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Google test reveals Nest Hub could get more Weather Frog-like ‘Character’ clocks [Video]

September 10, 2021

Earlier this year, the “Weather Frog” became available on Assistant Smart Displays as a delightful new Photo Frame background. Google testing has now inadvertently revealed that “Character” Nest Hub clocks are in development. Saying, “Hey Google, change photo frame” (or manually navigating via settings) on your Smart Display this morning reveals a new “Characters” menu…

Google fixing Chrome Tab Groups on Android by matching desktop behavior

September 10, 2021

While people like desktop Tab Groups, the reception is much chillier in Chrome for Android. Google is fortunately listening to feedback and is “experimenting with changes to this feature’s behavior.” For a few months after the feature’s launch in February, users…

Google working on ‘Human Presence Sensor’ for Chromebooks, possibly for face unlock and more

September 10, 2021

Google is working with Antmicro on a “Human Presence Sensor” for upcoming Chromebooks, which could be used for face unlock or other long-awaited Chrome OS features. Earlier this year, in a blog post celebrating 10 years of Chromebooks, Google included a small teaser of…

Google Workspace acquires Playspace, a video, screenshare, & whiteboard collaboration tool

September 10, 2021

Google wants to build tools for the future of (hybrid) work with Workspace. To that end, Google Workspace is acquiring the team behind Playspace. Playspace calls itself a “dedicated, flexible spaces for meetings, brainstorms, team hangs, and everything in between.” The team behind it was responsible for the popular Mailbox email client on iOS and Mac several years ago. The main Playspace UI…

Battlefield Mobile is coming to Android in ‘Autumn’ via limited region beta

September 10, 2021

After being announced as coming by EA earlier this year, Battlefield Mobile will arrive on Android in a limited region beta. In a similar manner to ongoing beta tests for EA’s other big FPS titles Apex Legends, Battlefield Mobile will have a very limited beta release in…

Gmail Material You redesign starts rolling out on Android 12 [Update: How to install]

September 10, 2021

Gmail on the web is set to get a navigation revamp this summer, while the Android app is now beginning to roll out a Material You redesign. Update 9/5: The Material You redesign of Gmail for Android is rolling out with version 2021.08.24.394054613 — not…

Google Messages now rolling out overhauled Wear OS app

September 10, 2021

The new Wear OS revamp is coming with a lot of new and improved Google apps. Next on the list? Google Messages, which is now rolling out its revamped Wear OS app to users on hardware both new and old. The new Google Messages app for Wear OS appears to be rolling out fairly widely with an updated design that’s more in line with Android 12 and Google’s wider Wear OS revamps. The updated…

Comment: It’s still up to Google to ‘save’ Wear OS

September 10, 2021

Here we are, a week after Samsung has started selling its first Wear OS smartwatch in years, the Galaxy Watch 4 series. These two smartwatches are flagships by almost every definition, but as we’ve had the chance to use them for a few weeks, there’s one thing that’s…

Google Drive’s web offline mode now supports PDFs, Office, and image files

September 10, 2021

When enabled, Drive today lets you view/edit recent Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides in Chrome without an internet connection. Google Drive’s offline mode now works with PDFs, Office files, and images. Back in 2019, Google started beta testing this capability. The ability…

Google wants to raise the app ‘quality bar’ for Wear OS 3 with updated guidelines

September 10, 2021

The next version of Google’s wearable platform has now properly arrived and it will be experienced by more users in the coming months. Ahead of that, Google is introducing updated app quality guidelines for Wear OS 3. These Wear OS 3 app quality guidelines start with “Basic compatibility” for notifications. This includes supporting the “MessagingStyle notifications for conversations”…