Android Auto might be getting these three huge upgrades
…However, the continued references to it within Android Auto beta code shows that Google hasn't given up hope, and the recent feature-dry updates may also indicate that a larger upgrade…
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We've accepted that yearly updates are normal in the smartphone space. We get a new entry in each smartphone range, and major operating system updates, too. They keep the mill churning, keep putting out new features, new upgrades, new reasons to buy, more reasons for stock prices to go up. What do we get? New stuff. It seems like a good bargain. Except it isn't working. Companies are running out of steam. Even worse, there were signs this would be the case from the very beginning. From the start, very few smartphone ranges changed every year. The tick-tock model meant we got a phone with minim
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'Match Doc Format’ is the sleeper hit of this Google Docs Gemini update
…documents Today's update is powered by Workplace Intelligence , which is Google's new broad term for Workspace tech that "understands complex semantic relationships within your Workspace apps (such as Docs, Slides…
AI "nudify" apps are being offered to everyone on the Google Play Store
…You might recognize the basic idea being identical to features like Google Photo's Magic Editor . However, those features have safety features, while many of these nudify apps do not. There are…
Google Health will soon get the features you care about
…It replaces the Fitbit app, with the new Health Premium subscription superseding Fitbit Premium. Despite being in public preview for months, the Google Health app still lacks several features already present in…
Google has a plan to fix your Pixel's home screen clutter
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Spotify wants to bring this long-overdue feature to Android
…Sign in to your Android Police account Spotify's mobile apps come equipped with most of the features you find in its desktop/web versions. There are some notable holdouts, though, such…
I brought Windows Phone back to life on my phone, and it puts modern launchers to shame
…Messages, weather updates, calendar appointments, photos, emails, music playback, and news could all update in real time without opening individual apps. The interface was designed based on what Microsoft referred to as…
Image editing in Google Photos may soon gain more enhancements
…Specifically, the app introduced a bunch of AI-powered image editing options as part of its 10th anniversary last May . The Google Pixel-exclusive AI Enhance is one such feature introduced last…
Fitbit's AI health coach is now available to way more people
…Google says the feature will roll out as an update to the Fitbit app "over the coming weeks" to users in the new countries. I have already gained access to the redesigned…