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Better ARCore depth and motion tracking coming to Pixel 6 and Google Maps Live View

Google’s platform for mobile augmented reality is available on 1.2 billion Android devices today. At I/O 2022, ARCore is getting foundational improvements to make it work faster and more reliably on the Pixel 6 and in Google Maps Live View. To improve immersion, Google has improved ARCore’s depth capabilities, which enables virtual objects to appear behind real ones (occlusion) and other more…
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Brooklyn gets its own physical Google Store, opening up June 16

Toward the end of the Google Keynote at Google I/O 2022, Rick Osterloh mentioned that the company would be opening up a new Google Store location in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. This would be the second ever physical store location for Google. Last year, Google made a significant…
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Here’s everything new in Android 13 Beta 2 [Gallery]

The next Android 13 preview is now available and we’re diving into today’s Beta 2 release to find what new features have been added. Over the coming hours, we’ll dive into all of Android 13 Beta 2’s new features and every single change. (The newest updates will be at the top of this list. Be sure to check back often and tell us what you find in the comments below.) Beta 1 screenshots…
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Wear OS is finally getting a Google Home app for smart home controls [Video]

Google neglected Wear OS for years, but it seems the company is finally ready to take things seriously. Alongside the reveal of the Pixel Watch earlier today, the company also confirmed that, finally, Wear OS is getting a Google Home app. The Google Home app has been around for several years now as a one-stop place for controlling various smart home devices, whether they were Google’s own Nest…
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Android 13 Beta 2 hands-on: Top new features [Video]

Android 13 Beta 2 is now available right off the back of an impressive I/O 2022 developer conference. Here are a few of the top new features in the second public-facing beta for the next Android release. Android 13 Beta 1 hands-on: top new functions and features [Video] Being the second such Android 13 Beta, the changes here are minimal as Google tweaks and tunes the features and functions of…
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