Tag Archives: Phone

Enlarge / The Google Phone’s Play Store listing still touts Nearby Places as a major feature. Google 9to5Google reports that Google has killed off the Google Phone app’s “nearby places” feature. Google announced the impending death of the feature in February, saying: “We’ve found only a very small number of people use this feature, and the vast majority of users go to Google Search or Maps when seeking… Source link

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

A few months after sharing initial details and images, Polestar’s flagship smartphone, developed by Meizu in China, has been spotted on Google’s API website as a device compatible with the Play Store. Details of the incoming Polestar Phone remain relatively light, but we can confirm it will run on Android and support Google Play. During a media event in China last fall, Geely and Volvo-owned (at least for now) EV brand Polestar ($PSNY) shared it was following the… 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

The Google Play System update for January has caused some problems on a “small number” of Pixel phones and Google has acknowledged the issue today. Through a community post, Google talks through a storage issue that popped up, saying that they are working on a fix while also providing a method to manually fix should you be willing to fire up the ol’ adb machine on your computer. Google points out that after applying the January Google Play System update, some users were noticing apps… Source link

AI is already everywhere on our phones, from the tools we use to edit photos to apps for language translation. But at CES 2024, I got a glimpse into how generative AI (the flavor of AI that powers ChatGPT) could change the way we use our phones more broadly. Google’s Sameer Samat, general manager and vice president of Android, Google Play and Wear OS, sees advancements in AI as a big part of where phones are headed. We spoke in a quiet room amid jovial Android mascots dancing across a giant… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Google weighs Gemini AI project to tell people their life story using phone data, photos  CNBC Google launches Gemini, the AI model it hopes will take down GPT-4  The Verge Google’s best Gemini AI demo video was fabricated  Ars Technica Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google says Gmail on your phone just got a lot faster thanks to A.I.  CNBC Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google prepares to help you find your Android phone even when it’s powered off  Liliputing Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google Phone app rolling out new calling screen with bottom sheet redesign  9to5Google Source link