Google has begun sharing what new features and changes to expect in November from the core system apps on our Android devices, including some tweaks to the Play Store’s UI and support for QR codes in Google Wallet. Each month, Google rounds up and publishes the patch notes for a collection of Android apps and…
Google announced Bard as an “early experiment” in February and still prominently refers to it as such. I thought that qualifier applied to both the generative AI nature and its name, which would change when the product graduated. 9to5Google has a rebooted newsletter that highlights the biggest Google stories with added commentary and other tidbits.…
We spotted a new logo for Google Chat in May, but it did not get announced with the homescreen redesign that also adds Duet AI and audio huddles a few months later. What should be the final version of that new Google Chat logo has now leaked. The current Google Chat logo debuted with the other…
After we spotted it in development earlier this year, Google has rolled out a new tile for Google Assistant that allows for custom shortcuts on Wear OS. On both Wear OS 3 and Wear OS 4 watches, the Google Assistant tile provides access to the Assistant with a swipe, but the useful element here is…
The Google Pixel 8 Pro is among the best Android phones I have ever reviewed, with an incredibly well-rounded hardware and software offering that I very much prefer to many alternatives. Having used the Pixel 7 Pro for the last year as my main handset (and having been a lifelong iPhone user up until that…
With the Pixel Tablet and Fold, Google introduced a redesign of the Weather app, and other phones are now beginning to see it. On phones, the new Google Weather goes from a three-tab layout to a single feed. It starts with a pill-shaped search bar that notes your current location and, on tap, shows a…
At launch, the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro series lacked the “Horizon” live wallpaper, but it’s now available again to download and set as your background. Starting with the Pixel 6a and continuing with the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro, the Living Universe collection lacked the “Horizon” live wallpaper that would reflect your battery percentage: “Look…
Google has started pulling the plug on Universal Analytics today, as GA4, the new standard, takes over. Universal Analytics has been in place for Google Analytics since 2012, with it acting as the backbone for tracking website data for nearly a decade before it was replaced with GA4 in 2020. GA4 comes with some considerable…
Flip phones are making a comeback in the foldable era, and I can’t help but think that Google’s Pixel experience would be the perfect fit for the form factor. This issue of 9to5Google Weekender is a part of 9to5Google’s rebooted newsletter that highlights the biggest Google stories with added commentary and other tidbits. Sign up…