Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Following a major update last week, the new Snapseed 4.0.1 adds a Camera home screen shortcut. This shortcut can be accessed by pressing and holding on the Snapseed icon. Google’s photo editing app Snapseed got a big update on Android last week, revamping the app’s design language and functionality … Read More “Snapseed gets handy new shortcut in second update this month” »
Brady Snyder / Android Authority TL;DR Google officially moved the Home & Nest Community off its third-party platform and onto its own internal support system. Existing user accounts, badges, ranks, and forum status will not transfer, forcing longtime members to start over from scratch. Google will permanently delete old forum posts and account data on … Read More “Google just nuked the old Nest forums, and your account is gone” »
I’ll be frank, Googlebook is an absolutely terrible name for Google’s new brand of Android-powered laptops. Not just because Google Books already exists as a search product people barely remember, but because it’s painfully dull and uninspired. Hardly the name I would have picked for a breakout product range designed to introduce Android power to … Read More “Googlebook is proof Android still has an identity problem” »
Megan Ellis / Android Authority TL;DR Google Keep for Android is testing a new “Export to Markdown” feature. The feature has been spotted as a debug option, suggesting it is in the early stages of testing. While this will enable easier data portability to other Markdown-supported apps, it does not yet provide native Markdown editing … Read More “Google Keep could soon let you turn notes into Markdown files” »
TL;DR Pixel phones are getting a feature that will make it easier to create reaction videos. Screen Reactions lets you record yourself and whatever is on your screen at the same time, then overlays your response directly on the clip. The feature is coming to Pixel devices first this summer. Some of the most popular … Read More “Google is turning Pixels into the perfect phones for reaction videos” »
TL;DR Tired of wasting time editing speech-to-text transcriptions for accuracy and brevity? Gboard will soon be able to use Gemini models to polish transcribed text for seamless dictation. Similar to the iOS-only Google AI Edge Eloquent release in April, the new Gboard “Rambler” feature sifts through your filler words, pauses, mistakes, and corrections to provide … Read More “Gboard is learning to turn your rambling into polished text” »
TL;DR Google says its new AI-powered Magic Pointer experience is now rolling out to Gemini in Chrome. The feature lets Gemini understand what your cursor is pointing at so you can interact with webpage content more naturally. Google also shared new details about the thinking behind Magic Pointer. Google just gave us our first look … Read More “Googlebooks’ Magic Pointer is also coming to Gemini in Chrome” »
TL;DR Google is rolling out Chrome’s auto browse feature to Android. Auto browse is an agentic tool that’s able to browse the web on your behalf. The feature will be available to Google AI Pro and Ultra users in the US on select devices running Android 12 or higher. If you ever needed help finding … Read More “Chrome on Android can now do your online errands for you” »
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR A new Android 17 leak suggests Google is working on deeper Material You customization for Pixel phones. Pixel users may soon be able to pick custom accent colors in the Wallpaper & style settings instead of choosing from preset options. The leak also shows new color intensity presets like … Read More “Google could finally give Pixels proper Material You color controls” »
TL;DR Googlebooks are premium Android-powered laptops made by partner manufacturers, and we know the names of five partners already. Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, and Lenovo are onboard and confirmed to be making Googlebook laptops starting this fall. Of the six Chromebook partners Google lists on its Shop Chromebooks site, only Samsung isn’t lined up to … Read More “These brands will be the first to launch Googlebook laptops this fall” »
