Pixel 8 Pro from all angles and in all colors!

For a short period of time Google made the Pixel 8 Pro available for preview on its new Pixel Simulator service, where you can see the company's devices from all sides. Dylan Roussel was the first to discover this.

Naturally, the company quickly shut the shop, but the internet remembers everything. This post is accompanied by images of the device in three different colors: Sky (bluish), Porcelain (beige) and Licorice (gray). These renders confirm the presence of a temperature sensor and a SIM card tray, rumors about the absence of which were rumored earlier.

There is also a fun video based on this simulator made by Brandon Lee.

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Shorts are coming to the Google Play app store.

The company is launching a new pilot series of videos, "The Play Report," in which gaming and lifestyle experts, creators and Googlers talk about their favorite apps and games on Google Play.

This pilot will be available to select Play users in the U.S. at the top of the Play Store homepage. The Play Report will also be available on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. New episodes will be available over the next few weeks.

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Pixel 8 and 8 Pro design comparison sneak peak, as well as a teaser of the Google Pixel Watch 2!

Shortly after the event was announced, Google posed a video showing the Pixel 8 in "Rose" pink color with a matte finish on the metal rails and camera bar and the Porcelain Pixel 8 Pro.

The Google Store's website has also been updated, where we can observe both phone models and the Pixel Watch 2. Notably, the minimum Android version to work with the watch has been upgraded from 8.0 to 9.0.

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Is this our first look at the new remote for an upcoming Chromecast with Google TV refresh?

I found a video showcasing the new remote in the latest Android TV 14 beta.

The video shows an outline of a remote that bears resemblance to the current CCwGT remote, except that it has four large round buttons on the left, two large round buttons and a third large oblong button on the right, and a new⭐️button.

Attached to this post is a still image from the video. And for comparison, I also attached a photo of the current remote for a Chromecast with Google TV (HD).

If you're wondering what that new⭐️ button might be for, I previously discovered that Android TV 14 will add "magic button" customization settings that will let you choose whether pressing the button will "open a favorite app" or "view and switch inputs for TV or other devices".

Google hasn't confirmed that a new Chromecast is in the works, but 9to5Google reported back in January, based on evidence seen within the Google Home app, that a new device was in the works.

The new Google Camera update v9.0 brings a new UI.

The main change is the addition of a new switch between photo and video modes, and the order of the modes themselves has been reorganized, thus getting rid of the "Modes" tab:

• Photo mode tabs: Action Pan, Long Exposure, Portrait, Photo (main), Night Sight, Panorama, Photo Sphere;
• Video mode tabs: Pan, Video (main), Slow motion, Time Lapse;
• Video stabilization modes have been moved to Quick Settings;
• Quick Settings panel is now opens by swiping up, and the shortcut button is now on the bottom left;
• The new zoom slider added in Pixel 7 is now available on Pixel 6;
• The buttons to switch to the front camera and open gallery have been swapped.
• Updated themed icon.
• Min SDK 34 (Android 14)

The changes are available Google Camera app update v.9.0.115.561695573.37.

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