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[ad_1] Stephen Headrick / Android Authority TL;DR Social features on the Fitbit app are being paused in preparation for the Google Health app transition. You will not be able to send messages, view leaderboards, or add or remove friends. Access to a new social experience will open up when you’re in the Google Health app. … Read More “Google is hitting pause on the Fitbit app’s social features” »
[ad_1] 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 … Read More “Snapseed gets handy new shortcut in second update this month” »
[ad_1] 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 … Read More “Google just nuked the old Nest forums, and your account is gone” »
[ad_1] 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 … Read More “Googlebook is proof Android still has an identity problem” »
[ad_1] 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 … Read More “Google Keep could soon let you turn notes into Markdown files” »
Everything you need to know about google is turning pixels into. [ad_1] 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 … Read More “Google is turning Pixels into the perfect phones for reaction videos” »
[ad_1] 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 … Read More “Gboard is learning to turn your rambling into polished text” »
Everything you need to know about googlebooks magic pointer is also coming. [ad_1] 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 … Read More “Googlebooks’ Magic Pointer is also coming to Gemini in Chrome” »
[ad_1] 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 … Read More “Chrome on Android can now do your online errands for you” »
[ad_1] 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 … Read More “Google could finally give Pixels proper Material You color controls” »
