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Samsung February 2023 update rolling out for these Galaxy devices

Even though Samsung has just launched the Galaxy S23 series, the Korean company has not forgotten about its predecessors. A growing number of Samsung Galaxy devices are getting the February 2023 Android security update – here’s the full list. Samsung February 2023 security update – here’s what’s new Every single month, Google releases a generic or generalized Android security bulletin.
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Google Lens screen search coming to Assistant on Android

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…
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Google Translate rolling out more context to translations and iOS redesign

Google Translate is rolling out a trio of updates that add context, modernize the iOS app, and improve camera translations. Since words and phrases can have multiple meanings, Google Translate is adding “descriptions and varying examples in the intended, translated language.” Besides definitions in the original language, you’ll now see translated example sentences. So whether you’re…
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Google Tasks for Android gets an overdue Material You makeover

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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Google Chrome loses the screenshot editor you probably didn’t know it had

Did you know Google Chrome had a screenshot editor? While the tool was never formally launched, it was developed in the background for quite a while, until recently when Google pulled the plug on it entirely. First discovered back in 2021, the screenshot tool and accompanying image editor in the desktop version of Google Chrome started out simple, and was fleshed out over time. Eventually, it…
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YouTube Music album redesign rolling out on Android and iPhone

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.
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Google Messages rolling out reactions using any emoji

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 reactions (thumbs up/down, Smiling Face with Heart-Eyes, Face with Tears of Joy, Face with Open Mouth, Crying Face, and Angry…
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