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Google Lens gets a touch of Material You, Search widget & Pixel Launcher shortcut [U]

September 10, 2021
Google recently redesigned Lens to prioritize screenshot analysis over live capture. Google Lens is now seeing a Material You flourish and even more prominent placement on Android. Opening Google Lens and navigating to the “Translate” filter at the very left reveals a new pill for switching languages. The bubbly nature is very much in line with Material You’s focus on large touch targets…
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Google rolling out first Pixel Buds A-Series firmware update to fix volume bug

September 10, 2021
Following the initial launch and wider international availability with the Pixel 5a, Google is rolling out the first update for Pixel Buds A-Series to fix some bugs. Out of the box in the US and Canada, Pixel Buds A-Series ran firmware version 3.150.0. Google today announced version 233 to address the following: The update contains general bug fixes and stability improvements, including a fix…
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Google Messages rolling out attachments picker redesign with colorful grid UI

September 10, 2021
In July, Google rolled out a new unified emoji, GIF, and sticker picker for Android’s default SMS/RCS client. The latest tweak sees Google Messages get an attachments menu redesign to access all the things you can send besides text. Tapping the “plus” menu when you’re viewing a conversation previously opened a scrollable list with several carousels. You now get a grid that expands to…
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Google Photos adds ‘Best of Summer 2021’ Memory collection

September 10, 2021
Google Photos is now surfacing another AI-generated album of images and videos as part of the “Best of Summer 2021” Memories collections. We’ve seen a few similar Memory collections for various seasons including the “Best of Winter 2020” and “Best of Spring 2021,” so it makes sense for Google Photos to also produce a “Best of Summer 2021” collection in much the same way. There…
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