#Workspace
Google Docs gaining universal @ menu for inserting content, also add a page break before paragraphs
Google Docs is getting some nifty feature, a universal insertion menu by typing just "@" in your document.
In the menu, you will see a list of recommended files, people, meetings, as well as different content elements and formats to insert into your work. With this addition, you can quickly insert with more productivity.
Also, you can now add page break before paragraphs. It also supports import and export Microsoft Word that have “Page break before” applied to paragraphs and Docs will keep the formatting. You can set it at Format > Line & paragraph spacing > “Add page break before."
Both starting to roll out for Google Workspace accounts and should be fully rollout by mid November. (Google Workspace Updates)
Google Docs gaining universal @ menu for inserting content, also add a page break before paragraphs
Google Docs is getting some nifty feature, a universal insertion menu by typing just "@" in your document.
In the menu, you will see a list of recommended files, people, meetings, as well as different content elements and formats to insert into your work. With this addition, you can quickly insert with more productivity.
Also, you can now add page break before paragraphs. It also supports import and export Microsoft Word that have “Page break before” applied to paragraphs and Docs will keep the formatting. You can set it at Format > Line & paragraph spacing > “Add page break before."
Both starting to roll out for Google Workspace accounts and should be fully rollout by mid November. (Google Workspace Updates)
#Workspace #Calendar
Google Calendar helps you stay focus on your work by giving you option to set "focus time"
To help you stay focus and uninterrupted, Google Calendar is adding a new “Focus time” event type.
By scheduling this type of event, "you can block out and protect your time for heads-down individual work." On the calendar, you will see it will feature a headphone icon and you can assign a different color for it to differentiate from other events and other meetings.
The feature is starting to roll out for several Google Workspace tier accounts for the coming weeks. (Google Workspace Updates)
Google Calendar helps you stay focus on your work by giving you option to set "focus time"
To help you stay focus and uninterrupted, Google Calendar is adding a new “Focus time” event type.
By scheduling this type of event, "you can block out and protect your time for heads-down individual work." On the calendar, you will see it will feature a headphone icon and you can assign a different color for it to differentiate from other events and other meetings.
The feature is starting to roll out for several Google Workspace tier accounts for the coming weeks. (Google Workspace Updates)
#Workspace #Gmail
Gmail getting visual updates over compose UI
Gmail desktop web is getting some visual updates over at the compose UI.
There will be a redesign right-click menu which allows you to easily view a recipient's full name and email address, also you can open the recipient's information card. You can also quickly edit contact names to “control what contact name is displayed to email recipients.” People in your organisation in the To, Cc, and Bcc will display avatar chips. with the checkmarks in the dropdown menu when somebody has already been added.
Gmail will validate email addresses are typed in the correct email format. Sending email outside of the organisation will use a color theming to make you aware. Different domain names within the same organisation will no longer be marked as "External." Since it a big update which modify Gmail compose UI, extensions will break.
It is available to all Google Workspace account and the rollout will potential complete by the end of the year. (9To5Google)
Gmail getting visual updates over compose UI
Gmail desktop web is getting some visual updates over at the compose UI.
There will be a redesign right-click menu which allows you to easily view a recipient's full name and email address, also you can open the recipient's information card. You can also quickly edit contact names to “control what contact name is displayed to email recipients.” People in your organisation in the To, Cc, and Bcc will display avatar chips. with the checkmarks in the dropdown menu when somebody has already been added.
Gmail will validate email addresses are typed in the correct email format. Sending email outside of the organisation will use a color theming to make you aware. Different domain names within the same organisation will no longer be marked as "External." Since it a big update which modify Gmail compose UI, extensions will break.
It is available to all Google Workspace account and the rollout will potential complete by the end of the year. (9To5Google)
Google Pixel Hub
#Pixel #Pixel6 Pixel 6 Magic Eraser sample surfaced, but doesn't work as good as expected UPDATE: There another sample of Magic Eraser in action, and it looking quite good. One cool Photos editor tool on the Pixel 6 is the Magic Eraser, which can remove…
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#Pixel #Pixel6
Pixel 6 Magic Eraser real-world sample is still looking quite good
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An update to the Magic Eraser sample. There another sample out there that shows how it remove people from the background.
Someone on Reddit posted a video of the Magic Eraser in action. While removing the object, there will be a vanishing effect. As you might have noticed, it is not really completely perfect, with the shadow still remains in the picture, but otherwise, quite a great job at removing objects.
More samples to be provided by other media as the full review come out on October 25th, Monday 4pm UTC, Jon Prosser reported. (Android Police)
Pixel 6 Magic Eraser real-world sample is still looking quite good
Previous post
An update to the Magic Eraser sample. There another sample out there that shows how it remove people from the background.
Someone on Reddit posted a video of the Magic Eraser in action. While removing the object, there will be a vanishing effect. As you might have noticed, it is not really completely perfect, with the shadow still remains in the picture, but otherwise, quite a great job at removing objects.
More samples to be provided by other media as the full review come out on October 25th, Monday 4pm UTC, Jon Prosser reported. (Android Police)
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#Photos
Google Photos Memories arriving on your desktop
Our life are full of great moment, and photos save all the moment down. Google Photos "Memories" is arriving on your desktop to show you all these life moment you have on a larger screen.
Starting this week, Google will be adding a Memories panel along to the top of the Photos desktop web experience. The layout is more in line with the mobile app, also offering a curated selection of slideshows made from images both old and recent.
You can also customise it like on mobile, and this settings will sync across devices. (Android Police)
Google Photos Memories arriving on your desktop
Our life are full of great moment, and photos save all the moment down. Google Photos "Memories" is arriving on your desktop to show you all these life moment you have on a larger screen.
Starting this week, Google will be adding a Memories panel along to the top of the Photos desktop web experience. The layout is more in line with the mobile app, also offering a curated selection of slideshows made from images both old and recent.
You can also customise it like on mobile, and this settings will sync across devices. (Android Police)
#News
Exploit a Pixel device for up to $250,000 with Android Enterprise Vulnerability Rewards Program
Bugs are common in any software, and to encourage users to find out bug to help Google fix it, the Android Enterprise Vulnerability Rewards Program is launched and for whoever get to exploit a Pixel device running Android Enterprise. you get up to $250,000 as rewards.
Google stated "Android 12 already meets the most rigorous deployment requirements," and even including Security Technical Implementation Guide from the United States government. Even with all these prepared, sometimes there are still security breach in the OS system. So if you think you can handle this job, do go participate and win some money back for yourself, and help improves Android security. (XDA Developers)
Exploit a Pixel device for up to $250,000 with Android Enterprise Vulnerability Rewards Program
Bugs are common in any software, and to encourage users to find out bug to help Google fix it, the Android Enterprise Vulnerability Rewards Program is launched and for whoever get to exploit a Pixel device running Android Enterprise. you get up to $250,000 as rewards.
Google stated "Android 12 already meets the most rigorous deployment requirements," and even including Security Technical Implementation Guide from the United States government. Even with all these prepared, sometimes there are still security breach in the OS system. So if you think you can handle this job, do go participate and win some money back for yourself, and help improves Android security. (XDA Developers)
Google
Android and Google Devices Security Reward Program Rules | Google Bug Hunters
Get an overview of the rules governing the Google VRP and related programs, including what’s in scope and potential reward amounts.
#Google
Google Search can help you expand your vocabulary with daily notifications
Since Google likes to send you newsletter via your notifications to let you know what's happening around the world, time to send you notifications of words to expand your vocabulary.
Users are now able to subscribe to learn new word every day. When using the dictionary tool from Google Search in the mobile, there will be a "bell" icon in the top right, click that to get subscribed with daily vocabulary. It will appear on your notifications and with the word and the main meaning display in the notification.
For now, it currently available in English, available on the Android and iOS app, as well as the mobile web version. You will also be able to soon adjust the difficulty to learn more advanced words. (Google Blog)
Google Search can help you expand your vocabulary with daily notifications
Since Google likes to send you newsletter via your notifications to let you know what's happening around the world, time to send you notifications of words to expand your vocabulary.
Users are now able to subscribe to learn new word every day. When using the dictionary tool from Google Search in the mobile, there will be a "bell" icon in the top right, click that to get subscribed with daily vocabulary. It will appear on your notifications and with the word and the main meaning display in the notification.
For now, it currently available in English, available on the Android and iOS app, as well as the mobile web version. You will also be able to soon adjust the difficulty to learn more advanced words. (Google Blog)
#GooglePlay #PlayStore
Google Play app subscription fee drop from 30% to 15%, starting day one of 2022
Google is widening the restriction for Google Play, with app subscription fee to drop from 30% to 15%, starting next year day one.
For now, to drop the subscription service fee to 15%, the customers will need to keep a subscription for 12 continuous months. Anyway, starting from next year, all Play subscription fees are reduced, starting from January 1, 2022.
Google is also offering service fee for as low as 10% (from 15%) to developers creating ebook and on-demand music streaming services apps part of the Play Media Experience program. (9To5Google)
Google Play app subscription fee drop from 30% to 15%, starting day one of 2022
Google is widening the restriction for Google Play, with app subscription fee to drop from 30% to 15%, starting next year day one.
For now, to drop the subscription service fee to 15%, the customers will need to keep a subscription for 12 continuous months. Anyway, starting from next year, all Play subscription fees are reduced, starting from January 1, 2022.
Google is also offering service fee for as low as 10% (from 15%) to developers creating ebook and on-demand music streaming services apps part of the Play Media Experience program. (9To5Google)
Android Developers Blog
Evolving our business model to address developer needs
Posted by Sameer Samat, Vice President, Product Management
#News #YouTube
YouTube to be removed from Roku as of December 9, existing users unaffected
Google and Roku fighting again, resulting in YouTube app to get pulled down, but existing users will be fine.
So we are not going into much details with this news I guess, since I bet most people here don't use Roku anyway. If you want to learn more, check it out over here. (9To5Google)
YouTube to be removed from Roku as of December 9, existing users unaffected
Google and Roku fighting again, resulting in YouTube app to get pulled down, but existing users will be fine.
So we are not going into much details with this news I guess, since I bet most people here don't use Roku anyway. If you want to learn more, check it out over here. (9To5Google)
9to5Google
YouTube will be removed from Roku as of December 9, existing users unaffected
As of December 9, 2021, the standard YouTube app is set to be removed from the Roku platform, cutting off any new buyers from getting it.
#Workspace #Meet
Google Meet to gain more controls of participant's audio and video feeds 'for smoother, more productive meetings'
Google Meet is improving day by day since 2020, and the latest addition will be the control to let user open their mic and their video.
In some meetings, you may don't want users to simply enabled their mic and create noise interrupting other people. The feature come in handy as you can now disable participants from simply enabling their mic without your permission. Same for video, you can disable access for them.
One note though, if the participants are simply using older version of the Android and iOS apps which doesn't support audio and video locks, they will not be able to join in. The feature will be fully rollout by mid-November for all Google Workspace accounts. (Google Workspace Updates)
Google Meet to gain more controls of participant's audio and video feeds 'for smoother, more productive meetings'
Google Meet is improving day by day since 2020, and the latest addition will be the control to let user open their mic and their video.
In some meetings, you may don't want users to simply enabled their mic and create noise interrupting other people. The feature come in handy as you can now disable participants from simply enabling their mic without your permission. Same for video, you can disable access for them.
One note though, if the participants are simply using older version of the Android and iOS apps which doesn't support audio and video locks, they will not be able to join in. The feature will be fully rollout by mid-November for all Google Workspace accounts. (Google Workspace Updates)
#Home
Google Home get tons of improvements for smart home developers
If you are a developers of a smart home product, you might be interested to know all these. I know most normal users won't be interested in any stuff, but if you are the one that is interested, we are linking those articles below for you to read.
Google expanded Google Home, also introduces Suggested Routines. Besides, there is post about Engagement beyond Google Home and User Discovery. (XDA Developers)
There are new Google Home Developer Center, Google Home Device SDK for Matter devices and Android Support via Google Play Services and a new Google Home Mobile SDK. (XDA Developers)
Google Home get tons of improvements for smart home developers
If you are a developers of a smart home product, you might be interested to know all these. I know most normal users won't be interested in any stuff, but if you are the one that is interested, we are linking those articles below for you to read.
Google expanded Google Home, also introduces Suggested Routines. Besides, there is post about Engagement beyond Google Home and User Discovery. (XDA Developers)
There are new Google Home Developer Center, Google Home Device SDK for Matter devices and Android Support via Google Play Services and a new Google Home Mobile SDK. (XDA Developers)
XDA Developers
Google expands Google Home branding, introduces Suggested Routines for smart home developers
Google is expanding its Google Home branding to include its entire smarthome ecosystem. The company is also introducing Suggested Routines.
#Android
Google will soon enable Android Work Profiles for everyone in 2022
Previously, Android Work Profile have been exclusive to managed Enterprise devices. And now, Google has announced to bring it to other Android users next year.
Google said that the work profile will be arriving to unmanaged devices. Google Workspace will be the first to be supported with the Work Profile.
Once the feature is enabled, users can then see their app drawer features tabs for "Personal" and "Work," with the work profile apps labeled by a briefcase icon, which means you will have two version of apps.
In the app drawer, you will see a toggle for disabling or enabling the work profile. Once paused, those apps can't "send you notifications, use your battery, or access your location."
Google also offered $250,000 for exploiting a Pixel device. Google will even pay you up to $1 million for an attack that compromises the Pixel’s Titan M chip. (9To5Google)
Google will soon enable Android Work Profiles for everyone in 2022
Previously, Android Work Profile have been exclusive to managed Enterprise devices. And now, Google has announced to bring it to other Android users next year.
Google said that the work profile will be arriving to unmanaged devices. Google Workspace will be the first to be supported with the Work Profile.
Once the feature is enabled, users can then see their app drawer features tabs for "Personal" and "Work," with the work profile apps labeled by a briefcase icon, which means you will have two version of apps.
In the app drawer, you will see a toggle for disabling or enabling the work profile. Once paused, those apps can't "send you notifications, use your battery, or access your location."
Google also offered $250,000 for exploiting a Pixel device. Google will even pay you up to $1 million for an attack that compromises the Pixel’s Titan M chip. (9To5Google)
#Wallpapers
Google Pixel ‘Mandalorian’ wallpapers collection has been removed, but you still can download it
A wallpaper collection is set to disappear from Pixel devices, the Star Wars "Mandalorian." The 5G AR app is set to disappear this month too.
With the December 2020 Feature Drop, Google announced a set of wallpapers, The Mandalorian collection. The wallpapers collection has been removed today, "Community Lens" is just introduced though. Anyway, for those who wanted the wallpapers, you can download it from the post below.
Also, “The Mandalorian AR Experience" is set to removed on October 31, 2021, according to the Play Store listing. Farewell, The Mandalorian. (9To5Google)
Google Pixel ‘Mandalorian’ wallpapers collection has been removed, but you still can download it
A wallpaper collection is set to disappear from Pixel devices, the Star Wars "Mandalorian." The 5G AR app is set to disappear this month too.
With the December 2020 Feature Drop, Google announced a set of wallpapers, The Mandalorian collection. The wallpapers collection has been removed today, "Community Lens" is just introduced though. Anyway, for those who wanted the wallpapers, you can download it from the post below.
Also, “The Mandalorian AR Experience" is set to removed on October 31, 2021, according to the Play Store listing. Farewell, The Mandalorian. (9To5Google)