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With Ford back in February, Google’s car operating system netted a significant partner. Honda is now the next major carmaker to adopt Android Automotive from 2022 onwards. The first vehicle is “an all-new model that will come to market in the second half of 2022 in North America.” This will be followed by a global launch that occurs “in stages.” Compared to Android Auto (or Apple’s…

Back in November, Assistant Driving Mode started rolling out as part of Google Maps. Google today is making official the new “dashboard” experience coming to Driving Mode, while the Assistant capability is set to get wider availability and a new way to launch. This new “dashboard” dates back to the feed shown off at I/O 2019. It’s now all on one screen — which means no swiping, and…

For the past few years, Google has been working on a new specification for building Chrome extensions. Manifest v3 became available earlier this year with Chrome 88. In launching, the company has been conscious of how big a shift the privacy-preserving aspects are, and today detailed the transition away from Manifest v2. Google has a plan to phase out support for Chrome extensions built using…

As more Pixel 6 leaks give us a better picture of what else Google has in store for next month, another report is revealing some interesting details about the camera. Apparently, Google has several new features possibly coming to the Pixel 6 Pro’s camera, including one we’ve been waiting years for. The folks over at XDA have dug into the Google Camera app that’s sourced from someone who…