#Pixel
Sundar Pichai: Fall Pixel line showcases Android 12 & ‘deep tech investments,’ touts long-term strategy
https://9to5google.com/2021/07/27/sundar-pichai-pixel-long-term-strategy/

#Android #A12
Android 12 Beta 3.1 Update - More Than What You Expect!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsY6W1laeXc

#Apps #Markup
Google Markup 1.0
Download

Notes:
• Extracted from Android 12 Beta
• Working with Android 11 & later

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#Google #Discover
Google surfacing in-depth Olympics coverage right in the Discover feed
https://9to5google.com/2021/07/27/google-discover-olympics/

#Apps #Photos
Google Photos Material You design tweaks start to rollout to more users

Download:
Play Store | APKMirror

*Server side rollout

#Android #A13
Android 13 “Tiramisu” may let secondary profiles make NFC payments
https://www.xda-developers.com/android-tiramisu-nfc-payments-secondary-profiles/

#GooglePlay #PlayStore
Google previews Play Store ‘safety section’ and privacy policy requirement for all apps
https://9to5google.com/2021/07/28/play-store-safety-section/

#Waze
Waze updates trip preview w/ alternate routes, more information on tolls and traffic
https://9to5google.com/2021/07/28/waze-trip-preview-tolls-traffic/

#News
Android 12 prepares to kill off native support for Internet-based SIP calling
https://www.xda-developers.com/android-12-killing-native-sip-calling/

#News
Google Play Services will soon delete your advertising ID when you opt out of ad personalization
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-play-services-delete-ad-id-opt-out-personalization/

#GooglePlay #PlayStore
Google will start enforcing its new anti-spam Play Store policies in September
https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/07/28/googles-tired-of-crappy-play-store-noscripts-and-screenshots-and-its-finally-doing-something-about-them/

#Apps #Gboard
Gboard is making it easier to paste the important bits from text you copy
https://www.xda-developers.com/gboard-smarter-clipboard-suggestions/

Download:
Play Store (sign up for beta) | APKMirror

*Rolled out to Pixel devices with June Pixel Feature Drop, now rolling out for all devices

#News
Google is trying to limit what apps can use an Accessibility Service (again)
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-trying-limit-apps-accessibility-service/

#Chrome
Google Reader is returning from the dead and haunting Google Chrome
https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/07/29/chrome-for-android-channels-the-spirit-of-google-reader-try-it-now/

#Apps #Contacts
Google Contacts gets first big Material You redesign with Dynamic Color, UI tweaks
https://9to5google.com/2021/07/29/google-contacts-material-you-redesign/

Download:
Play Store | APKMirror

#Assistant
Google Assistant may soon be able to add your name to a restaurant’s waitlist
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-assistant-duplex-add-name-restaurant-waitlists/

#YTMusic
YouTube Music rolls out ‘Library’ search filter to find your saved songs, playlists [Updated]
https://9to5google.com/2021/07/29/youtube-music-library-search/

#Google
Google Search desktop site is testing with new Copy & Search mini popup menu after selecting text.
When selecting text from anywhere of the search result, you will get a mini popup with Copy & Search button.

With Copy you will get Copied to clipboard popup banner at the bottom, with Search you will be redirected to a new tab with the search result ready.

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#Chrome
An upcoming Chrome test fills its homepage with even more useless clickbait
https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/07/29/google-wants-to-sacrifice-chromes-usability-to-make-room-for-more-clickbait/