#Android #GooglePlay #PlayStore
Downloading apps from Play Store will now show installation progress on the home screen
Apparently Google has rolled out the ability to view application installation progress on the home screen now.
When an app installation is currently in progress and coming from the Play Store, you will see the app that you are downloading with a circular progress bar and "Downloading..." noscript on the home screen. Tapping on it will bring you the Play Store listing. After finish downloading it, it will switch the noscript to "Installing..." and later show the complete app icon and display it in the app drawer. When there is more than one app ready to be download, it will show "Pending" with the app icon on the home screen.
It has widely rollout since a few days ago, and the feature is making its appearance on older Android version too, at least I can confirmed it is appearing on Android 10 with launchers based on Launcher3.
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Downloading apps from Play Store will now show installation progress on the home screen
Apparently Google has rolled out the ability to view application installation progress on the home screen now.
When an app installation is currently in progress and coming from the Play Store, you will see the app that you are downloading with a circular progress bar and "Downloading..." noscript on the home screen. Tapping on it will bring you the Play Store listing. After finish downloading it, it will switch the noscript to "Installing..." and later show the complete app icon and display it in the app drawer. When there is more than one app ready to be download, it will show "Pending" with the app icon on the home screen.
It has widely rollout since a few days ago, and the feature is making its appearance on older Android version too, at least I can confirmed it is appearing on Android 10 with launchers based on Launcher3.
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#Voice
Google Voice for Android added Smart Reply suggestions
9To5Google
Google has been able to provide smart suggestions for you to do thing much more faster like typing, opening links, replying and more. Recently they have added Smart Reply to their Google Voice Android app.
The Smart Reply suggestions show above the text box, tapping on it will immediately send the text instead of letting you making some edits to it. It is appearing on the Android app version 2022.01.24 and not yet available on other platforms at the time of writing.
Besides, "calls from European Google Voice numbers to mobile and landline numbers in many European countries will be included with the cost of the Google Voice license. " This has gone effective since February 8.
Google Voice for Android added Smart Reply suggestions
9To5Google
Google has been able to provide smart suggestions for you to do thing much more faster like typing, opening links, replying and more. Recently they have added Smart Reply to their Google Voice Android app.
The Smart Reply suggestions show above the text box, tapping on it will immediately send the text instead of letting you making some edits to it. It is appearing on the Android app version 2022.01.24 and not yet available on other platforms at the time of writing.
Besides, "calls from European Google Voice numbers to mobile and landline numbers in many European countries will be included with the cost of the Google Voice license. " This has gone effective since February 8.
#Android #A13
Google to make Fast Pair more accessible to OEMs with Android 13
Esper Blog
Google Fast Pair Service allowed users to quickly pair new Bluetooth devices by using Bluetooth Low Energy. Users will get a popup window to instantly setup the device and it will be synced across your devices with the same Google account. Apparently, Google had wanted to bring the experience over to all devices running Android 13.
Mishaal Rahman spotted that a code change shows NearbyManager system API is being added, and another submitted commit change shows that Google wants to make the feature available with a Mainline module in Android 13. Based on what's written in the commit denoscription, this means OEM which doesn't ship GMS in their devices will be able to support Fast Pair technology in their accessories.
Besides, Rahman also spotted that inside the Mainline module, there is “com.android.nearby” APEX module which contains NearbyManager, Fast Pair APIs and the app that manage the dialog for pairing devices. It is unclear whether this new implementation is being used or not.
Google to make Fast Pair more accessible to OEMs with Android 13
Esper Blog
Google Fast Pair Service allowed users to quickly pair new Bluetooth devices by using Bluetooth Low Energy. Users will get a popup window to instantly setup the device and it will be synced across your devices with the same Google account. Apparently, Google had wanted to bring the experience over to all devices running Android 13.
Mishaal Rahman spotted that a code change shows NearbyManager system API is being added, and another submitted commit change shows that Google wants to make the feature available with a Mainline module in Android 13. Based on what's written in the commit denoscription, this means OEM which doesn't ship GMS in their devices will be able to support Fast Pair technology in their accessories.
Besides, Rahman also spotted that inside the Mainline module, there is “com.android.nearby” APEX module which contains NearbyManager, Fast Pair APIs and the app that manage the dialog for pairing devices. It is unclear whether this new implementation is being used or not.
Esper Blog
Google's plan for Fast Pair (GFPS) and Android 13
Learn how Google decides which devices are trusted to work with Fast Pair and how it makes it more open to OEMs in Android 13.
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#Pixel #A13 #ChromeOS
Google Pixel to support streaming Android apps on PC
9To5Google
It will soon be possible to stream Android apps on your desktop, as long as you have a browser.
Once connected successfully, you can interact with the app "natively" on the virtual display, You can see your current notifications feed in the right panel. At the top-right corner, there are options to send feedback, close the app, use back action and resize the display, meanwhile you can access your installed applications on your device in the bottom-left corner.
On Chrome OS, there isn't the need to use the web app as it is integrated with the Phone Hub already. Clicking on notifications from Phone Hub open it up in the virtual display, and you will also get a list of recent apps that you just opened. For now, it still currently lacked a lot of features that the web app has offered.
Anyway, hope to see Google publicly announcing the feature to everyone one day, so we can do everything right from the desktop.
Google Pixel to support streaming Android apps on PC
9To5Google
It will soon be possible to stream Android apps on your desktop, as long as you have a browser.
Once connected successfully, you can interact with the app "natively" on the virtual display, You can see your current notifications feed in the right panel. At the top-right corner, there are options to send feedback, close the app, use back action and resize the display, meanwhile you can access your installed applications on your device in the bottom-left corner.
On Chrome OS, there isn't the need to use the web app as it is integrated with the Phone Hub already. Clicking on notifications from Phone Hub open it up in the virtual display, and you will also get a list of recent apps that you just opened. For now, it still currently lacked a lot of features that the web app has offered.
Anyway, hope to see Google publicly announcing the feature to everyone one day, so we can do everything right from the desktop.
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#News
Android apps on Windows 11 is now available for everyone
Windows Experience Blog
A few weeks ago, it is known that Microsoft will be making the availability to install Android apps on your Windows 11 computer available for everyone soon this month, and as of today, you can now finally get to try it out without joining the Insider channels.
As long as your hardware meets the Windows Subsystem for Android minimum requirements, you will be able to choose and download more than one thousand apps and games that are listed in the Amazon Appstore. Get started by heading over to Microsoft Store -> Library -> Check for updates.
Besides this, Windows 11 also get new Media Player and Notepad apps, improved taskbars, show clock in taskbar on the second display and more. Learn more in the article linked above.
Android apps on Windows 11 is now available for everyone
Windows Experience Blog
A few weeks ago, it is known that Microsoft will be making the availability to install Android apps on your Windows 11 computer available for everyone soon this month, and as of today, you can now finally get to try it out without joining the Insider channels.
As long as your hardware meets the Windows Subsystem for Android minimum requirements, you will be able to choose and download more than one thousand apps and games that are listed in the Amazon Appstore. Get started by heading over to Microsoft Store -> Library -> Check for updates.
Besides this, Windows 11 also get new Media Player and Notepad apps, improved taskbars, show clock in taskbar on the second display and more. Learn more in the article linked above.
Windows Experience Blog
Bringing you closer to what you love with new experiences in Windows 11
As the PC continues to play a more meaningful role in our lives, we will continue to evolve Windows 11 as a connection point between people, ideas and creations
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#ChromeOS
Chrome OS Flex wants to help extend the lifespan of your computer
Google Cloud Blog | Official Website
Google has just announced Chrome OS Flex so that you can make use of your old unsupported computer. soon your old computer can get a fresh new UI, compatible to install more apps, getting regular security update and more.
Chrome OS Flex isn't any kind of virtual machine, it shared the same source as the native Chrome OS run on a Chromebook. Google also tried to make it easy to try it out, you just need to prepare a USB drive and make it a bootable USB drive in order to boot the system temporary. Once you are satisfy with the experience, later you can just install it on your device.
Currently Chrome OS Flex is still labelled as early access and may be buggy, Google said they will automatically update CloudReady devices to Chrome OS Flex once they considered it is usable as daily driver.
Chrome OS Flex wants to help extend the lifespan of your computer
Google Cloud Blog | Official Website
Google has just announced Chrome OS Flex so that you can make use of your old unsupported computer. soon your old computer can get a fresh new UI, compatible to install more apps, getting regular security update and more.
Chrome OS Flex isn't any kind of virtual machine, it shared the same source as the native Chrome OS run on a Chromebook. Google also tried to make it easy to try it out, you just need to prepare a USB drive and make it a bootable USB drive in order to boot the system temporary. Once you are satisfy with the experience, later you can just install it on your device.
Currently Chrome OS Flex is still labelled as early access and may be buggy, Google said they will automatically update CloudReady devices to Chrome OS Flex once they considered it is usable as daily driver.
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#Pixel #Pixel6
Pixel 6's fingerprint reprogramming tool is having issues
Louis Rossmann
Louis Rossmann reports that after replacing and calibrating the display, multiple people got issues with the tool as it can't find the unique calibration software for this device.
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Pixel 6's fingerprint reprogramming tool is having issues
Louis Rossmann
Louis Rossmann reports that after replacing and calibrating the display, multiple people got issues with the tool as it can't find the unique calibration software for this device.
Follow @PixelHubUpdates
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Google Pixel Hub
#YouTube YouTube PiP on iOS is no more zollotech Happy Valentine's day! For this special occasion Google has decided to end the beta feature of Picture-in-picture on the iOS app for YouTube for no apparent reason! Hope you enjoy this little gift from our…
#YouTube
iOS users are saved, PiP is back on YouTube
9To5Google
Google has decided to kick back the features deadline for another month for the YouTube Premium subscribers, to March 14th.
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iOS users are saved, PiP is back on YouTube
9To5Google
Google has decided to kick back the features deadline for another month for the YouTube Premium subscribers, to March 14th.
Follow @PixelHubUpdates
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#Android
Privacy Sandbox arriving on Android soon to limit data sharing with in-app advertisement
Google Blog
To better protect users privacy, Google is rolling out Privacy Sandbox to Android soon.
Google explained that, more than 90% of the apps are free on Play Store, and digital advertising is one the reason that made it possible. In order to keep the industry "healthy," Google announced several " new, more private advertising solutions" so that limited amount of data will be shared with third parties and don't use cross-app identifiers which includes advertising ID. They are also working with many developers to help improve ads privacy on Android together.
Google is experimenting with it starting from now on and will release developer previews through the year 2022. Beta release of SDK Runtime and privacy-preserving APIs will be done by the end of 2022. Google will roll out Privacy Sandbox via Mainline modules so that all Android devices will get it much quicker without needing to wait for OEMs to release a system update.
Privacy Sandbox arriving on Android soon to limit data sharing with in-app advertisement
Google Blog
To better protect users privacy, Google is rolling out Privacy Sandbox to Android soon.
Google explained that, more than 90% of the apps are free on Play Store, and digital advertising is one the reason that made it possible. In order to keep the industry "healthy," Google announced several " new, more private advertising solutions" so that limited amount of data will be shared with third parties and don't use cross-app identifiers which includes advertising ID. They are also working with many developers to help improve ads privacy on Android together.
Google is experimenting with it starting from now on and will release developer previews through the year 2022. Beta release of SDK Runtime and privacy-preserving APIs will be done by the end of 2022. Google will roll out Privacy Sandbox via Mainline modules so that all Android devices will get it much quicker without needing to wait for OEMs to release a system update.
Google
Introducing the Privacy Sandbox on Android
We are expanding the Privacy Sandbox initiative to Android to introduce new, more private advertising solutions to mobile.
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#Workspace #Gmail
Gmail will let you pause mobile notifications when you are using it on the desktop
9To5Google
If you have your Gmail opened on your desktop and your mobile is somewhere around you and also signed in to the same account, when there's a new email arrived in your inbox, you might felt a little annoyed as your phone ringed to notify you but you've already know it from your desktop. Apparently Google is acknowledge about it and they're preparing a new feature.
There's chances that you might get to see a prompt telling you that you can temporary pause receiving email notifications on your mobile. Click on Continue and you will be proceed to allow the site permission “know when you’re actively using this device." To revoke the permission, you can go to Settings > Security and Privacy > Site Settings > Additional Permissions >Your device use and remove it from the list.
The feature is rolling out to only a few users, but you can probably try manually enabling it from the site settings permission.
Gmail will let you pause mobile notifications when you are using it on the desktop
9To5Google
If you have your Gmail opened on your desktop and your mobile is somewhere around you and also signed in to the same account, when there's a new email arrived in your inbox, you might felt a little annoyed as your phone ringed to notify you but you've already know it from your desktop. Apparently Google is acknowledge about it and they're preparing a new feature.
There's chances that you might get to see a prompt telling you that you can temporary pause receiving email notifications on your mobile. Click on Continue and you will be proceed to allow the site permission “know when you’re actively using this device." To revoke the permission, you can go to Settings > Security and Privacy > Site Settings > Additional Permissions >Your device use and remove it from the list.
The feature is rolling out to only a few users, but you can probably try manually enabling it from the site settings permission.
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#Workspace #Drive
Google Drive is rolling out search chips to better filter search results
Google Workspace Updates
Earlier Google has rolled out the feature but only for those who have signed up for the beta program, and after experimenting for a few months time, the feature is now starting to widely roll out.
This is something similar to what Google has announced for Gmail. Here's some explanations on how it works. After typing the keywords you want to search for, your can use different multiple chips to refine the results. Three are the filter chips that are available: File type, People, Location, Last modified and Tasks, Shared Drive labels, File noscripts only.
The feature is available to all existing Workspace users and might take up to two weeks to appear for everyone.
Google Drive is rolling out search chips to better filter search results
Google Workspace Updates
Earlier Google has rolled out the feature but only for those who have signed up for the beta program, and after experimenting for a few months time, the feature is now starting to widely roll out.
This is something similar to what Google has announced for Gmail. Here's some explanations on how it works. After typing the keywords you want to search for, your can use different multiple chips to refine the results. Three are the filter chips that are available: File type, People, Location, Last modified and Tasks, Shared Drive labels, File noscripts only.
The feature is available to all existing Workspace users and might take up to two weeks to appear for everyone.
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