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 getting a new look for its voice recorder UI. The microphone icon in the text field will change to a waveform icon, which is different from the voice typing button in Gboard.
Instead of holding down the mic to record, you will now see a panel with a start/stop button and options to cancel, delete, or attach the recording. You will also see a waveform and a timer while recording, and you can play back the recording before sending it.
The voice messages preview will also show a waveform between the play/pause button and the timer, making it more noticeable than the current straight line.
These changes are not widely available yet, but some users have reported seeing them on their phones. These new changes are part of a bigger redesign that Google is working on for Messages, which includes a revamped home screen that is still in beta testing. Google might announce new features soon.
Google has started releasing a new Dyanamic UI for its Weather app to bring a more consistent and modern look to the weather information on Android phones. The new Google Weather UI was first spotted on the Pixel Tablet and Pixel Fold, according to tipster Mishaal Rahman. And, in the last few days, some Pixel phone users have also reported seeing the new UI on their devices.
Interestingly, some Samsung smartphone users have also claimed to have the new UI on their phones, suggesting that the rollout is not exclusive to Google devices.
The new UI has a darker and more professional look than the previous one, and it still features the cute frog character that changes according to the weather conditions.
The new Google Weather UI is still not widely available, and it seems that Google is testing it with a small number of users before rolling it out to everyone. However, it is not clear when Google will roll out the new UI to all users, but we will keep you updated on any developments.
Google is continuously delivering new features and improvements for Android devices through the Play Store and Play System updates. These updates affect core OS components, apps such as Play Services, and more. At the moment, the company is releasing a September 2023 Play System update for Android users.
According to the latest information through 9to5Google, Android 14 will add new gestures for stylus and trackpad users in the web browser. These gestures will improve the browsing experience and productivity. For example, you can swipe left or right with your stylus or trackpad to go back or forward in the browser history. You can also zoom in or out, scroll, and select text with ease.
To update the Play Store, tap your avatar in the corner, then “Settings.” Under the About” section, you’ll see an option to “Update Play Store.” To update the Play System, go to the Settings app, then About phone > Android version > Google Play system update.
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