The September 2023 Android Feature Drop is here! The Android Feature Drop is a roundup of new features in Google apps. The latest drop brings an updated At a Glance widget, new Android Auto apps, and improvements to Lookout, Wallet, and Routines. Here's a 🧵 about what's new:

Because this ALWAYS causes confusion, no, this is NOT the same thing as the Pixel Feature Drop. The Pixel Feature Drop is for new Pixel-exclusive features, while the Android Feature Drop is for new features in Google apps that are available to all Android devices.

1) The Google App's At a Glance widget is getting a visual revamp and new features. The widget will surface helpful information like weather alerts, travel updates, and event reminders. (Note: this is not the same At a Glance widget found on Pixel devices.)

2) With image Q&A, now out of closed beta, the Lookout app can automatically generate denoscriptions from images that have low quality captions or that don't have alt text at all. Users can then use their voice or type to ask questions about the image.

Lookout also now supports 11 new languages, including Japanese, Korean, and Chinese, bringing the total number of supported languages to 34.

3) Google Wallet now supports Pass photo import, letting you digitize any pass that has a barcode or QR code. You can, for example, upload an image of your gym or library card to store a digital version of it in Google Wallet.

4) Apps for Zoom and Webex by Cisco are coming to Android Auto, letting you join conference calls by audio and browse your meeting schedules right from your car display.

5) You can now get Assistant to automatically read out your activity and sleep data (from Fitbit or Google Fit) through a new action in personal Routines. For example, you can add the "get wellness info" action to the "Hey Google, good morning" routine.

Google is overhauling Android's logo and iconic robot mascot! The new visuals "draw inspiration from Material design to complement the Google brand palette, as well as be adaptable." The updated visuals will "appear on Android devices and in more places starting this year."

What do you think of the new logo and robot design?

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Material You theming is coming to Google Chrome along with other features

For Google Chrome's 15th birthday, Google has released a bunch of new features.

The Material You design language has arrived to Chrome, with many color schemes that adapt to light or dark mode. The icons and the three dot menu have been improved as well.

The Chrome Web Store has finally received its well needed redesign using Material 3 design language with new extension categories like AI or Editors' spotlight.

Google Search has been integrated into Chrome with a new sidebar that can help you find related searches, learn about the page's source or search something else. Users in the US can also opt into 'SGE while browsing' to get the key points of the website, questions the article answers with links that move to where they're answered.

Safe Browsing will now check in real time if a site is dangerous with a 25% improved protection.

All of these features will come to Chrome in the coming weeks.

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More wallpapers for Google's 25th birthday

More Google Store regions are celebrating the brand's 25th birthday, with Google Store US having more wallpapers for us to use! Like the wallpapers from the Japanese Google Store, they have references to the brand such as the Google Search, Chrome Dino or YouTube.

Besides the wallpapers, the US Google Store now has a sale to celebrate the birthday with Nest Wi-Fi, Pixel phones, Pixel Watches, Pixel Buds and other accessories on sale for a reduced price. With any Pixel purchase you'll also receive a mini-tote bag. (it's so cute!)

There are two types of wallpapers: Blueberry Bliss and Lemon Zest with 3 variants for each type and you can download the wallpapers on our channel!

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