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…
Google Chat gets built-in GIF search on the web to replace bot lookup
September 10, 2021
Google continues to add more features to Chat as it becomes available for more and more people ahead of the classic Hangouts depreciation. The Google Chat web app is now integrating Tenor GIF search.
On mobile, GIF lookup and insertion is usually handled by the system…
Google Doodle celebrates the first day of school 2021 across the globe
September 10, 2021
After a long summer that has been punctuated with lockdowns and finally the easing of restrictions, for many children across the globe today is the first day of school for the 2021 academic year – and the latest Google Doodle has a neat school-related sketch to…
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…
Android updates are still not perfect, but we’re seeing things improve year over year. Samsung has accumulated a stellar update track record as of late and is now among the best in the business when it comes to rolling out prompt Android updates. Now, the company is…
Xiaomi 11T Pro renders hint at 108MP camera, 120W charging
September 10, 2021
Renders of the upcoming Xiaomi 11T Pro — the first new Xiaomi device to launch without “Mi” branding — have been shared online giving us a glimpse at some of the potential hardware on this affordable flagship Android phone.
Teenage leaker Ishan Agarwal and…
Here’s how Google Assistant’s upcoming ‘Quick phrases’ will let you skip ‘Hey Google’
September 10, 2021
Back in April, we told you about an in-development “Guacamole” feature that will let you use Assistant without hotwords. This Google Assistant capability will launch as “Quick phrases,” and we now know more about how it works.
About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we…
After several leaks and our own exclusive reporting, Google announced last month that it would debut its first self-designed smartphone chip in the Pixel 6 series later this year. Apparently, the company’s ambitions don’t stop there. Today, a new report claims that…
As rumored, Microsoft announced today that it will be hosting a hardware event at the end of this month. Inviting people “to see what’s next,” the Surface Duo 2 will likely be introduced on September 22.
Microsoft’s invitation is currently quite sparse, but it will…
Google Weather redesign widely rolls out on Android [U]
September 10, 2021
After initial testing in May, Google today has widely rolled out a redesign of Android’s default Weather app. Part of Google Search, the experience was overdue for a modernization.
Update 9/9: As of today, the new Google Weather is widely available for all Android users. This includes those on the stable (12.34) and beta (12.35) channel of the Google app. Be sure to update via the Play…
