Google previewed new Unicode 15 Android Emoji + Animated collection.

• A total of 20 new emoji will appear this year, and including their variations, the number rises to 31. They will be available on Android by the end of the year.

• Updated both Monochrome and Color version of Noto Emoji to be fully up to date to the new Unicode Standard.

• Also Google's releasing a ton of animated versions of its emoji, some of which are already available in the Messages app. You can check them out on the dedicated site.

• COLRv1 format now lets users change the colors of emoji in fonts. (Preview-demo)

• Emoji Kitchen will be able to create new color combinations based on emoji colors.

🔗 More info on Google Developers blog

Our friend @RKBDI has already created the Google Unicode 15 emoji Magisk Module, which you can download right now!

Google Photos rolling out new Memories design, Sharing, Styles and new collage editor.

• Memories will now become more exciting with the new design, animation, and vertical navigation. (we discovered this earlier);

• Cinematic photos (Memories) will also have music, making your photos feel a little more like a movie.

• You will now be able to share entire Memories with your friends and family in just a few taps on Android (with iOS and Web coming soon).

• New feature called Styles will automatically add graphic art to your memories to make them pop. There will be several designs at launch, including limited-time styles from featured artists Shantell Martin and Lisa Congdon made just for Google Photos.

• New collage editor (that starts rolling out today on Android and iOS), with new styles from featured artists allows easily rearrange the layout with simple drag-and-drop controls and edit the photos right from the collage editor.

🔗 Google Blog

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The Pixel 7 Pro benchmark reveals details about the Google Tensor G2.

Kuba Wojciechowski revealed some details that became known from the Geekbench test of the dogfood version of the Pixel 7 Pro.

• Tensor G2 will use the same 2xCortex-X1 + 2xCortex-A76 + 4xCortex-A55 Cores, but with little bit higher frequencies.
• The process was changed to 4LPE (4nm), which will give an increase in performance (~10%), more thermal headroom and efficiency at high frequencies.
• Tensor G2 uses Mali-G710 GPU (compared to G78 in first gen). Arm promises 20% performance improvement with 20% power reduction, and a huge 35% ML speedup.
• G2 may include an improved TPU, codenamed Jaineiro.
• Device comes with S5300 modem from Samsung, which should enable NR Rel. 16 features as well as improve peak speeds and stability.

Miscellaneous:
• Build number: TD1A.220609.002
• The device runs kernel version 5.10, but Google may update it before the release.

🔗 Kuba Wojciechowski

Google is merging Assistant and Calendar reminders into Google Tasks.

In the coming months, when you use Assistant or Calendar to create or view reminders, a notification will appear on your phone or computer that prompts you to be one of the first to try the new Tasks features. You will be prompted to move your reminders to Google Tasks and manage all your to-dos in one place.

When you create a Reminder via Assistant on your mobile device or smart display, it will appear in your Google Tasks list as well as in your Google Calendar.

This migration does not apply to reminders in Google Keep.

Learn more about moving reminders to Tasks on the support page.

🔗 Google Blog

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