#News #A12L
Android 12L Beta 2 is now available for Lenovo Tab P12 Pro
9To5Google
Android 12L Beta has been released a few weeks ago for Pixel phones, and now it is finally releasing for Lenovo Tab P12 Pro.
Lenovo and Google partnered up earlier to bring Android 12L Developer Preview 1 over to the tablet. If you own it, you can download the firmware images over at Lenovo developer site. This update brings in December 2021 security patch, and some minor fixes & improvements from Android 12L Beta 2 itself.
Android 12L Beta 2 is now available for Lenovo Tab P12 Pro
9To5Google
Android 12L Beta has been released a few weeks ago for Pixel phones, and now it is finally releasing for Lenovo Tab P12 Pro.
Lenovo and Google partnered up earlier to bring Android 12L Developer Preview 1 over to the tablet. If you own it, you can download the firmware images over at Lenovo developer site. This update brings in December 2021 security patch, and some minor fixes & improvements from Android 12L Beta 2 itself.
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Lenovo releases Android 12L Beta 2 for the Tab P12 Pro
Just over two weeks after the release for Pixel phones, Android 12L Beta 2 is now available for the Lenovo Tab P12 Pro. This update comes...
Google Pixel Hub
#Apps #Translate #MY Google Translate Material You redesign starting to roll out on older Pixel devices UPDATE: Rolling out to all Android devices. You might have know that Google Translate is receiving Material You redesign recently, Currently, only Pixel…
#Apps #Translate #MY
Google Translate Material You redesign is now rolling out to all Android devices
XDA Developers | Previous post
A few months ago, Google has rolled out Material You redesign of the Translate app to older Pixel devices, and by today, it has widely roll out to all Android devices.
As long as you have an Android device running Android 6 or later and installed the latest version of Google Translate app, you will get to see the new Material You redesign. With Android 12, it will change the accent color according to your device wallpaper.
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Google Translate Material You redesign is now rolling out to all Android devices
XDA Developers | Previous post
A few months ago, Google has rolled out Material You redesign of the Translate app to older Pixel devices, and by today, it has widely roll out to all Android devices.
As long as you have an Android device running Android 6 or later and installed the latest version of Google Translate app, you will get to see the new Material You redesign. With Android 12, it will change the accent color according to your device wallpaper.
Download (6.28):
Play Store | APKMirror
#Chrome
Chrome for Android will soon warn you whether to close all tabs
XDA Developers
You can easily close all open tabs in Chrome on your Android phone by tapping on the overflow menu and select "Close all tabs," but there could be chances you pressed on it by accident.
To prevent users from closing everything they have opened, Techdows discovered that Google has added “Close all tabs modal dialog” flag (
The flag is only recently added to the Chrome Canary channel, it might take a few months before it reached the stable channel.
Chrome for Android will soon warn you whether to close all tabs
XDA Developers
You can easily close all open tabs in Chrome on your Android phone by tapping on the overflow menu and select "Close all tabs," but there could be chances you pressed on it by accident.
To prevent users from closing everything they have opened, Techdows discovered that Google has added “Close all tabs modal dialog” flag (
chrome://flags/#close-all-tabs=modal-dialog), which will popup a warning dialog when you are planning to close all tabs at a time. The warning dialog will give you option to cancel the operation and let you proceed to close all tabs. Once confirmed, the browser will close everything and quit. Reopening will open a new tab automatically for you.The flag is only recently added to the Chrome Canary channel, it might take a few months before it reached the stable channel.
#YTMusic
YouTube Music for Android new 'Add to playlist' UI could be inspired from the web version
9To5Google
YouTube Music app for Android is set to gain new "Add to playlist" UI which is similar to the web version.
The new redesign "Add to playlist" UI show the Recent section in a carousel format, it displays how many songs are there in each playlist which previously the current menu doesn't. All playlists section still show in a list but now it show the artwork and tracks amount, which is much easier to identify.
Currently, the new UI isn't widely rolled out and there are still several bugs as reported by user.
YouTube Music for Android new 'Add to playlist' UI could be inspired from the web version
9To5Google
YouTube Music app for Android is set to gain new "Add to playlist" UI which is similar to the web version.
The new redesign "Add to playlist" UI show the Recent section in a carousel format, it displays how many songs are there in each playlist which previously the current menu doesn't. All playlists section still show in a list but now it show the artwork and tracks amount, which is much easier to identify.
Currently, the new UI isn't widely rolled out and there are still several bugs as reported by user.
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#Google #EasterEgg
Google Search add Chinese New Year Easter Egg, celebrating the Year of the Tiger
9To5Google
2022 Chinese New Year is around the corner, and Google Search is already ready to celebrate it.
Searching any query that are related to the celebration like Chinese New Year, Lunar New Year, Tiger zodiac... will show you the Easter Egg. There will be fireworks effect which show a tiger face and later faded away.
The Easter Egg might be only available during the celebration of Chinese New Year, so do go give it a look before it disappear.
Google Search add Chinese New Year Easter Egg, celebrating the Year of the Tiger
9To5Google
2022 Chinese New Year is around the corner, and Google Search is already ready to celebrate it.
Searching any query that are related to the celebration like Chinese New Year, Lunar New Year, Tiger zodiac... will show you the Easter Egg. There will be fireworks effect which show a tiger face and later faded away.
The Easter Egg might be only available during the celebration of Chinese New Year, so do go give it a look before it disappear.
#Apps #Gboard
Gboard's Emoji Sticker now support creating unique sticker with tiger emoji
9To5Google
2022 is the Year of the Tiger, as Chinese New Year is around the corner, besides adding Easter Egg in Search, Google has also now supports creating sticker of tiger emoji combination with Emoji Kitchen.
There a ton of combinations you could do, you can create a "tiger king," tiger wearing sunglasses or probably a "tiger cowboy," and the list goes on.
The tiger emoji is now supported in the Emoji Kitchen with the Gboard app version 11.3. The update also bring in minor UI update for your information.
Download (11.3):
Play Store | APKMirror
Gboard's Emoji Sticker now support creating unique sticker with tiger emoji
9To5Google
2022 is the Year of the Tiger, as Chinese New Year is around the corner, besides adding Easter Egg in Search, Google has also now supports creating sticker of tiger emoji combination with Emoji Kitchen.
There a ton of combinations you could do, you can create a "tiger king," tiger wearing sunglasses or probably a "tiger cowboy," and the list goes on.
The tiger emoji is now supported in the Emoji Kitchen with the Gboard app version 11.3. The update also bring in minor UI update for your information.
Download (11.3):
Play Store | APKMirror
#News #Android
Job listing suggests Google thinks that tablets are the future
Android Authority
Google is now really focusing in the tablet market, as they introduced Android 12L to the public. Now a further evidence shows that Google really want to dominate the tablet market.
A job listing for “Senior Engineering Manager, Android Tablet App Experience,” mentions the following:
Job listing suggests Google thinks that tablets are the future
Android Authority
Google is now really focusing in the tablet market, as they introduced Android 12L to the public. Now a further evidence shows that Google really want to dominate the tablet market.
A job listing for “Senior Engineering Manager, Android Tablet App Experience,” mentions the following:
We believe that the future of computing is shifting towards more powerful and capable tablets. We are working to deliver the next chapter of computing and input by launching seamless support across our platforms and hero experiences that unlock new and better ways of being productive and creative.
The listing doesn't really hint Google will be releasing a new tablet, but they want their employees to partner up with OEMs and make a great Android tablet. At this point, Google seems to have understand if they want Android tablets to be successful, they need to provide support to other OEMs.Android Authority
Google says tablets are the future, apparently was asleep the past seven years
A Google job posting suggests the company is going to push hard for Android-powered tablets. There's no Google tablet rumored yet, though.
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Attention! There has been some small ban waves from Google on those account who uses spoofing system props to get Google Photos unlimited storage. Please use it with cautions.
Most confirmed that the ban will be removed if all Gphotos clients currently active with your Google account report back to their servers your real device information.
Note: I cannot confirm this issue for now. I did the fix but as written on XDA post: I do not recommend everyone to joy around the spoofing.
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Most confirmed that the ban will be removed if all Gphotos clients currently active with your Google account report back to their servers your real device information.
Note: I cannot confirm this issue for now. I did the fix but as written on XDA post: I do not recommend everyone to joy around the spoofing.
By wello
Forwarded from Google Pixel 2/XL | Updates (DarkPlayer)
if you're using pixelify or any other modules like that, remove it immediately.
if you're on pe or other roms that spoof any pixel, uninstall google photos for the time being.
if you're on pe or other roms that spoof any pixel, uninstall google photos for the time being.
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this is a screenshot from someone using pixel experience 12 getting their google account disabled. i recommend playing it safe and removing it until further notice
#News #Photos #Pixel #Pixel3
Google Photos unlimited original quality backup exclusively available on Pixel 1, as Pixel 3 loses its perk today
When Google first introduced their first ever Pixel, they show it out by bringing in some special perks to the phone, one of it being Google Photos unlimited original quality backup, at the time other Android devices can only backup in compressed quality for free, but that doesn't seem to be a big deal if we compared it to today's situation.
Since the Pixel 3a, Google no longer offered original quality backup for free, instead they only advertised the phone will only get unlimited backup in high (Storage Saver) quality for free, all the way until the release of Pixel 5. As of June 2021, they ended the perk of unlimited backup in high quality for all other Android phones. Pixel 5a and later on, we saw Google just stopped offering unlimited backup for Google Photos,
The release of Pixel 2 & Pixel 3 has some special condition with the perk though. Pixel 2 once used to have unlimited original quality until January 16, 2021. As of today, Pixel 3 is also losing the perk as it reached the expiration data of January 31, 2022, leaving only the first generation Pixel to continue enjoying the perk, while Pixel 2~5 continue to enjoy a cut down perk of unlimited backup in high quality.
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Google Photos unlimited original quality backup exclusively available on Pixel 1, as Pixel 3 loses its perk today
When Google first introduced their first ever Pixel, they show it out by bringing in some special perks to the phone, one of it being Google Photos unlimited original quality backup, at the time other Android devices can only backup in compressed quality for free, but that doesn't seem to be a big deal if we compared it to today's situation.
Since the Pixel 3a, Google no longer offered original quality backup for free, instead they only advertised the phone will only get unlimited backup in high (Storage Saver) quality for free, all the way until the release of Pixel 5. As of June 2021, they ended the perk of unlimited backup in high quality for all other Android phones. Pixel 5a and later on, we saw Google just stopped offering unlimited backup for Google Photos,
The release of Pixel 2 & Pixel 3 has some special condition with the perk though. Pixel 2 once used to have unlimited original quality until January 16, 2021. As of today, Pixel 3 is also losing the perk as it reached the expiration data of January 31, 2022, leaving only the first generation Pixel to continue enjoying the perk, while Pixel 2~5 continue to enjoy a cut down perk of unlimited backup in high quality.
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#News
WhatsApp might get limited amount of Google Drive storage backup
WaBetaInfo
More than 2 billions people around the world are using WhatsApp to communicate with their friends, classmates, employees... you name it. WhatsApp doesn't store any of your message content on their servers, so if you want all your old messages to appear on your newly switched device, you will need to backup and restore it. WhatsApp have partnered with Google and Apple to backup messages over in cloud storage, at first only Apple limited the storage amount you can backup, but it seems like Google could be taking the same approach soon.
As spotted by WaBetaInfo, in a teardown of the WhatsApp for Android application, there is strings which mentioned about the Google Drive changes. The warning message will tell users how many storage are left for backing up their WhatsApp messages and medias. It is believed that Google might prepared 2GB free storage for this, but this isn't confirmed yet, so take it as a grain of salt.
WhatsApp might get limited amount of Google Drive storage backup
WaBetaInfo
More than 2 billions people around the world are using WhatsApp to communicate with their friends, classmates, employees... you name it. WhatsApp doesn't store any of your message content on their servers, so if you want all your old messages to appear on your newly switched device, you will need to backup and restore it. WhatsApp have partnered with Google and Apple to backup messages over in cloud storage, at first only Apple limited the storage amount you can backup, but it seems like Google could be taking the same approach soon.
As spotted by WaBetaInfo, in a teardown of the WhatsApp for Android application, there is strings which mentioned about the Google Drive changes. The warning message will tell users how many storage are left for backing up their WhatsApp messages and medias. It is believed that Google might prepared 2GB free storage for this, but this isn't confirmed yet, so take it as a grain of salt.
#Workspace #Gmail
Gmail desktop web overhaul redesign is arriving soon
Google Workspace Updates
Announced back in June 2021, Google is ready to release the new experience of Gmail web version to the public starting next week.
Google said that this new redesign will make it easier to switch between services in one place. On the left sidebar, it will features Mail, Chats, Space and Meet section, with Material You alike pill-shaped design. The whole page is using blue accent color instead of red, with UI elements getting rounded corners.The column next to it shows stuff that are specific to the service, like the Mail section will show "the full array of Mail and Label options." You will also get results of email and chat with the top search bar.
The new experience of Gmail will start rolling out in February 8, later become the default experience for everyone in April, and lastly the old experience will be deprecated by Q2 2022. This is rolling out to most Workspace tier except Workspace Essentials.
Gmail desktop web overhaul redesign is arriving soon
Google Workspace Updates
Announced back in June 2021, Google is ready to release the new experience of Gmail web version to the public starting next week.
Google said that this new redesign will make it easier to switch between services in one place. On the left sidebar, it will features Mail, Chats, Space and Meet section, with Material You alike pill-shaped design. The whole page is using blue accent color instead of red, with UI elements getting rounded corners.The column next to it shows stuff that are specific to the service, like the Mail section will show "the full array of Mail and Label options." You will also get results of email and chat with the top search bar.
The new experience of Gmail will start rolling out in February 8, later become the default experience for everyone in April, and lastly the old experience will be deprecated by Q2 2022. This is rolling out to most Workspace tier except Workspace Essentials.
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#Pixel4a
Google Pixel 4a no longer selling in Google Store
9To5Google
Pixel 4a is made available in a lot of regions, including India, which is the latest Pixel available in the region officially. Just today, Google has removed Pixel 4a from their store listing.
Google didn't stop selling it after the Pixel 5a launch, as you might know, it is only selling officially in Japan and US. The Pixel 4a is selling for only $349 in the US, and for this price, you're getting superb camera and other Pixel goodies. It's out of stock in the region for months, and Google hinted users that Pixel 5a with 5G is available before they removed the product page.
Pixel 4a comes with Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G, 6GB RAM and 128GB storage. It also comes with 5.8' AMOLED display, and it is compact in size. If you are the kind of person who don't care too much about gaming, the phone is actually a pretty good deal. With that being said, you can still buy the phone via trusted third-party sellers.
Google Pixel 4a no longer selling in Google Store
9To5Google
Pixel 4a is made available in a lot of regions, including India, which is the latest Pixel available in the region officially. Just today, Google has removed Pixel 4a from their store listing.
Google didn't stop selling it after the Pixel 5a launch, as you might know, it is only selling officially in Japan and US. The Pixel 4a is selling for only $349 in the US, and for this price, you're getting superb camera and other Pixel goodies. It's out of stock in the region for months, and Google hinted users that Pixel 5a with 5G is available before they removed the product page.
Pixel 4a comes with Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G, 6GB RAM and 128GB storage. It also comes with 5.8' AMOLED display, and it is compact in size. If you are the kind of person who don't care too much about gaming, the phone is actually a pretty good deal. With that being said, you can still buy the phone via trusted third-party sellers.
9to5Google
Pixel 4a removed from the Google Store after being out of stock for months
With stock running low for months, the writing has been on the wall for 2020's affordable Pixel. The Google Store delisted the Pixel 4a...
#Doodle
Google Doodle celebrates Lunar New Year 2022, Year of The Tiger
Yup, today's date is February 1, which is Chinese New Year. We have already scheduled to celebrate with you guys in China Time earlier, but didn't have the time to write about Google's version one, and it's finally here.
Fun fact about this Doodle, Google prepared three version of it to celebrate in different regions. There is one for most of the regions, and rest of the two are prepared specifically for South Korea and Vietnam. The Doodles are attached in the following order: Global, South Korea, Vietnam
Besides Doodles, Google also has prepared Easter Egg when you are searching related terms to the celebration. Anyway once again Happy Chinese New Year to all our Chinese subscribers.
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Google Doodle celebrates Lunar New Year 2022, Year of The Tiger
Yup, today's date is February 1, which is Chinese New Year. We have already scheduled to celebrate with you guys in China Time earlier, but didn't have the time to write about Google's version one, and it's finally here.
Fun fact about this Doodle, Google prepared three version of it to celebrate in different regions. There is one for most of the regions, and rest of the two are prepared specifically for South Korea and Vietnam. The Doodles are attached in the following order: Global, South Korea, Vietnam
Besides Doodles, Google also has prepared Easter Egg when you are searching related terms to the celebration. Anyway once again Happy Chinese New Year to all our Chinese subscribers.
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#Updates #Android #GooglePlay
Google Play System Update Changes: February 2022
UPDATE: MMS messages backup support, Pay improvements and update for managing child devices
In case you missed it, Google has started to list out changes of Google Play system update back a month ago or two. Here we have summarised for you what's new and fixed in this month's update, and we will be doing it every month whenever Google do provide information about it.
Updated
Google Play services: v22.06.02 (February 11)
Google Play Store: v29.2 (February 10)
Critical Fixes
• [Phone] Bug fixes for device connectivity, developer services, safety & emergency, system management & diagnostics and utilities related services.
Account Management
• [Phone, Tablet] Updates a child's settings experience on supervised Android devices (under ‘Settings > Google > Parental controls') to include a read-only view of account settings and content restrictions for Google services such as Google Play, Search, Chrome and Assistant.
Google Play Store
• Improvements to Play-as-you-download feature to let gamers start playing mobile games while the app download continues to reduce waiting times.
• New Features to help you discover the Apps & Games you love.
• Optimizations allowing faster and more reliable download and installation.
• New features to the Play Pass and Play Points programs.
• Enhancements to Google Play Billing.
• Continuous improvements to Play Protect to keep your device safe.
Various performance optimizations, bug fixes and improvements to security, stability and accessibility.
Utilities
• [Phone] Users can have the ability to back up MMS messages on their devices.
Wallet
• [Phone] Users can view the Google Pay balance on their card art.
• [Phone] Users can add cards from their mobile bank apps to to their wallet for in-store and online payments.
• [Phone, Wear OS] Users can view a step by step guide on how to pay contactless with your device.
• [Phone] Users can view digital COVID-19 certificates on recently unlocked device.
System Management
• Updates to system management services that improve device connectivity, network usage, stability, security and updatability.
Developer Services
• New developer features for Google and third party app developers to support ads, accessibility, analytics & diagnostics and machine learning & AI related processes in their apps.
Source:
Support Page
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Google Play System Update Changes: February 2022
UPDATE: MMS messages backup support, Pay improvements and update for managing child devices
In case you missed it, Google has started to list out changes of Google Play system update back a month ago or two. Here we have summarised for you what's new and fixed in this month's update, and we will be doing it every month whenever Google do provide information about it.
Updated
Google Play services: v22.06.02 (February 11)
Google Play Store: v29.2 (February 10)
Critical Fixes
• [Phone] Bug fixes for device connectivity, developer services, safety & emergency, system management & diagnostics and utilities related services.
Account Management
• [Phone, Tablet] Updates a child's settings experience on supervised Android devices (under ‘Settings > Google > Parental controls') to include a read-only view of account settings and content restrictions for Google services such as Google Play, Search, Chrome and Assistant.
Google Play Store
• Improvements to Play-as-you-download feature to let gamers start playing mobile games while the app download continues to reduce waiting times.
• New Features to help you discover the Apps & Games you love.
• Optimizations allowing faster and more reliable download and installation.
• New features to the Play Pass and Play Points programs.
• Enhancements to Google Play Billing.
• Continuous improvements to Play Protect to keep your device safe.
Various performance optimizations, bug fixes and improvements to security, stability and accessibility.
Utilities
• [Phone] Users can have the ability to back up MMS messages on their devices.
Wallet
• [Phone] Users can view the Google Pay balance on their card art.
• [Phone] Users can add cards from their mobile bank apps to to their wallet for in-store and online payments.
• [Phone, Wear OS] Users can view a step by step guide on how to pay contactless with your device.
• [Phone] Users can view digital COVID-19 certificates on recently unlocked device.
System Management
• Updates to system management services that improve device connectivity, network usage, stability, security and updatability.
Developer Services
• New developer features for Google and third party app developers to support ads, accessibility, analytics & diagnostics and machine learning & AI related processes in their apps.
Source:
Support Page
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#Apps #Messages
Google Messages now support showing iMessage reaction
Droid-Life
Earlier we knew that Google is going to bring proper support of iMessage reaction into their Messages app, and the feature is finally going live for the majority people out there.
Some of the reactions will look different on both side, but still they give similar meaning, so not really a big deal here. For now, users on the Android side can only view the reaction, there isn't a way to react back to iOS. Google had wanted to help solve this issue, but Apple doesn't seem to have any plan to take the action.
The iMessage reaction support is currently live on the beta version of Google Messages app, we could see stable version receiving the feature soon.
Download (beta):
Play Store | APKMirror
Google Messages now support showing iMessage reaction
Droid-Life
Earlier we knew that Google is going to bring proper support of iMessage reaction into their Messages app, and the feature is finally going live for the majority people out there.
Some of the reactions will look different on both side, but still they give similar meaning, so not really a big deal here. For now, users on the Android side can only view the reaction, there isn't a way to react back to iOS. Google had wanted to help solve this issue, but Apple doesn't seem to have any plan to take the action.
The iMessage reaction support is currently live on the beta version of Google Messages app, we could see stable version receiving the feature soon.
Download (beta):
Play Store | APKMirror
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#Google #Lens
Google Lens on the web soon will support uploading images
9To5Google
Google seems to be brining Google Lens to the desktop web of Search, letting you upload your saved pictures or images, then Google will analyse and compared it to the Internet library for you, at last fetch you the results.
The feature is appearing via server side and not yet widely available. For those who got the chance to see it, you will notice the Google Lens icon in between the voice search and search button. Tapping on it will let you "search any images with Google Lens."
Basically Google Lens on the web is still offering quite some basic features, it can only show Knowledge panel and similar images. You don't get the feature-packed Google Lens like on your mobile, but we could see Google adding more features in the near future. By the way, you can already try out Google Lens on the web while searching images.
Google Lens on the web soon will support uploading images
9To5Google
Google seems to be brining Google Lens to the desktop web of Search, letting you upload your saved pictures or images, then Google will analyse and compared it to the Internet library for you, at last fetch you the results.
The feature is appearing via server side and not yet widely available. For those who got the chance to see it, you will notice the Google Lens icon in between the voice search and search button. Tapping on it will let you "search any images with Google Lens."
Basically Google Lens on the web is still offering quite some basic features, it can only show Knowledge panel and similar images. You don't get the feature-packed Google Lens like on your mobile, but we could see Google adding more features in the near future. By the way, you can already try out Google Lens on the web while searching images.