#ChromeOS
Chromebook will be able to receive and make call from your phone
So if you do receive phone call frequently and you spend most of your time on your desktop, you had find it annoying to pick up your phone to do that. Chrome OS is soon getting a nifty feature that could solve your everyday life problems.
First discovered by Chrome Unboxed, there a Chromium Gerrit entry which could introduce a new flag called PhoneHubCallNotification. With that you can enable the "Ingoing/Outgoing call notification feature." If you dig into the commit further, you will notice that it won't be just a simple notification popup, but you'll be able to take and make phone calls right away on your Chromebook: “Enables the incoming/ongoing call feature in Phone Hub.”
There no mention of its being a Pixel exclusive, so it will probably be compatible with other Android devices. (Android Police)
Chromebook will be able to receive and make call from your phone
So if you do receive phone call frequently and you spend most of your time on your desktop, you had find it annoying to pick up your phone to do that. Chrome OS is soon getting a nifty feature that could solve your everyday life problems.
First discovered by Chrome Unboxed, there a Chromium Gerrit entry which could introduce a new flag called PhoneHubCallNotification. With that you can enable the "Ingoing/Outgoing call notification feature." If you dig into the commit further, you will notice that it won't be just a simple notification popup, but you'll be able to take and make phone calls right away on your Chromebook: “Enables the incoming/ongoing call feature in Phone Hub.”
There no mention of its being a Pixel exclusive, so it will probably be compatible with other Android devices. (Android Police)
#ChromeOS
Select-to-Speak on Chrome OS to gain more human-sounding voices
Select-to-Speak is one of Chrome OS accessibility features, it is a screen reader with several additional features. With a recent update, Google added more human-sounding voices, making the spoken text sound more fluid, natural and easier to understand.
Currently the natural voices are available in 25 languages and more to come in the future as Google stated. You can enable it via the Accessibility section in the settings and select Manage accessibility features, turn on Enable select-to-speak under Text-to-Speech and pick your preferred voice. Later then you can select the text that you want to read out loud and press the Everything Button or Launcher Key + S. (Google Blog)
Select-to-Speak on Chrome OS to gain more human-sounding voices
Select-to-Speak is one of Chrome OS accessibility features, it is a screen reader with several additional features. With a recent update, Google added more human-sounding voices, making the spoken text sound more fluid, natural and easier to understand.
Currently the natural voices are available in 25 languages and more to come in the future as Google stated. You can enable it via the Accessibility section in the settings and select Manage accessibility features, turn on Enable select-to-speak under Text-to-Speech and pick your preferred voice. Later then you can select the text that you want to read out loud and press the Everything Button or Launcher Key + S. (Google Blog)
#Apps #Pixel #MY
Pixel Stand app update gains new Material You redesign, also preps for 2nd-gen
A new Pixel Stand app update brings Material You redesign and preparations for the 2nd generation of Pixel Stand.
When you start setting up your 2nd-gen Pixel Stand, you are welcome with a brand new Material You redesign of the app, The animation during the setup has also changed too. You will also get another section which you can choose how quick your device charge, the section is given the name "Charge your way". There is three options available: Optimized, Max, and Quiet.
It straightforward that you know Max will give the maximum charging speed and the fan spins faster, Quiet will give slower charging speed and less fan noise. Optimized being the recommend one for most users. Google stated it optimizes charging based on your usage, though no one is sure how it going to works. (9To5Google)
Download:
Play Store | APKMirror
Notes:
• Only works for Pixel 3 & later Pixel devices
• Compatible with Android 12+
Pixel Stand app update gains new Material You redesign, also preps for 2nd-gen
A new Pixel Stand app update brings Material You redesign and preparations for the 2nd generation of Pixel Stand.
When you start setting up your 2nd-gen Pixel Stand, you are welcome with a brand new Material You redesign of the app, The animation during the setup has also changed too. You will also get another section which you can choose how quick your device charge, the section is given the name "Charge your way". There is three options available: Optimized, Max, and Quiet.
It straightforward that you know Max will give the maximum charging speed and the fan spins faster, Quiet will give slower charging speed and less fan noise. Optimized being the recommend one for most users. Google stated it optimizes charging based on your usage, though no one is sure how it going to works. (9To5Google)
Download:
Play Store | APKMirror
Notes:
• Only works for Pixel 3 & later Pixel devices
• Compatible with Android 12+
#Sounds #MY
Pixel 'Sounds' app gains Material You redesign and new ringtone, alarm, notification sounds
As Pixel 6 launch is nearing, Google is speeding up to release Material You redesign to their applications. The Sounds app is the latest app to receive it, also there new "Material Adventures" sounds collection.
Inside the app, the highlighted section is the one that you are currently using, also it follows your wallpaper color thanks to dynamic colors. During Android 12 Beta period, Google also quietly added new default notification, alarm and ringtone sound. Now it joined with "Material Adventures" collection with three categories, and each has new 14 sounds respectively.
The Sounds app version 3.0 introduces these stuff, but it currently limited to Android 12 only. If you like to apply the sounds, you can download the sounds pack down below, or manually review it yourself over here. (9To5Google)
Pixel 'Sounds' app gains Material You redesign and new ringtone, alarm, notification sounds
As Pixel 6 launch is nearing, Google is speeding up to release Material You redesign to their applications. The Sounds app is the latest app to receive it, also there new "Material Adventures" sounds collection.
Inside the app, the highlighted section is the one that you are currently using, also it follows your wallpaper color thanks to dynamic colors. During Android 12 Beta period, Google also quietly added new default notification, alarm and ringtone sound. Now it joined with "Material Adventures" collection with three categories, and each has new 14 sounds respectively.
The Sounds app version 3.0 introduces these stuff, but it currently limited to Android 12 only. If you like to apply the sounds, you can download the sounds pack down below, or manually review it yourself over here. (9To5Google)
Material Adventures Sounds.zip
10.5 MB
#Sounds
Google Sounds "Material Adventures" collection
Related post: Pixel 'Sounds' app gains Material You redesign and new ringtone, alarm, notification sounds
Google Sounds "Material Adventures" collection
Related post: Pixel 'Sounds' app gains Material You redesign and new ringtone, alarm, notification sounds
#Wallpapers #Pixel6
Pixel 6 'Bloom' live wallpapers come with blur and motion effect
Each major Pixel releases always come with some cool set of live wallpapers. Pixel 6 is no exception, and it seems to be the plant wallpapers that is leaked earlier.
There will be two sets of live wallpapers appeared in a new "Bloom" category for Pixel 6 devices. Inside there is a sub-heading of "Download live versions" which suggests that the section is incomplete and might come with still images version.
When entering the wallpaper editor tool, you will see that the live wallpaper follows your device motion. In the editor section, you will see three bloom options (in one set respectively, there total of 6) and adjust blur effect.
If you haven't noticed, the first set of live wallpapers (Echeveria “Blue Prince”, Cattleya Orchid, Persian Lily) perfectly suit the Pixel 6, and the second set (Hellebores, Moth Orchid. Pincushion Protea) fit with the Pixel 6 Pro. It also follow light and dark mode on your device. (9To5Google)
Pixel 6 'Bloom' live wallpapers come with blur and motion effect
Each major Pixel releases always come with some cool set of live wallpapers. Pixel 6 is no exception, and it seems to be the plant wallpapers that is leaked earlier.
There will be two sets of live wallpapers appeared in a new "Bloom" category for Pixel 6 devices. Inside there is a sub-heading of "Download live versions" which suggests that the section is incomplete and might come with still images version.
When entering the wallpaper editor tool, you will see that the live wallpaper follows your device motion. In the editor section, you will see three bloom options (in one set respectively, there total of 6) and adjust blur effect.
If you haven't noticed, the first set of live wallpapers (Echeveria “Blue Prince”, Cattleya Orchid, Persian Lily) perfectly suit the Pixel 6, and the second set (Hellebores, Moth Orchid. Pincushion Protea) fit with the Pixel 6 Pro. It also follow light and dark mode on your device. (9To5Google)
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#Pixel6 Leaked render of Pixel 6 & Pixel 6 Pro in all angles Evleaks just posted tons of Pixel 6 & Pixel 6 Pro render in all angles. First 4 images are a diagonal view of it in this order: Pixel 6 1, Seafoam Green 2. Stormy Black Pixel 6 Pro 3. Cloudy White…
#Pixel6
Leaked render of Pixel 6 & Pixel 6 Pro in all angles [Update: Add Kinda Coral and Sorta Sunny variant]
Previous post
So last time Evleaks leaked tons of images of the Pixel 6 in all views. Last time he didn't get to post the Kinda Coral variant of the Pixel 6 and Sorta Sunny variant of the Pixel 6 Pro, and here it is.
Images in order:
1~3: Pixel 6 (Kinda Coral)
4~6: Pixel 6 Pro (Sorta Sunny)
(Evleaks)
Leaked render of Pixel 6 & Pixel 6 Pro in all angles [Update: Add Kinda Coral and Sorta Sunny variant]
Previous post
So last time Evleaks leaked tons of images of the Pixel 6 in all views. Last time he didn't get to post the Kinda Coral variant of the Pixel 6 and Sorta Sunny variant of the Pixel 6 Pro, and here it is.
Images in order:
1~3: Pixel 6 (Kinda Coral)
4~6: Pixel 6 Pro (Sorta Sunny)
(Evleaks)