Android adding Call casting & Instant hotspot with Cross-device services
Google’s Better Together initiative to improve the experience of owning multiple Android-powered devices is continuing today with “Cross-device services.”
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Google Home app brings back speaker group volume control
After removing due to the Sonos lawsuit in late 2021 and early 2022, the Google Home app has regained the ability to “control the volume for multiple speakers or devices at once.”
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Chrome launches Minimized Custom Tabs for Picture-in-Picture multitasking
Following testing in March, Google Chrome is officially launching “Minimized Custom Tabs” that make use of PiP windows. The big focus is on multitasking and letting users “effortlessly transition between native app and web content.”
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Some Google Messages for Android users receiving distorted GIFs from iPhones
In recent weeks, GIFs sent by iPhone users to Android devices running Google Messages have turned into distorted still images with missing dots/pixels throughout.
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Google on what on-device AI is good at, more Android apps that use Gemini Nano coming
On-device AI is a big priority for Android going forward, and Google shared more developer resources at I/O 2024.
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Google Contacts rolling out message and call notifications on widgets
In addition to A/B testing a change to how you add a new contact, Google Contacts is rolling out the ability to see notifications on widgets.
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Android boosting security with Theft Detection Lock, factory reset protection
In addition to Private Space, Android at I/O 2024 is really working to boost the mobile operating system’s theft, security, and privacy protections.
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Android 15 Beta 2 is coming on Wednesday
On the first day of I/O 2024, Google talked all about AI during the Android section of the main keynote. It’s saving Android 15 news, including Beta 2, for tomorrow.
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Google infusing AI into Android with Gemini app and on-device Nano
Google wants to reimagine Android with AI in two distinct ways that both leverage Gemini. At I/O 2024, Google is splitting the OS news into two days, with AI up first and more on Android 15 coming tomorrow.
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Google Wallet dropping support for old Android & Wear OS versions
Starting next month, Google is increasing the minimum OS version for Wallet on Android devices and Wear OS with security cited as the reason.
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