Here's what Gboard will look like on foldable devices.
The folks at the Rboard Themes channel were able to activate the "Split Keyboard" look of Gboard, which is designed for foldable devices.
They also provided flags that can be activated with the Rboard app (root). They recommend using them only on tablets, because on regular devices the layout is broken and only works properly in landscape mode (4th picture).
🔗 Rboard Themes
The folks at the Rboard Themes channel were able to activate the "Split Keyboard" look of Gboard, which is designed for foldable devices.
They also provided flags that can be activated with the Rboard app (root). They recommend using them only on tablets, because on regular devices the layout is broken and only works properly in landscape mode (4th picture).
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Google's new 'My Ad Center' tool allows you to control the ads by topic and brand Ad Center has three sections: Home, Customize, and Privacy. - Home has a carousel of recently viewed ads. - "Customize" has three tabs : Topics, Brands and Sensitive. The…
Recap of product announcements from Google Marketing Live 2022
- Later this year, advertisers will be eligible to show new, highly visual Shopping ads to U.S. customers. These will be clearly labeled as ads and will be eligible to appear in dedicated ad slots throughout the page.
- Soon, retailers will be able to post 3D models of their products directly in Google Search, allowing customers to easily see them in space using AR.
- In the coming months, merchants will be able to advertise their loyalty benefits to potential customers in the U.S. when they shop on Google, as well as easily integrate them with Google Ads.
-Later this year, merchants will be able to connect product feeds into their campaigns and make video ads on YouTube Shorts more shoppable. Google has been experimenting with YouTube Shorts ads since last year, and is now gradually rolling out the feature to all advertisers around the world.
- Video ads will also appear on Google Discover.
🔗 Google Blog | Google Ads Help
- Later this year, advertisers will be eligible to show new, highly visual Shopping ads to U.S. customers. These will be clearly labeled as ads and will be eligible to appear in dedicated ad slots throughout the page.
- Soon, retailers will be able to post 3D models of their products directly in Google Search, allowing customers to easily see them in space using AR.
- In the coming months, merchants will be able to advertise their loyalty benefits to potential customers in the U.S. when they shop on Google, as well as easily integrate them with Google Ads.
-Later this year, merchants will be able to connect product feeds into their campaigns and make video ads on YouTube Shorts more shoppable. Google has been experimenting with YouTube Shorts ads since last year, and is now gradually rolling out the feature to all advertisers around the world.
- Video ads will also appear on Google Discover.
🔗 Google Blog | Google Ads Help
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Google Nest Hub finally lets you have a clock with the date on your homescreen
Reddit user u/BrandonYeo spotted that Google has now introduced the date above the clock in the bottom left-hand corner on the Nest Hub’s homescreen.
Previously, you’ve not been able to have both the date and the time displayed at the same time while using the popular Photo Frame homescreen that cycles through highlights from your Google Photos.
🔗 Android Police
Reddit user u/BrandonYeo spotted that Google has now introduced the date above the clock in the bottom left-hand corner on the Nest Hub’s homescreen.
Previously, you’ve not been able to have both the date and the time displayed at the same time while using the popular Photo Frame homescreen that cycles through highlights from your Google Photos.
🔗 Android Police
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Google Launches Android 13 Beta 2! Build number TPBB.220414.015. OTA | Factory Images Follow Google News | En. Русскоязычный контент теперь на Google News | Ru.
Google has released a minor Android 13 Beta 2.1 update with bug fixes.
Build: TPBB.220414.018
List of fixes:
• Fixed an issue where typing in the search bar resulted in a blank list of suggestions.
• Fixed an issue where devices would crash and restart when turning on hotspot.
• Fixed an issue where a continuous call dialing sound could be heard in the background during a phone call.
• Fixed an issue where devices would crash and restart after disconnecting from Android Auto.
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Build: TPBB.220414.018
List of fixes:
• Fixed an issue where typing in the search bar resulted in a blank list of suggestions.
• Fixed an issue where devices would crash and restart when turning on hotspot.
• Fixed an issue where a continuous call dialing sound could be heard in the background during a phone call.
• Fixed an issue where devices would crash and restart after disconnecting from Android Auto.
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🇬🇧 YouTube Music now offers a feature to save the current queue as a playlist. Previously, this feature was available in Play Music. The new feature appears as a button above the play queue in the "Up Next" window. 🇷🇺 В YouTube Music появилась функция сохранения…
YouTube Music tests letting you filter the Up Next queue
Right below the bar noting what radio you’re playing from and "Save" shortcut, there’s a new carousel of filters that you can tap to customize with plays next in Up next. “All” is the default and joined by “Familiar,” “Recommendation,” and “Instrumental.”
According to one user on Reddit who discovered the feature, the filter pills vary by song and they only mention it appearing for radio-generated queues.
🔗 9to5Google
Right below the bar noting what radio you’re playing from and "Save" shortcut, there’s a new carousel of filters that you can tap to customize with plays next in Up next. “All” is the default and joined by “Familiar,” “Recommendation,” and “Instrumental.”
According to one user on Reddit who discovered the feature, the filter pills vary by song and they only mention it appearing for radio-generated queues.
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Google Drive Web now allows you to cut, copy and paste files using keyboard shortcuts
You can now use familiar keyboard shortcuts Ctrl + C (or ⌘ + C on Mac), Ctrl + X and Ctrl + V to copy, cut and paste Google Drive files in your Chrome browser. This saves you time by allowing you to copy one or more files and move them to new locations in Drive, and across multiple tabs, with fewer clicks.
Additionally, a link to the file and its title will also be captured when copying a file, which allows you to easily paste them into a document or an email.
To help you more easily organize files in multiple locations without necessarily creating duplicate files, Ctrl + C, Ctrl + Shift + V will create shortcuts.
Lastly, you can open files or folders in a new tab using Ctrl+Enter, so that you can easily view multiple files at once, or use different tabs to more easily organize files between two different folder locations.
🔗 Google Workspace Updates
You can now use familiar keyboard shortcuts Ctrl + C (or ⌘ + C on Mac), Ctrl + X and Ctrl + V to copy, cut and paste Google Drive files in your Chrome browser. This saves you time by allowing you to copy one or more files and move them to new locations in Drive, and across multiple tabs, with fewer clicks.
Additionally, a link to the file and its title will also be captured when copying a file, which allows you to easily paste them into a document or an email.
To help you more easily organize files in multiple locations without necessarily creating duplicate files, Ctrl + C, Ctrl + Shift + V will create shortcuts.
Lastly, you can open files or folders in a new tab using Ctrl+Enter, so that you can easily view multiple files at once, or use different tabs to more easily organize files between two different folder locations.
🔗 Google Workspace Updates
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🇬🇧 Google Play Store listings on mobile now show required ‘Android OS’ version Google simply notes what version of Android is needed to install an application. This information has long been available on play.google.com as “Requires Android.” On the web…
Google Play app listings adding ‘Compatibility for your active devices’ section
Earlier in the "About this app" listing, Google added information about "Required OS". Now there is a new line item "Compatibility". Google explains how:
This section shows you whether this app works on your devices. You’ll only see devices that are linked to your Google Account and that have been active in the last 30 days.
🔗 9to5Google
Earlier in the "About this app" listing, Google added information about "Required OS". Now there is a new line item "Compatibility". Google explains how:
This section shows you whether this app works on your devices. You’ll only see devices that are linked to your Google Account and that have been active in the last 30 days.
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🇬🇧 Google Contacts will finally lose the hamburger menu in favor of a bottom bar Previously, the app already moved the settings item to the menu under the profile icon. Now most of the items from the hamburger menu are moved to the "Fix & manage" section…
Google contacts tests redesign of contact information
In the new design, each section of information is now arranged in card blocks. And of course dynamic colors are applied to them.
The change was spotted by our follower @xheshx in Google Сontacts app version 3.68.0.445910596. I, being on a newer version, don't see this change, so this is a server-side test.
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In the new design, each section of information is now arranged in card blocks. And of course dynamic colors are applied to them.
The change was spotted by our follower @xheshx in Google Сontacts app version 3.68.0.445910596. I, being on a newer version, don't see this change, so this is a server-side test.
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First look at the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro. #GoogleIO Follow Google News | En. Русскоязычный контент теперь на Google News | Ru.
The Pixel 7 and 7 Pro will feature the same display as the Pixel 6 series, but with some tweaks.
A new driver for the C10 and P10 displays, which is short for Cheetah and Panther (codenames Pixel 7 and 7 Pro), appeared on Android Open Source Project. As it turns out, future flagships will have the same Samsung S6E3FC3 and S6E3HC3 panels as the Pixel 6 series.
But, since the Pixel 7 will be smaller than the Pixel 6, its display will be affected. It will become 1 mm narrower and 2 mm shorter. There are no differences in display sizes between the Pixel 6 Pro and 7 Pro.
But the Pixel 7 Pro display will be able to display content in 1080p, which will help save energy by rendering everything at 1080p and letting the panel’s “DDIC scaling” convert it to 1440p.
Speaking of which, in Android 13 Beta 1, Mishaal Rahman discovered a settings page related to this feature.
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A new driver for the C10 and P10 displays, which is short for Cheetah and Panther (codenames Pixel 7 and 7 Pro), appeared on Android Open Source Project. As it turns out, future flagships will have the same Samsung S6E3FC3 and S6E3HC3 panels as the Pixel 6 series.
But, since the Pixel 7 will be smaller than the Pixel 6, its display will be affected. It will become 1 mm narrower and 2 mm shorter. There are no differences in display sizes between the Pixel 6 Pro and 7 Pro.
But the Pixel 7 Pro display will be able to display content in 1080p, which will help save energy by rendering everything at 1080p and letting the panel’s “DDIC scaling” convert it to 1440p.
Speaking of which, in Android 13 Beta 1, Mishaal Rahman discovered a settings page related to this feature.
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Google working on built-in snore and cough detection for Pixel, Android
Google Health Studies hit version 2.0 to support the launch of a new digital wellbeing study. Strings in that update reveal a “Sleep Audio Collection” study that’s only available to Google employees.
Google's “Health Sensing team is actively working to bring an advanced suite of sensing capabilities and algorithms to Android devices with the goal of providing users with meaningful insight into their sleep.” This audio collection “supports this mission by providing data necessary to validate, tune, and develop such algorithms.”
These “сough and Snore algorithms” will translate into a “bedside monitoring” feature on Android devices that works in a “privacy-preserving, on-device” manner for “nocturnal cough and snore monitoring.”
As Mishaal Rahman notes, this feature could use the Ambient Context API introduced in Android 13 (explained on Esper) , and will probably work through Digital Wellbeing and Clock apps.
🔗 9to5Google
Google Health Studies hit version 2.0 to support the launch of a new digital wellbeing study. Strings in that update reveal a “Sleep Audio Collection” study that’s only available to Google employees.
Google's “Health Sensing team is actively working to bring an advanced suite of sensing capabilities and algorithms to Android devices with the goal of providing users with meaningful insight into their sleep.” This audio collection “supports this mission by providing data necessary to validate, tune, and develop such algorithms.”
These “сough and Snore algorithms” will translate into a “bedside monitoring” feature on Android devices that works in a “privacy-preserving, on-device” manner for “nocturnal cough and snore monitoring.”
As Mishaal Rahman notes, this feature could use the Ambient Context API introduced in Android 13 (explained on Esper) , and will probably work through Digital Wellbeing and Clock apps.
🔗 9to5Google
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Google Assistant working on ‘Personalized speech recognition’
The latest versions of the Google app on Android have new lines referring to "Personalized Speech Recognition," which will appear in the Google Assistant settings with the following description:
Store audio recordings on this device to help Google Assistant get better at recognizing what you say. Audio stays on this device and can be deleted any time by turning off personalized speech recognition.
Generally speaking, this feature will use federated learning model, introduced in March 2021, to better understand your commands. If you disable this feature, you will see a warning:
If you turn this off, your Assistant will be less accurate at recognizing names and other words that you say frequently. All audio used to improve speech recognition for you will be deleted from this device.
🔗 9to5Google
The latest versions of the Google app on Android have new lines referring to "Personalized Speech Recognition," which will appear in the Google Assistant settings with the following description:
Store audio recordings on this device to help Google Assistant get better at recognizing what you say. Audio stays on this device and can be deleted any time by turning off personalized speech recognition.
Generally speaking, this feature will use federated learning model, introduced in March 2021, to better understand your commands. If you disable this feature, you will see a warning:
If you turn this off, your Assistant will be less accurate at recognizing names and other words that you say frequently. All audio used to improve speech recognition for you will be deleted from this device.
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Google announced new features for Chromebooks: Cursive app for more Chromebooks, Adjustable Magnifier and Cable warnings.
• The Cursive note taking app is now available for most stylus-enabled Chromebooks. In the coming months, Google will also introduce features such as easier changes to the thickness, style and color of the stylus stroke. (List stylus-enabled Chromebooks)
• Now the screen magnifier accessibility feature can be resizable. Earlier, the docked magnifier feature created a split screen: the bottom half is your standard screen, and the top half is the zoomed in version of your screen.
• Eligible Chromebooks will notify you if the USB-C cable doesn't support displays or if it doesn't support the high-performance USB4/Thunderbolt 3 standards that your Chromebook does. This feature is available on Chromebooks with 11th or 12th generation Intel Core CPUs with USB4 or Thunderbolt capability (more devices to come). Learn more about the best cables in the support center.
🔗 Google Blog
• The Cursive note taking app is now available for most stylus-enabled Chromebooks. In the coming months, Google will also introduce features such as easier changes to the thickness, style and color of the stylus stroke. (List stylus-enabled Chromebooks)
• Now the screen magnifier accessibility feature can be resizable. Earlier, the docked magnifier feature created a split screen: the bottom half is your standard screen, and the top half is the zoomed in version of your screen.
• Eligible Chromebooks will notify you if the USB-C cable doesn't support displays or if it doesn't support the high-performance USB4/Thunderbolt 3 standards that your Chromebook does. This feature is available on Chromebooks with 11th or 12th generation Intel Core CPUs with USB4 or Thunderbolt capability (more devices to come). Learn more about the best cables in the support center.
🔗 Google Blog
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🇬🇧 YouTube Go is going away in August of this year A lightweight version of YouTube was first introduced in 2016 for was designed for viewers in locations where connectivity, data prices, and low-end devices. Now, however, the company says it has improved…
Google drops ‘Go’ branding from lightweight Gallery Go app
Following the closure of YouTube Go, Google is removing "Go" branding from its lightweight "Gallery Go" app. The app was first introduced in 2019 as a lighter version of Google Photos, which is aimed more at offline use.
With version 1.8.8.436428459 this week, the app is now just called “Gallery.” “Go” has been removed from the icon/name, app bar, and Play Store listing.
Earlier, the Go branding also disappeared from the Files by Google app.
🔗 9to5Google
Following the closure of YouTube Go, Google is removing "Go" branding from its lightweight "Gallery Go" app. The app was first introduced in 2019 as a lighter version of Google Photos, which is aimed more at offline use.
With version 1.8.8.436428459 this week, the app is now just called “Gallery.” “Go” has been removed from the icon/name, app bar, and Play Store listing.
Earlier, the Go branding also disappeared from the Files by Google app.
🔗 9to5Google
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