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Google Lens screen search coming to Assistant on Android

February 8, 2023
Google is following this week’s announcement of Bard with a slew of new Lens capabilities, including “Search screen” on Android and wider Multisearch availability.  To start with, Google Lens is now used over 10 billion times per month. This is up from 8 billion/month in September. “Search screen” is a proper replacement for Assistant’s “What’s on my screen?” functionality…
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Google Tasks for Android gets an overdue Material You makeover

February 8, 2023
Rolling out as a part of the latest update, the Google Tasks app for Android is getting Material You theming in an overdue update. Material You has been rolling out to Google apps for the better part of two years at this point, but some apps have lagged behind on actually…
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Samsung Clock app fixes Galaxy Watch syncing error in new update

February 8, 2023
The Samsung Clock app doesn’t see many updates, as it’s such a simple tool. Recently, an update has been making the rounds to devices that fixes a persistent issue with the way the Samsung Clock app syncs with paired Galaxy Watch models. The Galaxy Watch series is meant to be a fitness and productivity companion. Generally speaking, the Galaxy Watch syncs with your device and becomes an…
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YouTube Music album redesign rolling out on Android and iPhone

February 8, 2023
Following the Library revamp in January, YouTube Music for Android and iOS is rolling out a redesign of the album view. YouTube Music first modernized playlists and albums on Android tablets as part of the large screen optimization push that makes use of dual-column layouts. This new playlist UI then came to Android phones in mid-October and very recently arrived on iOS. This redesign prominently…
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Google Messages rolling out reactions using any emoji

February 8, 2023
Back in November, Google Messages started testing the ability to react with any emoji, and it’s now getting wider availability. We first enabled this capability in mid-September and the first users started seeing it in late November. Instead of being limited to seven…
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Canon announces RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM

February 8, 2023
The RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM is a retractable kit zoom that will be bundled with the EOS R8. It’ll also be available separately for $299. The 24-50mm retracts down 58mm (3.1″) long and expands to 86mm (3.4″) at the telephoto end. It’s 70mm in diameter and it takes a 58mm filter. There’s an AF/MF switch on the side, with a second switch for its stabilizer…
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