Google has started rolling out a new feature called activity cards to make it easier for users to pick up the threads to past searches and continue exploring a topic. "Activity cards will roll out today on the mobile web and the Google app in English in the US," Andrew Moore, Google's Product Manager for Search wrote in a blog post on Wednesday. So when you revisit a query related... Read More
Google is working towards bringing group calling feature as well as a new low light mode on its popular video chat mobile app Duo. One of the most requested Duo features since launch has been group calling, something Apple's FaceTime now supports for up to 32 users at once. It's finally coming to Duo, although only for up to seven people, the Android Police reported late on Monday. Users need... Read More
Google has been in the news for a reason this week and it definitely wasn’t a good one. Google had quietly removed the statement about the “guaranteed two years of OS upgrade for all Android One phones” from its website. This created a lot of buzz among the Android One phone users. Soon after the report went viral, Google acknowledged it and said that the statement was removed due to... Read More
Google launched its third generation Pixel phones in October this year. These phones were the Pixel 3 and the Pixel 3 XL. It looks like Google has more plans of launching smartphones this year. The company is reportedly planning to launch mid-range Pixel phones for the first time. After the Nexus 5X which was launched back in 2015, this is the first time that Google has decided to bring phones... Read More
In a blow to brand Android, Google is planning to shift its Messages web app -- which allows users to manage SMS/MMS messages on their phone from another device -- from Android.com to Google.com, a media report said. The move is seen as Google's plan to minimise the use of the word "Android", 9to5google.com reported on Wednesday. The Android Messages web app has long been hosted at the URL (Uniform... Read More
Google's video chat app Duo has now been downloaded more than 1 billion times on Google Play. The company launched Duo in 2016 along with instant messaging app Allo with much fanfare. However, it discontinued Allo to focus on Android Messages application which also received an RCS-based Web feature recently. "Duo hit 500 million downloads just six months ago, so another 500 million in that time span is pretty impressive,"... Read More
Using flight status data combined with Machine Learning (ML), Google Assistant will soon tell you over the phone if your flight would be delayed even before the airline announces it. According to Google, Assistant will notify users on phones when its algorithms predict that their flights would be late. "Earlier this year, we started sharing flight delay predictions (via Google Flight) when you search for your flight status and we're... Read More
Facing widespread criticism over its "censored" Search engine for the Chinese market, Google has reportedly shut down a data collection system that was key to develop the search project code-named "Dragonfly". According to a report in The Intercept on Tuesday, the move comes after hundreds of Google employees raised internal complaints that the project had been kept secret from them. The report found that Google employees, working on the Dragonfly... Read More
At a time when pressure is mounting on tech companies to utilise facial recognition technology with care to avoid its misuse, Google has said it will not offer the controversial technology for now. Toeing Microsoft's line which has asked governments across the world to regulate this technology, Google said facial recognition merits careful consideration. "Like many technologies with multiple uses, facial recognition merits careful consideration to ensure its use is... Read More
Google has introduced extra controls into its Chromebook laptops where parents will now have the ability to set screen time limits and bedtime hours, remotely lock devices and monitor app usage. Google in 2017, launched the Family Link app to help parents stay in the loop with how their children are using Android devices. "Today, we're sharing more Family Link features that can help parents of kids who use Chromebooks,... Read More
Google currently has no plans to launch a search engine in China, its Indian-American CEO Sundar Pichai told lawmakers on Tuesday as he dodged a series of questions from lawmakers who expressed concern over such a reported move by the internet giant. His statement came while testifying before the House Judiciary Committee Hearing on 'Transparency & Accountability: Examining Google and its Data Collection, Use, and Filtering Practices'. "We have no... Read More
The popular search engine tech giant, Google, has surprised people as it has announced its foray into the feature phone market. After Reliance Jio’s JioPhone, now Google has introduced the WizPhone WP006. This new feature phone by Google will not be a full-fledged smart machine but will merely pair some smart functionalities along with the usual feature phone functions including Google Assistant and voice commands. On the software front, this... Read More
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