I shared about stories earlier and here is how it looks.

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#NearbyShare

While this is not something big and should have been available long ago, the files shared through nearby share usually goes to "Download" folder on your phone and may clutter the directory when receiving many files. With the latest GMS beta update, the files will be stored in the "Nearby Share" directory in the same "Download" folder. Makes sense because I sometimes forget where to look for the recieved files. 🤷‍♂️

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#GooglePlayServices

GMS Beta 23.33.14
Changes and upcoming new things

1. Some new features details in "Link Your Devices".

2. Files received through nearby share will be saved in "Nearby Share" folder in Download directory.

3. Google Wallet - Choose if you'll need to verify it's you when using your items stored in Wallet. You'll verify using your device lock setting, like fingerprint or PIN. (We don't have Google wallet in India, so I don't know if such a feature already exists)

4. Ability to copy your notes saved in your Google Password Manager.

5. Preparation for Google Badge (Announced by Google already) - When you use a corporate badge in Google Wallet, Google will share device and account info with Google's Global Security & Resilience Services (GSRS) and physical security teams to provide the service and associated support in accordance with our physical security data policy.

4. Google is also rolling out redesigned Google page in settings.

5. Viewing recent Pix transactions (Brazil only)

From now on, if there are noticable changes in beta GMS versions, I will post whenever possible. :)

And just a request to the nice people who share information directly provided from this channel, please link directly to this channel when sharing instead of just using my name "assembledebug" if you are sharing on telegram (well, it will keep me motivated to find things). I share my content on X (Twitter) as well, it is fine to mention me with @assembledebug there.

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The latest GMS beta (22.33.14) also added icons for Earthquake, Tracker alerts & Silence notifications while driving. It looks better than before. Wireless Emergency Alerts is not a part of GMS, it's an Apex module and needs to be updated separately.

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# GooglePhotos

An exclusive look at the "Backup Locked Folder" feature in action. Your photos will be backed up to the cloud when you add them in the Locked Folder and can access them even after you uninstall or clear data of the app.

You will see an uploading icon on the photo when it's uploading to the cloud. This feature was initially spotted by Nail back in February and hasn't been rolled out publicly yet. I managed to enable it :)

It got enabled after messing up with some shared preference (root needed) files of Google Photos. Since Flags are encrypted in GPhotos, I don't know the exact one which is responsible for it.

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#GoogleDialer

Google is doing some changes in Voicemail Greeting feature in Google Phone V113 beta. Idk if this already exists. Custom greetings/voice signature.

In India, we don't have voicemail thing so can't really test or check about this.

If someone have voicemail feature, please send a screenshot of the "Custom Greetings" settings from the Google Phone app in comments if you have that option. I couldn't find anything on internet about it except that the Google Voice app allows adding custom greetings.

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#GooglePhotos

[ROOT] Enable Locked Folder Backup in Google Photos

Issue : Photo editing may or may not work after following this method.

Instructions -
1. Download the flag file from here.
2. Using your favourite root file explorer, copy it to /data/data/com.google.android.apps.photos/shared_prefs/ and replace with the existing file with the same name.
3. Force stop Google Photos once and open it.
4. Go to the locked folder and you will see the opt in dialogue.

If you want to revert to original, maybe just make a backup of existing flag file before copying or just clear data of Google Photos app.

Credits - @AssembleDebug

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#GoogleKeep #Flags

[ROOT] Enable Notes Sorting Feature In Google Keep Notes

📦 Package - com.google.android.keep#com.google.android.keep

🏳️ Flag - 45414568

👤 Who found the flags - @AssembleDebug

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Well, that's enough for today. See ya all after some days.

#GoogleFiles

Here is the Digilocker integration in action in Google Files for Indian users. :) It's working fully now and seems like it will be released soon.

Process -
1. Connect to Digilocker.
2. Login on Digilocker website and grant access to Google Files app.
3. Let the app retrieve all your documents which includes only Aadhar, PAN, COVID vaccination certificate and your driving licence.

If there is some demand, maybe I will share the way to enable it for rooted users. :p it's not easy as flipping a flag with GappsMod.

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#GoogleTranslate

Google Translate is getting a whole new bunch of features and UI improvements with V7.12

0. UI Updates
- The "conversation" icon will be removed and replaced with the "Handwriting" icon. New speak button animation and some other things. Watch the Video above to see all things.

1. Face to Face mode
- This allows you to turn your screen (Translate app UI) upside down in conversation mode, so the other person can see the translated text instantly while you speak and vice versa.

2. New Speech features
- Translate any form of speech, from words, continuous conversations, to long trannoscriptions. This removes the standalone "conversation" feature and is now integrated in the "Speech" section.

3. Auto Playback
- Automatically read the translation aloud after you finish speaking.

4. Auto language detection
- Automatically recognize the language you speak. You can disable it to manually select the language before speaking.

Everything works, but no word about its rollout.

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#GoogleTranslate #Flags

Enable new Google Translate Feature

List of features - Check Here

📦 Package - com.google.android.apps.translate

🏳️ Flags - Check Screenshot in post

ℹ️ Version - 7.12.0.559611122.4-release

✍️ Credits - @AssembleDebug

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#GooglePhotos

Google Photos Prepares to Add Ultra HDR Photos Support

Back in May, Google announced Ultra HDR image capturing support coming to premium Android devices with Android 14. It was also said that Google Photos will be the first app to support viewing and editing Ultra HDR images.

With Android 14 coming next month, Google Photos 6.51.0.561138754 is adding support for viewing Ultra HDR images. The code and strings added in this version hints at it.

Ultra HDR disabled
UltraHdrPreviewFragment
EDITOR_ULTRA_HDR_PREVIEW
photos_mediadetails_details_ultra_hdr

It's not possible for me to personally test if this is ready, it may have some more bits of code added before Android 14 release.

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#Donate

While the work I do here may not be big, but if you appreciate the work I do here and want to show appreciation for the time spent on doing APK teardown, finding flags and sharing them with you. You can become a patreon member (It's just 3$) or you can donate directly to my paypal whatever amount you like. This will keep me motivated to do this work in future and will greatly help financially (bcz student and I am not doing this work for money, it's just because I like doing it). Indian users can go with UPI.

• Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/Assembledebug
• Paypal - https://paypal.me/shivvvvvv
• UPI - spdhakad@ybl

There will be no exclusive content, but if you want to get early access to new features news / Flags and the tools I use for this work, I may think about it in future and create a new Tier, but for now your feedback will be appreciated on this matter.

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