#Workspace #Drive
Google Drive will warn you when you open up 'sus' files
Google Workspace Updates
To protect users' online safety, Google is rolling out warning banners to suspicious files that are uploaded to Google Drive.
Google will warn you files that might steal your personal information, this includes PDF documents, images... you name it. A minor update but kind of something useful so that people won't fall into the traps.
These type of warnings have already existed on Google Docs, Sheets, Slides and Drawing, now it is making its way over to Google Drive. It will take up to 2 week times to make it appearance for everyone.
Google Drive will warn you when you open up 'sus' files
Google Workspace Updates
To protect users' online safety, Google is rolling out warning banners to suspicious files that are uploaded to Google Drive.
Google will warn you files that might steal your personal information, this includes PDF documents, images... you name it. A minor update but kind of something useful so that people won't fall into the traps.
These type of warnings have already existed on Google Docs, Sheets, Slides and Drawing, now it is making its way over to Google Drive. It will take up to 2 week times to make it appearance for everyone.
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#Google #EasterEgg
Google hop on the Wordle trend with Easter Egg
Recently Wordle went viral, it is a daily word puzzle game that you need to find out the five-letter word under six guesses or less. Once you used a guess, it will tell you whether you have place the letter in the correct place or whether the letter is part of the words but in the wrong place.
Talking about this, Google has joined the fun and created an Easter Egg to that. There are six boxes in this Easter Egg instead, and the animation first showed "Column" as an example of simply guessing out a word. Later, it progressed to "Goalie" then lastly "Google" is the correct answer.
You can see the Easter Egg when searching for "Wordle" on the web, for now it doesn't in the Google app. The first result is the correct website to play the Wordle game. If you want to improve your English vocabulary, this game will definitely help you with that.
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Google hop on the Wordle trend with Easter Egg
Recently Wordle went viral, it is a daily word puzzle game that you need to find out the five-letter word under six guesses or less. Once you used a guess, it will tell you whether you have place the letter in the correct place or whether the letter is part of the words but in the wrong place.
Talking about this, Google has joined the fun and created an Easter Egg to that. There are six boxes in this Easter Egg instead, and the animation first showed "Column" as an example of simply guessing out a word. Later, it progressed to "Goalie" then lastly "Google" is the correct answer.
You can see the Easter Egg when searching for "Wordle" on the web, for now it doesn't in the Google app. The first result is the correct website to play the Wordle game. If you want to improve your English vocabulary, this game will definitely help you with that.
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#ChromeOS
If you have multiple Chromebooks, the experience is about to get much more seamless to use
9To5Google
The Chrome OS team is seeking ways to make the experience seamless for customers who use multiple Chromebooks.
9To5Google found out an a hidden feature under-development, given the name “Floating Workspace Demo,” this feature have the capability of syncing your Chrome windows and tabs automatically between multiple Chromebooks. For example, you are working in your office and after work time is up, you went back home and open up your personal Chromebook, all your windows and tabs will be restored just like how you left it earlier on the other Chromebook.
The feature isn't live yet for anyone, as it is still in early stage of development, it will be nice to see such feature launching soon one day.
If you have multiple Chromebooks, the experience is about to get much more seamless to use
9To5Google
The Chrome OS team is seeking ways to make the experience seamless for customers who use multiple Chromebooks.
9To5Google found out an a hidden feature under-development, given the name “Floating Workspace Demo,” this feature have the capability of syncing your Chrome windows and tabs automatically between multiple Chromebooks. For example, you are working in your office and after work time is up, you went back home and open up your personal Chromebook, all your windows and tabs will be restored just like how you left it earlier on the other Chromebook.
The feature isn't live yet for anyone, as it is still in early stage of development, it will be nice to see such feature launching soon one day.
9to5Google
‘Floating workspace’ for Chrome OS will seamlessly move tabs and windows between Chromebooks
Google is working to make it easier to move between Chrome OS devices with a new “floating workspace” feature that syncs windows and tabs.
#News
Google is working on an AR headset, codenamed 'Project Iris' and hope to ship by 2024
The Verge
More and more big companies are joining the metaverse, and Google is not excluded too. Apparently Google is working on their own AR headset.
The project is codenamed as "Project Iris." The headset will be running an unspecified “custom Google processor” which could be probably Tensor. Google planned to launch it as early as in 2024.
Here we just sum up a very short brief of story on what's Google is working with their AR headset, learn more over in the original article.
Google is working on an AR headset, codenamed 'Project Iris' and hope to ship by 2024
The Verge
More and more big companies are joining the metaverse, and Google is not excluded too. Apparently Google is working on their own AR headset.
The project is codenamed as "Project Iris." The headset will be running an unspecified “custom Google processor” which could be probably Tensor. Google planned to launch it as early as in 2024.
Here we just sum up a very short brief of story on what's Google is working with their AR headset, learn more over in the original article.
The Verge
Google is building an AR headset
Just don’t call it the return of Google Glass.
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#News #Apps #Camera
Google Camera QR code scanner send people to the wrong site, issue has been fixed
Android Police
Google has installed their own Camera app in their own Google Pixel devices and it has the ability to scan QR codes, you need to first enable Google Lens suggestions in the camera settings though. If you have a Pixel device running Android 12, using the camera app to scan specific QR codes with special URLs might bring you to a different website.
First reported by a German site Heise, Google Camera has at least three distinct errors. These three are related to country-code top level domains, top-level domains that are longer than two letters and umbers in the subdomain. Seems like Google implemented something that is kind of like autocorrect but end up creating more issues than solutions.
These are only happening on Pixel device that are running Android 12, but later Google has rolled out an update through the Play Store which fixes the issue.
Download (8.4.400):
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Google Camera QR code scanner send people to the wrong site, issue has been fixed
Android Police
Google has installed their own Camera app in their own Google Pixel devices and it has the ability to scan QR codes, you need to first enable Google Lens suggestions in the camera settings though. If you have a Pixel device running Android 12, using the camera app to scan specific QR codes with special URLs might bring you to a different website.
First reported by a German site Heise, Google Camera has at least three distinct errors. These three are related to country-code top level domains, top-level domains that are longer than two letters and umbers in the subdomain. Seems like Google implemented something that is kind of like autocorrect but end up creating more issues than solutions.
These are only happening on Pixel device that are running Android 12, but later Google has rolled out an update through the Play Store which fixes the issue.
Download (8.4.400):
Play Store | APKMirror
#Pixel #Pixel6a
Google Pixel 6a might debut this May
9To5Google
By this point, after Google released its Pixel 6 series in last October, the next Pixel device they are likely to release is their mid-range Pixel 6a device.
Tipster Max Jambor said that the Pixel 6a is scheduled to be announce and release sometimes around this May. The device might launch on Google I/O event, which is going to be similar as how the Pixel 3a was first launched back in 2019.
There isn't any new leak of the Pixel 6a, but for now, we know that the design of the device is identical to Pixel 6 and it could possibly run Google Tensor. By the way, the long rumored Pixel Watch could also make it appearance at the event too.
Google Pixel 6a might debut this May
9To5Google
By this point, after Google released its Pixel 6 series in last October, the next Pixel device they are likely to release is their mid-range Pixel 6a device.
Tipster Max Jambor said that the Pixel 6a is scheduled to be announce and release sometimes around this May. The device might launch on Google I/O event, which is going to be similar as how the Pixel 3a was first launched back in 2019.
There isn't any new leak of the Pixel 6a, but for now, we know that the design of the device is identical to Pixel 6 and it could possibly run Google Tensor. By the way, the long rumored Pixel Watch could also make it appearance at the event too.
9to5Google
Google Pixel 6a tipped to move back to a May release date this year
According to a reliable tipster, Google's Pixel 6a could move back to a May release date following two years of delayed devices.
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#News #Pixel6
Accessibility freeze issue in Pixel 6 could be resolve in the February update, update releasing on the same date as other Pixels
r/GooglePixel
If you own a Pixel 6 and using accessibility services, there chances your device could freeze when you are scrolling. After nearly a month time, Google has managed to fix it and it will be available on the February update.
Talking about February update, according to Canada carrier Fido, Pixel 6 is likely to receive the update on February 7, same as other supported Pixel devices. Earlier Google delayed December 2021 and January 2022 update for the Pixel 6, also those who have updated to the December update had also faced network connectivity issue, resulting Google to stop rolling out and removed the December update altogether.
Anyway hope that every issue can be resolved and make the Pixel 6 a usable phone with the February update.
Accessibility freeze issue in Pixel 6 could be resolve in the February update, update releasing on the same date as other Pixels
r/GooglePixel
If you own a Pixel 6 and using accessibility services, there chances your device could freeze when you are scrolling. After nearly a month time, Google has managed to fix it and it will be available on the February update.
Talking about February update, according to Canada carrier Fido, Pixel 6 is likely to receive the update on February 7, same as other supported Pixel devices. Earlier Google delayed December 2021 and January 2022 update for the Pixel 6, also those who have updated to the December update had also faced network connectivity issue, resulting Google to stop rolling out and removed the December update altogether.
Anyway hope that every issue can be resolved and make the Pixel 6 a usable phone with the February update.
reddit
The development team has fixed the issue that you have reported...
### The issue ([screenrecord](https://i.imgur.com/jelcWFR.mp4)) Old Reddit posts describing the issue: - First post:...
#Pixel #PixelNotepad
Google Pixel Notepad foldable could be price around $1,399
9To5Google
In case you missed it, Google upcoming Pixel foldable could be named as "Pixel Notepad." and the latest leak of the foldable shows how much it could be priced at.
According to 9To5Google, they reported that the foldable by Google could be costing for $1,399 in the US, which is $500 more expensive than the Pixel 6 Pro when first launched. For your information, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 is having a $1,799 price tag.
International launch of this foldable is expected to be available by the end of 2022. Till now, we roughly know some of the spec details, camera setup and design of the foldable.
Google Pixel Notepad foldable could be price around $1,399
9To5Google
In case you missed it, Google upcoming Pixel foldable could be named as "Pixel Notepad." and the latest leak of the foldable shows how much it could be priced at.
According to 9To5Google, they reported that the foldable by Google could be costing for $1,399 in the US, which is $500 more expensive than the Pixel 6 Pro when first launched. For your information, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 is having a $1,799 price tag.
International launch of this foldable is expected to be available by the end of 2022. Till now, we roughly know some of the spec details, camera setup and design of the foldable.
9to5Google
Sources: This is Google’s target price for its ‘Pixel Notepad’ foldable
Earlier this month, 9to5Google reported that Google's foldable might be named Pixel Notepad, and we're now hearing that it will be priced ...
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#News #Pixel6
Google is acknowledge of Pixel 6's DAC issue, fix might come in a few months time
Android Police
Earlier there are already Pixel 6 users who use DAC reported that it isn't working with the phone. After nearly a month time, Google is acknowledged of the issue and currently investigating on a fix.
A Google staff has commented on a Reddit thread saying that they will be rolling out the fix "this coming summer," which means it might take a few months time in order for Google to push the fix out.
External DAC let users have the ability to have advantage of listening music in lossless quality, of course you will still need a premium headphone too. Nowadays this stuff isn't popular and only a very few amount of users are using it, so it doesn't really affect a lot of users, but still, it affected those who use external DAC anyway, hopefully Google can release the fix earlier.
Google is acknowledge of Pixel 6's DAC issue, fix might come in a few months time
Android Police
Earlier there are already Pixel 6 users who use DAC reported that it isn't working with the phone. After nearly a month time, Google is acknowledged of the issue and currently investigating on a fix.
A Google staff has commented on a Reddit thread saying that they will be rolling out the fix "this coming summer," which means it might take a few months time in order for Google to push the fix out.
External DAC let users have the ability to have advantage of listening music in lossless quality, of course you will still need a premium headphone too. Nowadays this stuff isn't popular and only a very few amount of users are using it, so it doesn't really affect a lot of users, but still, it affected those who use external DAC anyway, hopefully Google can release the fix earlier.
Android Police
Google's working on a fix for the Pixel 6's external DAC issues, but don't expect it anytime soon
You better hope 2022 flies by
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#News
Google faced another lawsuit for tracking users location even when they have turned location tracking off
Android Authority
Classic Google, you probably at least know that they used to collect users' personal data to personalise feeds, experience, contents and many more for you. Earlier they faced a lawsuit for "misleading" Pixel 4 radio ads, now they are yet facing another lawsuit for collecting location data even when users have turned off the location tracking.
"Google falsely led consumers to believe that changing their account and device settings would allow customers to protect their privacy and control what personal data the company could access," Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine's office said in a statement. “The truth is that contrary to Google’s representations it continues to systematically surveil customers and profit from customer data.”
Further detailed explanation over here. Even when users have disabled the “Location History,” Google didn't disclose that they can still collect location data from “Web & App Activity” and the option is turned on by default for all personal Google accounts. The office also claimed that Google will still find alternative ways to track a user's location even if they have location permissions denied for its apps.
Google faced another lawsuit for tracking users location even when they have turned location tracking off
Android Authority
Classic Google, you probably at least know that they used to collect users' personal data to personalise feeds, experience, contents and many more for you. Earlier they faced a lawsuit for "misleading" Pixel 4 radio ads, now they are yet facing another lawsuit for collecting location data even when users have turned off the location tracking.
"Google falsely led consumers to believe that changing their account and device settings would allow customers to protect their privacy and control what personal data the company could access," Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine's office said in a statement. “The truth is that contrary to Google’s representations it continues to systematically surveil customers and profit from customer data.”
Further detailed explanation over here. Even when users have disabled the “Location History,” Google didn't disclose that they can still collect location data from “Web & App Activity” and the option is turned on by default for all personal Google accounts. The office also claimed that Google will still find alternative ways to track a user's location even if they have location permissions denied for its apps.
Android Authority
Turned location tracking off? US lawsuit says Google tracked you anyway.
Washington DC, Washington state, Indiana, and Texas have all filed a lawsuit against Google, saying it tracks users without permission.
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#Workspace #Docs
Google Docs add text and image watermarks support
Google Workspace Updates
Google Docs is still lacking quite some features that Microsoft Office has to offer, but Google has been slowly adding more features to its own product. The latest feature they have manage to add is text watermarks.
Users will be able to insert watermark by heading to Insert tab and select Watermark. These watermarks will repeat across all pages of the document, you can use it to indicate the status of the document, emblazon purpose or something else. Importing or exporting Microsoft Word documents will preserved only text watermarks.
The feature will make it appearance for all Workspace accounts by the end of February at least, with Rapid Release domains receiving it in two weeks time.
Google Docs add text and image watermarks support
Google Workspace Updates
Google Docs is still lacking quite some features that Microsoft Office has to offer, but Google has been slowly adding more features to its own product. The latest feature they have manage to add is text watermarks.
Users will be able to insert watermark by heading to Insert tab and select Watermark. These watermarks will repeat across all pages of the document, you can use it to indicate the status of the document, emblazon purpose or something else. Importing or exporting Microsoft Word documents will preserved only text watermarks.
The feature will make it appearance for all Workspace accounts by the end of February at least, with Rapid Release domains receiving it in two weeks time.
#ChromeOS
Chromebooks will be getting Adaptive Charging soon
9To5Google
Most Chromebooks battery life can easily last longer than a Windows laptop, and Google wants to help you extend your Chromebooks battery life, and they are bringing in Adaptive Charging to Chrome OS devices.
A new code that is submitted shows that Google is working on Adaptive Charging for Chrome OS, and there is some difference when comparing to what Google has offered on their Pixel devices. Instead of charging slowly at night time, Google will be using machine learning to learn your usage pattern and determined the charging speed.
We typically only charge our laptop when we are using it, so it make sense that Google is implementing the feature in this way. When Adaptive Charging is active, Chrome OS will also shows you a notification about it. For now, no one is sure whether this feature will arrive on all existing Chromebooks or only in the upcoming ones, time will tell.
Chromebooks will be getting Adaptive Charging soon
9To5Google
Most Chromebooks battery life can easily last longer than a Windows laptop, and Google wants to help you extend your Chromebooks battery life, and they are bringing in Adaptive Charging to Chrome OS devices.
A new code that is submitted shows that Google is working on Adaptive Charging for Chrome OS, and there is some difference when comparing to what Google has offered on their Pixel devices. Instead of charging slowly at night time, Google will be using machine learning to learn your usage pattern and determined the charging speed.
We typically only charge our laptop when we are using it, so it make sense that Google is implementing the feature in this way. When Adaptive Charging is active, Chrome OS will also shows you a notification about it. For now, no one is sure whether this feature will arrive on all existing Chromebooks or only in the upcoming ones, time will tell.
9to5Google
Adaptive Charging will extend your Chromebook’s longterm battery life – coming soon to Chrome OS
Chrome OS is set to gain an Adaptive Charging feature, similar to Pixel phones, that will extend your Chromebook's long term battery life.
#News #Chrome
Google discontinued FLoC, proposes new 'Topics API' to replace browser cookies
9To5Google
Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC) from Google didn't get much attention since 2019 as many other browser developers aren't planning to implement this feature. They didn't take any further actions as there are concerns that it is still able to track users. After receiving many feedbacks about it, Google is working on something new: Topics API.
Topics will only be kept for three weeks and after that it will be completely deleted from the browser. When a user visit a site, the browser will select and share three topics with the site and advertising partners. Google is also letting users to have control over the topics, the ability to remove topics is there too.
Anyway Google is planning to fully phased out third-party cookies in Chrome by 2023. For now, the idea of Topics API looks cool but time will tell whether it is something that other browser developers will accept or not.
Google discontinued FLoC, proposes new 'Topics API' to replace browser cookies
9To5Google
Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC) from Google didn't get much attention since 2019 as many other browser developers aren't planning to implement this feature. They didn't take any further actions as there are concerns that it is still able to track users. After receiving many feedbacks about it, Google is working on something new: Topics API.
Topics will only be kept for three weeks and after that it will be completely deleted from the browser. When a user visit a site, the browser will select and share three topics with the site and advertising partners. Google is also letting users to have control over the topics, the ability to remove topics is there too.
Anyway Google is planning to fully phased out third-party cookies in Chrome by 2023. For now, the idea of Topics API looks cool but time will tell whether it is something that other browser developers will accept or not.
9to5Google
Google drops FLoC and proposes new Topics API for replacing third-party cookies used by ads
Following FLoC criticism and feedback over the past year, Google today announced a replacement Topics API proposal for placing ads...
#News #YouTube
YouTube Shorts is going strong: gaining over 5 trillion views from the past 2 years
YouTube Blog
YouTube Shorts is launched in 2020, and by today it managed to generate more than 5 trillion views.
As you might have noticed, videos that are in vertical and under 60 seconds long are considered as a YouTube Shorts. By today, on the mobile apps, it is almost impossible to access the normal player for those videos (still possible with Watch History though), and YouTube is also planning to add a Shorts option in the desktop web menu, with similar experience coming soon too.
Besides announcing the numbers, YouTube has also announced that they are expanding the "Remix" feature in the next few months time. To encourage more people to join the Shorts community, YouTube is trying their best by giving creators a new way to monetise their Shorts further with Shorts Fund and "BrandConnect."
YouTube Shorts is going strong: gaining over 5 trillion views from the past 2 years
YouTube Blog
YouTube Shorts is launched in 2020, and by today it managed to generate more than 5 trillion views.
As you might have noticed, videos that are in vertical and under 60 seconds long are considered as a YouTube Shorts. By today, on the mobile apps, it is almost impossible to access the normal player for those videos (still possible with Watch History though), and YouTube is also planning to add a Shorts option in the desktop web menu, with similar experience coming soon too.
Besides announcing the numbers, YouTube has also announced that they are expanding the "Remix" feature in the next few months time. To encourage more people to join the Shorts community, YouTube is trying their best by giving creators a new way to monetise their Shorts further with Shorts Fund and "BrandConnect."
blog.youtube
Letter from Susan: Our 2022 Priorities
Hear from CEO Susan Wojcicki as she addresses YouTube's goals and priorities for the year to come in 2022's CEO lettter.
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#Google #Assistant
Google Assistant app shortcut in Play Store just hit 1 billion downloads
Android Police
Google Assistant is no doubt one of the smartest assistant of all time, not even Siri can surpass it. Anyway, the shortcut app in the Play Store has reached 1 billion downloads milestone.
Although Google Pixel doesn't preinstalled it, some other OEMs do though, which is why the downloads number can boost up in quite a few months time. Anyway the Google Assistant app in Play Store is basically just a shortcut to open up Assistant, there's no extra functionality after installing it.
In case you missed it, the last app to reach 10 billion installs milestone is Gmail.
Google Assistant app shortcut in Play Store just hit 1 billion downloads
Android Police
Google Assistant is no doubt one of the smartest assistant of all time, not even Siri can surpass it. Anyway, the shortcut app in the Play Store has reached 1 billion downloads milestone.
Although Google Pixel doesn't preinstalled it, some other OEMs do though, which is why the downloads number can boost up in quite a few months time. Anyway the Google Assistant app in Play Store is basically just a shortcut to open up Assistant, there's no extra functionality after installing it.
In case you missed it, the last app to reach 10 billion installs milestone is Gmail.
#Google
A redesign Search's image viewer is making its appearance for some
9To5Google
Google is recently experimenting a redesigned Search's image viewer with several users, and it is something very similar to Material You but not entirely.
The first noticeable difference is the background accent color, which is extracting colors from the image, then we can see that the design is also a little different too. The site name and favicon is appearing on the top-left corner, meanwhile the close "x" button is being move to the right. Rest of the buttons like share and bookmark are now placed in an overflow menu.
The page noscript displayed in larger size, the "Visit" button moved toward the bottom. Related images is simply now a carousel, and lastly the Lens button is appearing at the bottom left of the page.
It's definitely something cool to see, hope Google can widely rolling out this new changes.
A redesign Search's image viewer is making its appearance for some
9To5Google
Google is recently experimenting a redesigned Search's image viewer with several users, and it is something very similar to Material You but not entirely.
The first noticeable difference is the background accent color, which is extracting colors from the image, then we can see that the design is also a little different too. The site name and favicon is appearing on the top-left corner, meanwhile the close "x" button is being move to the right. Rest of the buttons like share and bookmark are now placed in an overflow menu.
The page noscript displayed in larger size, the "Visit" button moved toward the bottom. Related images is simply now a carousel, and lastly the Lens button is appearing at the bottom left of the page.
It's definitely something cool to see, hope Google can widely rolling out this new changes.
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#News #Pixel5a #Pixel6
Netflix adds HDR support for Pixel 5a and Pixel 6 series
9To5Google
Netflix finally has confirmed that Google Pixel devices that are released in 2021 are indeed getting HD and HDR support viewing experience.
Just recently, they have updated their support pages to include these three new Pixel devices, Pixel 5a, Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, These Pixel users who have a subnoscription to the service might have noticed the HDR support is already there for awhile, and Netflix updating their support page is just to confirm that the device will be for sure having the HDR support.
Netflix adds HDR support for Pixel 5a and Pixel 6 series
9To5Google
Netflix finally has confirmed that Google Pixel devices that are released in 2021 are indeed getting HD and HDR support viewing experience.
Just recently, they have updated their support pages to include these three new Pixel devices, Pixel 5a, Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, These Pixel users who have a subnoscription to the service might have noticed the HDR support is already there for awhile, and Netflix updating their support page is just to confirm that the device will be for sure having the HDR support.
9to5Google
Netflix adds HDR support for Pixel 5a, Pixel 6, and 6 Pro
The Pixel 5a, Pixel 6 and 6 Pro have been available for some time, and Netflix has now officially certified the trio for HD and HDR content.
#News
Android apps on Windows 11 will soon be available to everyone
Android Authority
Good news, support to use Android apps "natively" on Windows 11 is coming soon this February.
Microsoft had just published a blog post, stating that they are rolling out support for Android apps in “public preview” for everyone. Earlier it is only available to Windows Insider and limited beta users.
Just keep in mind that it is still an under development product, hence expect some bugs and incomplete experience while using it, but at least everyone can give it a try soon.
Android apps on Windows 11 will soon be available to everyone
Android Authority
Good news, support to use Android apps "natively" on Windows 11 is coming soon this February.
Microsoft had just published a blog post, stating that they are rolling out support for Android apps in “public preview” for everyone. Earlier it is only available to Windows Insider and limited beta users.
Just keep in mind that it is still an under development product, hence expect some bugs and incomplete experience while using it, but at least everyone can give it a try soon.
Android Authority
Android apps on Windows 11 finally coming to the public
Support for Android apps on Windows 11 is finally exiting private beta and coming to the general public. Here's what we know.
#News #Drive
Text files with only number violates Google Drive's Terms of Service
Android Police
This is kind of a fun experiment, but Google Drive literally flagged a single digit number document.
Dr. Emily Dolson shared this incident on Twitter, saying that Google Drive just immediately flagged her uploaded file which only contained a single number "1" and that's all. Meanwhile, another user also told us that text files with only number like 173, 285, 304, 500, and 833, all will get flagged automatically too.
It appears that Google seems to have some issue when scanning for copyrighted content. Anyway the Drive team has commented they are working on a fix regarding the issue.
Text files with only number violates Google Drive's Terms of Service
Android Police
This is kind of a fun experiment, but Google Drive literally flagged a single digit number document.
Dr. Emily Dolson shared this incident on Twitter, saying that Google Drive just immediately flagged her uploaded file which only contained a single number "1" and that's all. Meanwhile, another user also told us that text files with only number like 173, 285, 304, 500, and 833, all will get flagged automatically too.
It appears that Google seems to have some issue when scanning for copyrighted content. Anyway the Drive team has commented they are working on a fix regarding the issue.
Android Police
Numbers seem to be violating Google Drive's terms of service right now
Where am I going to put my '1' now?
#Workspace
G Suite legacy free edition might get a free replacement, at least for personal, non-business users
9To5Google
Google has announced that they are shutting down G Suite legacy edition and want those users who are still using it to upgrade over to Google Workspace. Recently there is some new information being found.
Ron Amadeo posted on Twitter, saw that there is a FAQ section of the support page for those that “use G Suite legacy free edition for personal use and don’t want to upgrade to a Google Workspace subnoscription.”
Not everyone use G Suite legacy edition for their businesses, some use it with their family or friends or probably a small team. Google received the feedback and decided to create a survey for those “customers [that] may not use G Suite legacy free edition for business” sign-up to receive “updates on more options for your non-business legacy account.”
This is only targeted at accounts with "10 seats or less," and Google will also ask how you are using the G Suite legacy free edition, there are options for family use, manage a business, both or other.
Google is just receiving feedback from those users for now and haven't taken any action just yet. We will keep you updated about it though.
G Suite legacy free edition might get a free replacement, at least for personal, non-business users
9To5Google
Google has announced that they are shutting down G Suite legacy edition and want those users who are still using it to upgrade over to Google Workspace. Recently there is some new information being found.
Ron Amadeo posted on Twitter, saw that there is a FAQ section of the support page for those that “use G Suite legacy free edition for personal use and don’t want to upgrade to a Google Workspace subnoscription.”
Not everyone use G Suite legacy edition for their businesses, some use it with their family or friends or probably a small team. Google received the feedback and decided to create a survey for those “customers [that] may not use G Suite legacy free edition for business” sign-up to receive “updates on more options for your non-business legacy account.”
This is only targeted at accounts with "10 seats or less," and Google will also ask how you are using the G Suite legacy free edition, there are options for family use, manage a business, both or other.
Google is just receiving feedback from those users for now and haven't taken any action just yet. We will keep you updated about it though.
9to5Google
Google might offer an alternative for personal, non-business users of G Suite legacy free edition
Last week, Google announced that all G Suite legacy free edition users will have to start paying for Workspace, but personal, non-business...
#Workspace #Chat
Google Chat will soon let you know when a message is deleted
Google Workspace Updates
Google Chat is slowly gaining more features, with Google recently added rich text formatting support. The latest addition Google introduced is the ability to view when a message is deleted, which is something that most other messaging applications didn't introduce yet.
When someone delete a message, there will be a timestamp displaying when the message got deleted, with the content and replies all getting deleted too. When a reply is deleted, only the reply and its responses are removed, and so on. Users won't be able to know who has deleted the message unless they know who sent it earlier.
The feature is currently starting to roll out and may take more than two weeks time to make its appearance for everyone.
Google Chat will soon let you know when a message is deleted
Google Workspace Updates
Google Chat is slowly gaining more features, with Google recently added rich text formatting support. The latest addition Google introduced is the ability to view when a message is deleted, which is something that most other messaging applications didn't introduce yet.
When someone delete a message, there will be a timestamp displaying when the message got deleted, with the content and replies all getting deleted too. When a reply is deleted, only the reply and its responses are removed, and so on. Users won't be able to know who has deleted the message unless they know who sent it earlier.
The feature is currently starting to roll out and may take more than two weeks time to make its appearance for everyone.