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Google Contacts will soon offer to notify you when it’s someone’s birthday

In the latest version of Google Contacts, the company is preparing a new way to get notified when it’s a friend or family member’s birthday. 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 decompile these files (called APKs, in the case of Android apps), we’re able to see various lines…
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9to5Google Log Out: The shape and color of Google AI

9to5Google has a rebooted newsletter that highlights the biggest Google stories with added commentary and other tidbits. Sign up to get it early in your inbox, or continue reading 9to5Google Log Out below: From what was shared earlier this week in Gmail and Docs, Google…
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Google is shutting down the Jacquard smart fabric app soon

Google is preparing to shut down the app responsible for the Jacquard accessories made by Google ATAP. Project Jacquard was first unveiled by Google ATAP – the company’s Advanced Technology and Projects group, responsible for other projects like Soli – back in 2015 and debuted two years later on special jackets from Levi’s. Google’s Jacquard tech is able to embed things like touch…
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Google Messages adds contact photos to conversation threads

After bigger changes to “RCS” branding and read receipt icons in recent weeks, Google Messages for Android is adding a contact’s profile photo to the top of conversations. Messages has always let you tap a person’s name in the app bar to open Google Contacts. Now…
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Google Maps is testing a clever ‘Recents’ sidebar on the web

Compared to Maps for Android and iOS, Google makes relatively few visual updates to the Maps website. Google Maps is now testing a sidebar on the web that provides convenient access to recently viewed places. For some, Google Maps on the web now sports a navigation rail on the left edge that features a hamburger button that opens the same drawer as before and two tabs that open your list of…
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Material You is now available for Google Drive’s web app

In February, Google announced that its expansion of Material You would finally expand to Google Drive and its various tools on the web. Now, that rollout is happening widely. 9to5Google has a rebooted newsletter that highlights the biggest Google stories with added…
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Galaxy Watch 6 battery sizes will be nearly 20% bigger than Watch 4, new leak shows

Samsung’s Galaxy Watch series has been the best of Wear OS since it debuted with the Galaxy Watch 4 in 2021, and rumors are starting to come out regarding the company’s next generation. A previous rumor hinted at bigger battery sizes of the Galaxy Watch 6, and now another leak shows just what upgrade to expect. The Galaxy Watch 6 series is expected to consist of four models this year, up one…
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