Some, but not all, Google Assistant users received an “action required” email starting yesterday that warned about a bug that impacted hotword and other service settings.
“[Action Required] Google Assistant Settings” was sent by “The Google Workspace Team” — though signed by the Assistant team — and says the company “discovered a bug that may have affected your Google Assistant…
Later this week, Gorillaz will be performing a new song off their upcoming album in New York and London. This AR performance will be available through the “Gorillaz Presents” companion app and is powered by Google’s ARCore Geospatial API.
The ARCore Geospatial API…
Oppo’s new custom Bluetooth chip can handle 24-bit lossless audio
December 15, 2022
Oppo just announced a new custom Bluetooth chip, the MariSilicon Y, which the company claims can handle audio quality comparable to that of a wired connection.
The MariSilicon Y is Oppo’s second custom chipset, following the camera-focused MariSilicon X that debuted in…
For the past year or so, generative AI has been all the rage within the tech community. ChatGPT from startup OpenAI has received a lot of attention for how it can respond to questions, though there are critical failings in terms of accuracy. Google executives internally addressed ChatGPT recently and touched on what the company is doing in the space.
According to CNBC, Google executives were…
Google Nest Cam previews are still broken on Pixel Watch & Wear OS, but work on Apple Watch
December 15, 2022
The move over to the Google Home app has been messy for Nest Cam owners for a variety of reasons, but things are finally coming together. If you use a Wear OS watch, though, the Google Home app is still missing the useful previews from Nest Cam, even on Google’s own Pixel…
Google made an ‘exclusive’ T-shirt for Play Points Platinum members
December 15, 2022
Occasionally, being on a higher Google Play Points tier provides nice perks, with Platinum members now getting a rather cool T-shirt.
This exclusive, limited edition Google Play T-shirt is available for those that earn over 3,000 Play Points in a calendar year. The highest…
Given that kids like to use Assistant, Google is rolling out new parental controls, as well as new kid-friendly voices and Kids Dictionary.
Update 12/14: In Google Assistant settings, the “Parental controls” menu is now more widely available on Android and iOS this week.
Choose filters, Downtime, and what your child can do with Assistant on smart displays &…
Google explains how Recorder Speaker Labels work, plans to use Tensor TPU to save power
December 15, 2022
As part of December’s Pixel Feature Drop, Google’s excellent Recorder app gained Speaker Labels that can identify multiple people. As with previous editions, the team behind it is out with an explanation of how the feature came to be.
Speaker Labels are powered by…
YouTube testing video queue on Android and iOS; here’s how to enable
December 15, 2022
“Add to queue” is already available on the YouTube website, and it’s now in testing for the Android and iOS apps.
At the moment, “Save to Watch later” or “Save to playlist” is how you can get back to something that you don’t want to view right away.
Android Auto’s redesign is now available to cars with rotary input
December 15, 2022
Google is currently testing the next generation of Android Auto, and many people are able to try out the new update through the beta program. However, the Android Auto redesign, known to many as “Coolwalk,” wasn’t available on cars with rotary input until just this week.
Over the past 48 hours or so, a number of users on the Android Auto subreddit have found that their devices have swapped…
