Google Maps for Android now features a new "Nearby Traffic" widget.
This widget will help you learn about traffic congestion for your current location. You can also zoom in or out using a special button on the widget, and all this without opening the app.
This widget was announced a week ago on the official Google blog and is now being widely rolled out to users.
On my device the widget appeared with version 11.35.1.
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This widget will help you learn about traffic congestion for your current location. You can also zoom in or out using a special button on the widget, and all this without opening the app.
This widget was announced a week ago on the official Google blog and is now being widely rolled out to users.
On my device the widget appeared with version 11.35.1.
Google News | En
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The desktop version of Google News got a new design and the ability to customize topics.
In honor of the service's 20th anniversary, the company announced the introduction of a new website design and a new topics customization feature that makes it easy to navigate to the topics that interest you most. You can add, remove or change the order of topics - just click the blue "Customize" button in the upper right corner of Your Topics.
Also, the company made a site with an interactive timeline, where you can visualize how the service has changed since 2002.
The new design is available now. When you open Google News at the top of the site, you'll see a tooltip prompting you to switch to the new design.
🔗 Google Blog
In honor of the service's 20th anniversary, the company announced the introduction of a new website design and a new topics customization feature that makes it easy to navigate to the topics that interest you most. You can add, remove or change the order of topics - just click the blue "Customize" button in the upper right corner of Your Topics.
Also, the company made a site with an interactive timeline, where you can visualize how the service has changed since 2002.
The new design is available now. When you open Google News at the top of the site, you'll see a tooltip prompting you to switch to the new design.
🔗 Google Blog
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Google is collecting feedback on Android 13 Beta 3, specifically the Pixel Launcher.
The survey will take less than 10 minutes to complete, and will be open from June 21st 9am PDT to June 28th 5pm PDT.
Remarkably, the survey mostly focuses on the home screen search widget, Google asking how you use it, whether you search it for all the things that were available in the App Box search.
But here's the problem: In Android 12 and 13, the home screen search is not able the search for anything other than results from Google's search and apps. It cannot, for example, search for shortcuts, widgets or screenshots.
It looks like the company is living in some other world with its internal builds, while having no idea what's going on on the user side. What such a survey will bring them is an open question.
This time the survey is created on the Qualtrics platform, instead of Google Forms.
🔗 Link to Survey
The survey will take less than 10 minutes to complete, and will be open from June 21st 9am PDT to June 28th 5pm PDT.
Remarkably, the survey mostly focuses on the home screen search widget, Google asking how you use it, whether you search it for all the things that were available in the App Box search.
But here's the problem: In Android 12 and 13, the home screen search is not able the search for anything other than results from Google's search and apps. It cannot, for example, search for shortcuts, widgets or screenshots.
It looks like the company is living in some other world with its internal builds, while having no idea what's going on on the user side. What such a survey will bring them is an open question.
This time the survey is created on the Qualtrics platform, instead of Google Forms.
🔗 Link to Survey
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Google Photos will soon feature a quick photo editing tool.
Now, when you view the description of an open photo, you will see a new "Effects" section with a carousel of filters. Tapping one of them opens a full-screen interface where you can take a detailed look at the result. There are also "Save" and "Edit" buttons at the bottom, which, when clicked, opens a full-fledged editor.
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Now, when you view the description of an open photo, you will see a new "Effects" section with a carousel of filters. Tapping one of them opens a full-screen interface where you can take a detailed look at the result. There are also "Save" and "Edit" buttons at the bottom, which, when clicked, opens a full-fledged editor.
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🇬🇧 YouTube for Android tests new MD3-styled under video button row (Outlined buttons) 🇷🇺 В YouTube для Андроид тестируется новый дизайн ряда кнопок под видео в стиле MD3 (Outlined buttons) Credits: @nonyonah
A few new experiments in the YouTube UI.
[1] A row of buttons under the videos will soon turn into chips. Google has previously experimented with the design of this section. Back then the buttons had a thin outline, but now it's a fill chip. In addition, the change affected the "subscribe" button and the opening of the comments section button.
[2] Also, there is new behavior being tested in which each opening of a new video is accompanied by a dialog box with a preview of the video and a choice of playback quality. There is also a "Don't show this Again" checkbox. (Credits: Ravindra)
And for some users, this dialog also shows how much data they will spend.
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[1] A row of buttons under the videos will soon turn into chips. Google has previously experimented with the design of this section. Back then the buttons had a thin outline, but now it's a fill chip. In addition, the change affected the "subscribe" button and the opening of the comments section button.
[2] Also, there is new behavior being tested in which each opening of a new video is accompanied by a dialog box with a preview of the video and a choice of playback quality. There is also a "Don't show this Again" checkbox. (Credits: Ravindra)
And for some users, this dialog also shows how much data they will spend.
Google News | En
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Chrome OS 103: Recent photos from your Android smartphone, receiving Wi-Fi password, and Fast Pair coming soon.
• The PhoneHub interface now has a new "Recent Photos" section that displays 4 recent images from your Android smartphone. When you click on any of them, it's automatically downloaded to your Chromebook.
• The Chromebook can now receive Wi-Fi passwords sent from an Android smartphone. After that, the laptop automatically connects to the network. In addition, now it’s even easier to get started with a streamlined onboarding process, and sharing is up to 10 times faster than before.
• ChromeOS will soon support Fast Pair, a technology for easy pairing with Bluetooth devices. (It was announced at CES 2022)
🔗 Google Blog
• The PhoneHub interface now has a new "Recent Photos" section that displays 4 recent images from your Android smartphone. When you click on any of them, it's automatically downloaded to your Chromebook.
• The Chromebook can now receive Wi-Fi passwords sent from an Android smartphone. After that, the laptop automatically connects to the network. In addition, now it’s even easier to get started with a streamlined onboarding process, and sharing is up to 10 times faster than before.
• ChromeOS will soon support Fast Pair, a technology for easy pairing with Bluetooth devices. (It was announced at CES 2022)
🔗 Google Blog
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Additional images of the blocked Pixel 7 Pro prototype. On Weibo, @Zealer posted additional images of the blocked Pixel 7 Pro. Among them there is a photo of the still running device with the Device Info app open, where you can clearly see the build number…
More photos of a Pixel 7 Pro prototype from different angles.
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Google announced Developer-Powered CTS (CTS-D).
The Compatibility Test Suite (CTS) is a collection of more than two million test cases that check Android device implementations to ensure developer applications run on a variety of devices and enable a consistent application experience for users. Most CTS tests are written by Android engineers, but a new set of tests called CTS-D is created and run by regular developers.
Developers can build and contribute test cases to CTS-D to help catch issues, and they can run the CTS-D suite to verify compatibility. Google "strongly advising" device manufacturers to use CTS-D to discover and mitigate issues, so it's not required for them.
If a certain device does not pass a CTS-D test, Google recommends report the problem using issue tracker, after that company will work with the partner to resolve it.
🔗 Android Developers
The Compatibility Test Suite (CTS) is a collection of more than two million test cases that check Android device implementations to ensure developer applications run on a variety of devices and enable a consistent application experience for users. Most CTS tests are written by Android engineers, but a new set of tests called CTS-D is created and run by regular developers.
Developers can build and contribute test cases to CTS-D to help catch issues, and they can run the CTS-D suite to verify compatibility. Google "strongly advising" device manufacturers to use CTS-D to discover and mitigate issues, so it's not required for them.
If a certain device does not pass a CTS-D test, Google recommends report the problem using issue tracker, after that company will work with the partner to resolve it.
🔗 Android Developers
Android Developers Blog
Developer-Powered CTS (CTS-D)
Posted by Sachiyo Sugimoto, Android Partner Engineering
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