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Google surprisingly talks augmented reality glasses at I/O 2022, starting with AR translation tease

May 12, 2022
To close out I/O 2022, Sundar Pichai very surprisingly previewed Google’s upcoming augmented reality efforts for glasses, starting with AR language translation. The Google/Alphabet CEO called AR a “new frontier of computing,” and started by recapping existing efforts that were just announced today, including Multisearch and Scene Exploration in Google Lens, as well as Immersive View in…
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Google releases Android 13 Beta 2 for Pixel phones

May 12, 2022
With the wider consumer preview starting earlier than usual this year, Android 13 Beta 2 is now here at I/O 2022 just over two weeks after the last update for Pixel phones. Beta 2 is an “incremental Beta-quality release” before the Platform Stability milestone next…
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How to install the Android 13 Beta on Google Pixel

May 12, 2022
Android 13 is following a different schedule compared to last year’s major update, and that’s resulting in the first Android 13 beta being released two weeks before its usual Google I/O debut. If you’re a Google Pixel owner, here’s how to install the Android 13 beta. Which Pixel devices can install the Android 13 beta? The next major release of Android will result in some of Google’s…
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Better ARCore depth and motion tracking coming to Pixel 6 and Google Maps Live View

May 12, 2022
Google’s platform for mobile augmented reality is available on 1.2 billion Android devices today. At I/O 2022, ARCore is getting foundational improvements to make it work faster and more reliably on the Pixel 6 and in Google Maps Live View. To improve immersion, Google has improved ARCore’s depth capabilities, which enables virtual objects to appear behind real ones (occlusion) and other more…
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Brooklyn gets its own physical Google Store, opening up June 16

May 12, 2022
Toward the end of the Google Keynote at Google I/O 2022, Rick Osterloh mentioned that the company would be opening up a new Google Store location in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. This would be the second ever physical store location for Google. Last year, Google made a significant…
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Here’s everything new in Android 13 Beta 2 [Gallery]

May 12, 2022
The next Android 13 preview is now available and we’re diving into today’s Beta 2 release to find what new features have been added. Over the coming hours, we’ll dive into all of Android 13 Beta 2’s new features and every single change. (The newest updates will be at the top of this list. Be sure to check back often and tell us what you find in the comments below.) Beta 1 screenshots…
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