Google announced a redesigned Google Home app in Material You design with new features and Matter support.
• New Favorites tab
• New "Spaces" make it quick to access devices grouped by important categories like your lights, cameras, thermostats or network devices. Next year you will be able to create custom spaces.
• Updated media mini player
• New Nest camera controller
• Improved home automation with a new tab
• Expanded Household Routines to support more of your smart home devices
Google will open enrollment for a pre-test of the updated Google Home in the "coming weeks." Access registration at this link. However, even now you can try to register through the internal link of the app here.
🔗 Learn more on Google Blog
• New Favorites tab
• New "Spaces" make it quick to access devices grouped by important categories like your lights, cameras, thermostats or network devices. Next year you will be able to create custom spaces.
• Updated media mini player
• New Nest camera controller
• Improved home automation with a new tab
• Expanded Household Routines to support more of your smart home devices
Google will open enrollment for a pre-test of the updated Google Home in the "coming weeks." Access registration at this link. However, even now you can try to register through the internal link of the app here.
🔗 Learn more on Google Blog
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Google announced a redesigned Google Home app in Material You design with new features and Matter support. • New Favorites tab • New "Spaces" make it quick to access devices grouped by important categories like your lights, cameras, thermostats or network…
Someone leaked the DogFood version of Google Home with a new design.
It seems that the company accidentally released the Google Home version 2.60.15.1-dogfood (Early Access) update on Play Store to test participants, and immediately pulled it. But someone had already managed to upload it to APK Mirror.
Simply installing the APK is unlikely to give you anything. Someone was lucky and the new design turned on just after force stopping the app. However, such cases are few. On the other hand, I was able to turn it on by using flags. As a reminder, this is a randomly posted DogFood* version.
The navbar has not yet been finalized. Dynamic colors do not apply yet.
*DogFood are raw versions of apps for internal testing.
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It seems that the company accidentally released the Google Home version 2.60.15.1-dogfood (Early Access) update on Play Store to test participants, and immediately pulled it. But someone had already managed to upload it to APK Mirror.
Simply installing the APK is unlikely to give you anything. Someone was lucky and the new design turned on just after force stopping the app. However, such cases are few. On the other hand, I was able to turn it on by using flags. As a reminder, this is a randomly posted DogFood* version.
The navbar has not yet been finalized. Dynamic colors do not apply yet.
*DogFood are raw versions of apps for internal testing.
Google News | En
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Images of a third-party protective bezel case for the Pixel Watch.
Third-party accessories for the Pixel Watch are starting to appear on Amazon. Case maker Ringke has released a stainless steel protective bezel for the "wearable Google device" called "Bezel Styling."
It is designed to "protect your device from scratches and dust from frequent use," as well as from cracks from impact. This accessory attaches with a "double-sided tape" with a cutout for the crown.
Also in one of the promotional images in Google Store email, the company showed the Active band in "Coral" color.
🔗 9to5Google
Third-party accessories for the Pixel Watch are starting to appear on Amazon. Case maker Ringke has released a stainless steel protective bezel for the "wearable Google device" called "Bezel Styling."
It is designed to "protect your device from scratches and dust from frequent use," as well as from cracks from impact. This accessory attaches with a "double-sided tape" with a cutout for the crown.
Also in one of the promotional images in Google Store email, the company showed the Active band in "Coral" color.
🔗 9to5Google
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Android 13 QPR1 Beta 1 is out! Security patch : September Build: T1B1.220819.006, T1B1.220819.007 (Pixel 6a only) Google has opened testing of the firmware, which is due out this December. As usual, there will be 3 betas. This beta test is relevant for…
Android 13 QPR1 Beta 2 is Out!
Security patch: October
Build: T1B2.220916.004
There is no official changelog.
🔗 Android Beta
• OTA images
• Factory Images
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Security patch: October
Build: T1B2.220916.004
There is no official changelog.
🔗 Android Beta
• OTA images
• Factory Images
Google News | En
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Android 13 QPR1 Beta 1 continues to work on completing the unified 'Security & privacy' settings page. This beta comes with Google Play System Update for October 2022. And if you enable the unified 'Security & privacy' settings page with special ADB command…
Android 13 QPR1 Beta 2: Slightly updated Security & Privacy settings.
Google continues to polish the new merged Security and Privacy settings page. Compared to the previous iteration, the settings section now has drop-down subsections for "device lock," "updates," and "privacy." Previously, in fact, they were permanently expanded.
This page is still not enabled by default. How to turn it on.
🔗 Mishaal Rahman
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Google continues to polish the new merged Security and Privacy settings page. Compared to the previous iteration, the settings section now has drop-down subsections for "device lock," "updates," and "privacy." Previously, in fact, they were permanently expanded.
This page is still not enabled by default. How to turn it on.
🔗 Mishaal Rahman
Google News | En
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Android 13 QPR1 Beta 2: Updated Sound & Vibration dialog.
Corrupted in Android 12, the Sound & Vibration dialog has received an update. It is now located in the middle of the screen and looks like the Internet dialog.
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Corrupted in Android 12, the Sound & Vibration dialog has received an update. It is now located in the middle of the screen and looks like the Internet dialog.
Google News | En
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Android 13 QPR1 Beta 1 contains hidden 'Clear Calling' feature. "Clear calling" that will reduce background noises during calls. It works "for most mobile networks" but it's "not available for Wi-Fi calling." Contents from your calls are "not sent to Google."…
Android 13 QPR1 Beta 2: "Clear Calling" has a new graphic and updated denoscription.
Note: this feature isn't available yet.
🔗 Mishaal Rahman
Note: this feature isn't available yet.
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Android 13 QPR1 Beta 2: The system languages page has added an introductory denoscription up top, a denoscription underneath the preferred system language, and a link at the bottom to the new per-app language page.
🔗 Mishaal Rahman
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Android 13 QPR1 Beta 2: Battery statistics again shows the charge since the last full charge.
In Android 12, Google changed the way battery statistics are displayed. The consumption was displayed for 24 hours, while the previous iteration displayed from the last full charge (>90%).
Now, you see the statistics from the last full charge again (left screenshot). But, as Mishaal Rahman discovered, there is a new 'Daily battery usage chart' feature. It may look like the screenshot to the right (via Ben Fisher)
🔗 Mishaal Rahman
In Android 12, Google changed the way battery statistics are displayed. The consumption was displayed for 24 hours, while the previous iteration displayed from the last full charge (>90%).
Now, you see the statistics from the last full charge again (left screenshot). But, as Mishaal Rahman discovered, there is a new 'Daily battery usage chart' feature. It may look like the screenshot to the right (via Ben Fisher)
🔗 Mishaal Rahman
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