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The Google Home app’s new TV remote adds volume and play controls

The Google Home app’s new TV remote adds volume and play controls

The Google Home app for Android and iOS has been updated with an improved mobile-based remote for compatible smart TVs and “connected streaming or media devices.” In a tweet announcing the update last week, Google said that Home App users can now “easily control playback, switch inputs, adjust the volume, and more.” The new remote feature isn’t for controlling Chromecast devices or Android TVs — both of which are already supported by the Google Home app. Instead, it links up to… Source link

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Google Meet adds emoji as a ‘non-disruptive’ way to react in calls

Google Meet adds emoji as a ‘non-disruptive’ way to react in calls

Google is making Meet more social with a new feature called in-meeting reactions. The idea is that users can send one of nine emoji reactions, including 💖👍 and 😂, which will appear on the recipient’s window and be visible to all in the meeting. If multiple users send emojis, they’ll appear as a burst on the left side of your screen.  To use the function, you select the smile icon in the control bar, and can hover on the bar that pops up to select the skin tone of your choice for… Source link

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Google Docs adds a feature we thought it already had: non-printing characters

Google Docs adds a feature we thought it already had: non-printing characters

Google is adding a feature to Google Docs that lets you see non-printing characters such as spaces, tabs, and various types of breaks, the company announced in a blog post on Monday. The option, which will be available in the View menu, can help make editing a document easier by showing you exactly how its formatted rather than making you rely purely on what you can see to tell whether something is a tab or a bunch of spaces. It can also be more helpful when troubleshooting messed up… Source link

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Dennis Schroder headlines priority waiver wire adds for Week 13

Dennis Schroder headlines priority waiver wire adds for Week 13

Week 13 of the fantasy basketball season is upon us, and, like every Monday, I’ll break down several players who are less-than-50 percent-rostered in Yahoo fantasy basketball leagues and should be considered in lineups. But before we get to this week’s waiver pickups, here are the games played by each team in Week 13. Four games: 13 teams (76ers, Bulls, Bucks, Celtics, Kings, Knicks, Magic, Mavericks, Nuggets, Pistons, Thunder, Trail Blazers and Spurs) Three games: 16 teams (Cavaliers,… Source link

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Google Has New Look for Android Auto, Adds HD Maps For Volvo and Polestar at CES 2023

Google Has New Look for Android Auto, Adds HD Maps For Volvo and Polestar at CES 2023

Screenshot: Google Google is rolling out a slew of upgrades big and small to its infotainment at CES 2023, including upgrades to Android Auto and Google Services that are built into select models. Android Auto’s big facelift that conforms to different display sizes is finally becoming widely available, while native apps in the Volvo EX90 and the Polestar 3 will be the first to get the updates before they roll out to other makes and models. The new features coming to Android Auto — other… Source link

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Google Pixel update adds support for spatial audio

Google Pixel update adds support for spatial audio

The Google Pixel’s January update is here, and it adds a new spatial audio feature for the Pixel 6, 6 Pro, 7, and 7 Pro phones. Android researcher Mishaal Rahman has verified that a toggle for the feature is appearing in the settings menu of the Pixel 6 Pro with the stable update, which is rolling out now to Pixel devices. There are technically two different kinds of spatial audio support eventually coming to Pixel phones. The one that’s rolling out now as part of January’s update is… Source link

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Google Meet Adds a Bunch of Silly Filters for Work Folks

Google Meet Adds a Bunch of Silly Filters for Work Folks

Filters in video calls are always a fun time when kids get ahold of a phone or computer and act like the children they are. When it’s your coworker, I’m not sure the same level of joy can be found because you know the guy that’s about to put one on. He’s not funny. He thinks he is, but he is most often…not. You are already calling into a meeting you’d rather not and Jeff wants to become a dolphin. I bring this up because Google Meet is getting all the filters as a way to… Source link

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Google adds stronger encryption for some email users • The Register

Google adds stronger encryption for some email users • The Register

Google has added client-side encryption for some email customers, allowing enterprise and education Gmail users to send and receive encrypted messages. The service encrypts email messages in the client’s browser before they are transmitted or stored in Google Cloud. It allows Gmail customers — not the cloud provider — to retain control over encryption keys, thus ensuring Google servers can’t access the keys or decrypt customer data in the body of the email or delivered as an… Source link

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Google Wallet adds whimsical Pay animations for the holidays

Google Wallet adds whimsical Pay animations for the holidays

If you recently used Google Wallet on Android, you might have noticed a touch of holiday whimsy on the Pay screen. Normally, tapping your Android phone to an NFC reader shows the card used and a loading animation just above it. The blue circular progress indicator morphs into a checkmark with that circle then shrinking to make way for the Google Pay logo.  During the holidays, the blue checkmark can morph into any number of characters. One of the more elaborate animations is a cat… Source link

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