Mobile

A week after the launch of its annual Year in Search recap video, Google is enhancing and furthering the yearly celebration with a prominent playlist on Chromecast with Google TV. Available today, Chromecast with Google TV users should now see prominent “Year in Search” playlists appear on their home screens. The main playlist is “Year in Search: A Collection of This Year’s Trending…

Google previously announced its policy of mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for employees, and now the company is preparing to put those who have not complied on unpaid leave in accordance with that policy. CNBC reports that an internal memo shared by leadership at Google gave employees until December 3 to either show proof of vaccination or apply for a medical or religious exemption. The…

Google is making a straightforward tweak to the Calendar mobile apps so that the first-party account switcher now appears in the top-right corner. For whatever reason, Google Calendar has historically never followed the Workspace/G Suite convention of always showing the current account you’re signed in to. That’s now changing:  We’ve added account profile pictures in the top corner of…

As Android 12 arrives on more devices, Google today detailed what the latest version of its mobile OS will add to very affordable “Go edition” devices. From the full operating system, Android 12 (Go edition) adds three privacy capabilities, starting with microphone and camera indicators in the top-right corner of the status bar. This is followed by a Privacy dashboard in Settings and the…