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Google Photos now surfacing ‘Best of Autumn 2022’ Memory collection

The latest AI-generated Memory flipbook appearing in Google Photos is the “Best of Autumn 2022” collection, which is rolling out right now. Over the past 12 months, we’ve seen Google Photos increase the instances of custom Memories collections along the top “story” pane within the pre-installed gallery app. The result is more targeted personal content that is collated based upon the…
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Google redesign simplifies ‘Collections’ homepage of bookmarks

Back in June, we noted that Google is no longer developing “Assistant Memory,” and the Collections feature that it would have presumably replaced is now seeing a redesign. Collections is Google’s integrated bookmarking feature that surfaces saves from Search, Discover, and Maps. It was updated last September to be slightly more automated.  The latest redesign significantly simplifies…
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How to create themed icons for any app on Android

Themed Icons on Android are a throwback to the days of icon packs and sometimes chaotic customization. While they are fun and inviting, a lot of apps still don’t have a themed icons variant. This guide will take you through creating themed icons for any app on Android in…
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Google rolls out YouTube Emotes for comments on streams and videos

There’s nothing wrong with adding a little flare here and there to your comments. Now, users can add custom-made stickers and emotes to YouTube comments in both videos and on streams. Emoji have long been made available to users commenting on YouTube videos and streams. To add to that plethora of reactions, YouTube has added a library of custom emoji that can be sent via comments. Much like…
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Google Photos has changed how it estimates location on images without geodata

Google Photos has long been able to estimate the location of pictures that don’t contain geodata. It previously did this using Google Account Location History but has since stopped and is giving users the ability to remove those estimates. Previously, Google Photos estimated missing locations by using your broader Location History, which is an “opt-in Google account setting that saves where…
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