For the last few years, the Android team has been working on ways to improve the back gesture, making it more clear what going back will actually do. With the latest Android 14 preview, the Settings app has a predictive back gesture that can show which page you’ll be going back to.
The “predictive back gesture” was added with Android 13, and at first, it was solely designed to let you know…
Google is preparing a delightful new “Emoji Lab” wallpaper creator for Pixel phones, allowing you to craft your own wacky looking backgrounds.
Since the release of Android 12 and its accompanying Material You redesign, there has been a greater emphasis on the Android…
In 2015, Google introduced a Cleanup Tool designed to find and delete unwanted software (UwS) that might impact your browsing experience. Google is now removing the Chrome Cleanup Tool.
Google says the Cleanup Tool is no longer needed given a “steady decline in UwS…
It seems that when Google shut down Stadia for consumers, Google Cloud also formally discontinued its B2B offering, “Immersive Stream for Games.”
In 2021, Google made a sharp pivot with Stadia, shutting down the Stadia Games and Entertainment division that was responsible for developing first- and second-party games for the platform. With that, the platform shifted firmly away from focusing on…
Google is celebrating International Women’s Day 2023 not only with a homepage Doodle but an animated easter egg.
Today’s Google Doodle honors International Women’s Day 2023 with the traditional homepage logo featuring women advocating for and supporting other women in…
After the delay in adding the Pixel 6a and Pixel 7 series to the official ARCore support list, Samsung’s latest flagship Galaxy S23 series and a few more flagships have also been added.
Spotted by Android Police, the official ARCore support list is often far behind when it…
As part of the LaMDA announcement in May of 2021, Google cited Assistant, Search, and Workspace as products where it hopes to “incorporat[e] better conversational features.” A new report today looks into Google’s reluctance to launch and incorporate LaMDA into products before OpenAI and Microsoft.
The Wall Street Journal today detailed Google’s history with chatbots. Before LaMDA, there…
After testing in October, Google Messages looks to be widely rolling out a redesign of read receipts with icons replacing words (sent, delivered, and read).
9to5Google has a rebooted newsletter that highlights the biggest Google stories with added commentary and other…
Google I/O 2023 must be just around the corner, as the company has launched a new “input/output” puzzle that should reveal the date and location for this year’s event.
History of Google I/O
For over a decade, the Google I/O developer conference has served as the…
Google I/O 2023 takes place May 10
March 8, 2023
Following the literal input/output puzzle this morning, Google has announced that I/O 2023 is taking place Wednesday, May 10.
There was no developer conference in 2020. The next year saw a live presentation in front of some employees on a smaller, on-campus stage. In 2022, Google returned to its usual concert venue and invited some developers to watch the keynotes live as part of a one-day…
