Tag Archives: Nearby

As previewed in early February, the Google Phone dialer app has removed the Nearby places search feature on Android. Phone by Google no longer lets you look for businesses using the search field at the top of the app. In fact, the hint has been updated from “Search contacts & places” to just “Search contacts.”  Additionally, “Nearby places” no longer appears in settings. The feature would use your location to take into account what was in close proximity…. Source link

As Quick Share rolls out to Android, Google has updated Nearby Share for Windows with the latest branding. This includes replacing the double helix logo with the two arrows arraigned in a circle icon. “Quick Share from Google” appears through the Windows app, with a banner explaining how “Nearby Share is now Quick Share” at the bottom of the screen. Google does not appear to have renamed the folder where received files are downloaded to, but you can do… Source link

The Phone by Google (as it’s officially named) app is losing a “Nearby Places” feature that “allowed business name search queries entered into the Phone app to provide local business phone number results beyond just your personal contacts.”  Google says “only a very small number of people use this feature” as the “vast majority of users go to Google Search or Maps when seeking business-related phone numbers.” Some people liked this capability for… Source link

Day-trippers flocked to a popular Aussie beach as the mercury soared to 30 degrees earlier this month. As they splashed in waters that felt like a warm tropical bath, an extremely rare Antarctic seal joined them. But all was not well. Acclimatised to an icy wilderness rather than stifling Port Phillip Bay, the crabeater seal kept its eyes closed and barely moved. “Some people were really curious, but most were ignoring it and just trying to keep cool. They probably didn’t realise how rare… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Google brings “Nearby Share” to Windows, making it easy to transfer files  Ars Technica Google’s Nearby Share arrives on Windows to let you transfer files between PC and Android  The Verge Google’s Nearby Share app makes it easy to transfer files from Android to Windows  The Indian Express Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google’s Nearby Share arrives on Windows to let you transfer files between PC and Android  The Verge Source link

Google introduced Thursday a bevy of new features for Android devices, including an upgrade to a self-share option that works like rival Apple’s AirDrop and lets users transfer files across its ecosystem of phones, tablets, and Chromebooks. The wide range of upgrades — from the self-share feature and redesigned widgets to sound alerts, audio descriptions for Google TV, and live-sharing on Google Meet — are all designed to boost productivity, communication, accessibility and… Source link

When Google launched Nearby Share in 2020, Android users everywhere rejoiced. They finally had a tool to rival Apple’s AirDrop, a simple way to move files between devices without having to attach them to an email or upload them to Google Drive just to download them again on a new device. Now, ahead of Google I/O, a few users have noticed an upgrade lurking in Google Play Services that makes Nearby Share even easier. The new “self-share” mode, as spotted by Esper’s Mishaal Rahman… Source link

Google is adding air quality data to its Nest Hub smart displays. While the new feature is still only available in “select” US markets, it’ll give some users an idea of how much risk they might face from smoke and pollution in the area. It’ll give some users an idea of how much risk they might face Google says it will roll out the new feature “over the coming weeks.” An Air Quality Index badge will show up on the clock and weather widget on the Nest Hub’s Ambient screen…. Source link

Reuters U.S. new home sales hit 14-month low amid supply constraints Sales of new U.S. single-family homes tumbled to a 14-month low in June and sales in the prior month were weaker than initially estimated, the latest signs that expensive lumber and shortages of other building materials were hurting the housing market. The third straight monthly decline in sales reported by the Commerce Department on Monday followed news last week that permits for future homebuilding dropped to a nine-month… Source link