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Google says it has fixed two frustrating Android Auto location issues

September 10, 2021
Google’s Android Auto platform makes it easy to control media and gets navigation from your phone up on your car’s screen, but it sometimes comes with annoying quirks and problems. This week Google has confirmed that two location issues with Android Auto have been patched up. Some users have reported over the past several months, going as far back as March of this year, that certain parts of…
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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 what’s next for Chrome OS. In it, there’s a promise of using “sensor technologies for more personalized…
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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 2021.08.24.394054657 as was previously widely linked to. For some reason, this revamp is not enabled with the absolute latest release of…
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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…
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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…
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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 to select what PDFs, images, and Microsoft Office documents you want offline is now generally available.  Users can access…
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