As had been previously rumored, Google introduced a revamped version of Google News at its I/O developer conference today. The A.I.-powered, redesigned news destination combines elements found in Google’s digital magazine app, Newsstand, as well as YouTube, and introduces new features like “newscasts” and “full coverage” to help people get a summary or a more […]
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Google rolls out a suite of time management controls to promote more healthy app usage
Google today announced at its I/O developer conference a new suite tools for its new Android P operating system that will help users better manage their screen time, including a more robust do not disturb mode and ways to track your app usage. The biggest change is introducing a dashboard to Android P that tracks […]
View More Google rolls out a suite of time management controls to promote more healthy app usageGoogle’s ML Kit makes it easy to add AI smarts to iOS and Android apps
At its I/O developer conference, Google today introduced ML Kit, a new software development kit (SDK) for app developers on iOS and Android that allows them to integrate a number of pre-built Google-provided machine learning models into their apps. One nifty twist here is that these models, which support text recognition, face detection, barcode scanning, […]
View More Google’s ML Kit makes it easy to add AI smarts to iOS and Android appsAndroid P leverages DeepMind for new Adaptive Battery feature
No surprise here, Android P was the highlight of today’s Google I/O keynote. The new version of the company’s mobile operating system still doesn’t have a name (at least not as of this writing), but the company’s already highlighted a number of key new features, including, notable, Adaptive Battery. Aimed at taking on basically everyone’s […]
View More Android P leverages DeepMind for new Adaptive Battery featureWith App Actions and Slices, Google introduces more ways for users to interact with the apps on their phones
With Instant Apps, Google offers a feature for Android users that allows them to load a small part of an app right from the search results and get a native app experience. With Slices, Google is launching a new feature today that may look somewhat similar at first glance, but which solves a very different […]
View More With App Actions and Slices, Google introduces more ways for users to interact with the apps on their phonesGoogle Assistant is coming to Google Maps
Google wants to bundle its voice assistant into every device and app. And it’s true that it makes sense to integrate Google Assistant in Google Maps. It’ll be available on iOS and Android this summer. At Google I/O, director of Google Assistant Lilian Rincon showed a demo of Google Maps with Google Assistant. Let’s say […]
View More Google Assistant is coming to Google MapsThe Google Assistant will soon be able to call restaurants and make a reservation for you
Google just showed a crazy (and terrifying) new feature for the Google Assistant at its I/O developer conference. The Assistant will soon be able make calls for you to make a reservation — maybe for a salon appointment or to reserve a table at a restaurant that doesn’t take online bookings. For now, this was […]
View More The Google Assistant will soon be able to call restaurants and make a reservation for youGoogle brings its visual assistant to Android devices with Google Assistant
Google said it is rolling out its visual assistant, which brings ups information as well as ways to interact with apps with a Google Assistant voice request in a full-screen experience, to Android phones this summer. When an Android user makes a query through Google Assistant, Google will provide a more interactive visual experience on […]
View More Google brings its visual assistant to Android devices with Google AssistantGoogle’s first Smart Displays will launch in July
Smart Displays were the talk of Google’s big push at CES this year — but there’s been nary a peep in the intervening months. As expected, we got a little more insight into the company’s Echo Show competitor at today’s big I/O kickoff — though the actual devices are still a few months out, officially […]
View More Google’s first Smart Displays will launch in JulyGoogle makes talking to the Assistant feel more natural
At its I/O developer conference today, Google announced a major update to the Google Assistant. The main idea here is to allow you to have more natural conversations with the Google Assistant. Instead of having to say “Hey Google” or “OK Google” every time you want to say a command, you’ll only have to do this […]
View More Google makes talking to the Assistant feel more naturalGoogle adds Morse code input to Gboard
Google is adding morse code input to its mobile keyboard. It’ll be available as a beta on Android later today. The company announced that new feature at Google I/O after showing a video of Tania Finlayson. Finlayson has been having a hard time communicating with other people due to her condition. She found a great […]
View More Google adds Morse code input to GboardGmail for iOS gets Google Pay and snooze features
Happy I/O day! The big show hasn’t actually kicked off, but the Google news continues to trickle in. If you’re among those using Gmail on iOS, check the App Store right now for an update that brings a couple of key new features to the app. The more interesting of the two is the addition […]
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