Google is celebrating Mother’s Day this year with a few useful new Google Assistant capabilities that could make communicating with your family even easier. The new features aren’t just about moms or dads, for that matter. Anyone can take advantage of them to send quick messages via voice to a group and create special reminders …
Google just released the newest Android 12 developer preview, likely the final release before Google I/O 2021 takes place in mid-May. That’s when Google will introduce the latest Android update in full and announce the Android 12 public beta program. I/O is where Google talks about Android’s brand new features that customers will get to …
iPhone and Android both have security measures in place to help you find a missing smartphone. They can help you locate a lost or stolen device and retrieve it as long as it’s powered on. But what if you lose your device at home? Most smartphone users have been there. That panic-inducing moment where you …
There’s no question that Google Assistant is one of the main advantages Android has over iPhone. The voice assistant also comes in handy on smart speakers, leveraging Google’s advanced voice-based computing power. The virtual assistant gets new features continuously, and Google is already working on a significant upgrade that could be unveiled soon. Google Assistant …
The Google Assistant can now sing a festive “New Year song” to users who ask for a tune to celebrate the arrival of 2021. “Sing a song for the New Year / I hope that we all thrive” is how the lyrics begin, with an allusion to leaving behind the coronavirus pandemic and all the …
Google announced new Assistant features that let users issue specific commands for third-party Android apps. Android users can interact via voice for certain in-app actions on popular Google Play apps, with support coming to more apps in the future. Google Assistant will also let users set up shortcuts for third-party app queries. You can use …
Google announced a new Google Assistant feature that can help people who are still working from home during the novel coronavirus pandemic. A new routine will focus on the user’s workday, reminding them of everything that’s supposed to happen during the day. The feature is customizable, so users can set their own breaks and schedules, …
Google is testing a new feature that allows users to confirm purchases with Voice Match. Users in the pilot program will see a new “Confirm with Voice Match” option in the settings menu that will allow them to complete certain transactions with nothing but their voice. Google has yet to announce when or if this …
After previewing a feature for Google Assistant during CES in January that allows the virtual AI to read web pages out loud, Google began rolling the feature out to Android phones this week. If you have Google Assistant on your Android phone, you can now listen to web pages instead of reading them, which Google …
Google on Thursday unveiled a brand new Google Assistant feature that you’ll totally love, especially if you have to travel frequently to countries where you don’t speak the local language. The brand new interpreter mode will be available on phones to provide real-time translation, which could prove to be a life-saver.
