your personal contacts.”
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music sending out more notifications, adds ‘Samples’ carousel
Since the start of this year, there have been more YouTube Music notifications on Android and iOS alerting users about new releases and playlists.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Translate redesigns Conversation mode with Material You flourishes
Google Translate has rolled out a redesign of the Conversation experience that can “automatically detect and translate languages as you converse.”
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Assistant Driving Mode is not dead, but it’s now just a voice bar
Earlier this month, Google announced it was deprecating a slew of Assistant features. One of those removals was the “App Launcher” in Assistant Driving Mode, which most people assumed was the entire experience. Google tells us that is not the case, and here’s what will be left of Assistant Driving Mode after February 7.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music and Premium reaches 100 million subscribers
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.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Maps adding generative AI to ‘supercharge’ search
Generative AI is coming to Google Maps and will let you find places in a conversational manner.
Expand Expanding CloseBard gets image generator and Gemini Pro expansion, Google announces Imagen 2-powered ImageFX
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 rollinh out a redesign of the compose text field that features a dedicated shortcuts bar.
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