Google brings slew of new features for Android phones [March 2022]
The Google team has been working on a series of updates which includes, powerful image editing tools and even smarter ways to pay for parking, these updates come with useful messaging, entertainment, and more technology.
In addition, with the new design and feature, developers are also bringing security patches and bug fixes. Here are all the new features and changes for the Google applications mentioned in this article. Let us start with the Google assistant pay for parking feature.
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Pay for parking with Google Assistant:
- Google Assistant and Google Pay together help you to pay for your parking. What you have to do is, check the status of your parking spaces, and expand your parking with your voice. Just say “Hey Google, pay for parking” when you leave and follow the message from Assistant Prompts to pay for your phone.
Convert more photos into portraits with a portrait blur:
- If you sign in to Google One with your Android devices, you will soon have access to Portrait Blur for more content. This will include pets, food, and plants. You can even add retroactive blur to images that were not affected when you took them.
Share with others Nearby Share:
- It will help to share with many people rather than just one person at a time.
- Simply press to add more recipients during the transfer
- It is easier than ever to share new ideas, enjoy your favorite pastimes, and explore the world around you
Accessible conversation even offline with Live Transcript:
- The application now offers “Live Transcribe” which provides real-time speech-to-text captions to enable everyday in-person conversations offline mode for when Wi-Fi and data are not available, such as on a plane, on the subway, or in other areas without continuous internet access.
Google now highlights on Google TV:
- The new Highlights tab on Google TV offers a personalized stream of entertainment news, reviews, and more based on the movies and shows you’re interested in.
Optimize your digital habits with screen time widget:
- The smartphone-powered screen time widget that you can add to your phone’s home screen.
- Daily timers for your apps
- Focus mode, which pauses distracting apps at set times
- Bedtime mode
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Google Messages is enhancing its messaging service by introducing a new feature that allows users to create a Selfie GIF. This feature enables users to record animated GIFs of up to three seconds directly within the messaging app.
The search giant also integrated a quick-access prompt within chats for creating these GIFs, similar to other interactive prompts for sharing photos or initiating video calls.
To use this feature, one must long-press the camera icon in a message thread, which will bring up the camera viewfinder and gallery. The Selfie GIF option is separate from the app’s custom camera.
The recording process of Selfie GIF is very intuitive with a countdown to guide users in Google Messages. Although there are no editing options, users can manually start and restart recording. The completed GIFs are automatically saved to the user’s camera roll, making sharing easy.
The support documentation for the Selfie GIF feature is already available, but the feature itself has not been widely released on either the beta or stable versions of the app. Hopefully, Google will soon make it available for Android users.
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Google is set to release a new feature named ‘hide clutter’ to the Photos app for a simplified user interface. The function will allow users to maintain a cleaner main photo feed by hiding screenshots, memes, and more
The Hide Clutter feature was discovered in strings of the latest version (6.79.0.624777117) of Google Photos by PiunikaWeb. Once activated, it will automatically hide backed-up photos that fall under the clutter category.
The new feature will not delete these images but will hide them from the main view. Although they will remain accessible in their specific folders.
In addition, the Memories section is being redesigned to offer a better experience. For users in the United States, the Photos app offers AI-generated title suggestions for their memories, adding a touch of personalization and creativity.
With the introduction of ‘hide clutter’ and the existing Photo Stacks feature, Google Photos users now have two powerful tools to keep their photo collections organized and appealing.
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Google is planning to introduce a new feature for Wear OS that will allow app permissions to be synchronized between an Android smartphone and a Wear OS smartwatch.
Initially hidden within the Pixel Watch companion app, the feature will allow users to grant permissions on their phone, which will then automatically apply to their smartwatch. The “Sync permissions from phone” option is part of a new “Device details” submenu within the companion app.
According to the information via the Google News channel, the new feature is developed to simplify the user experience by removing the need to individually set permissions for apps on different devices.
For example, if a user allows a navigation app to access their location on their phone, the same permission will be set on the smartwatch without any additional steps.
While the “Sync permissions from phone” option remains inactive for now, its activation could significantly enhance the Wear OS experience. This feature is expected to extend beyond the Pixel Watch to other Wear OS devices.
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