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With the latest update to Google Voice, Smart Reply is no longer available on Android devices. Google Voice has been around for over a decade, providing digital telephone services like calling and texting to those in the United States. During its time on the market, the service has evolved, offering users better quality service and also more features. Now, with a recent update, Google Voice users will lose a feature, no longer being able to issue a Smart Reply… Source link

After introducing the feature last February, Google Voice for Android and iOS have removed Smart Reply suggestions that appeared at the bottom of messages. This straightforward feature looked at the last received message and suggested up to three contextual replies. These pills would appear above the “Type a message” field with the Smart Reply immediately sending on tap.  Release notes for Google Voice on the Play Store and App Store confirm the removal: “Smart reply is no… Source link

This is probably a Pixel exclusive thing for now, but the internet discovered this week that Google Clock will let you record your own alarm sounds. Yes, your mind is now wandering off into, “Oh boy, how annoying can I make my roommate’s alarm without them noticing,” and that’s completely normal. It is, right? Shared on Twitter by Mishaal Rahman, we can also confirm that there is indeed a setting in Google Clock’s alarm sounds section called “Record new.” If you tap on… Source link

Google and Nvidia have both reportedly joined Sony in raising concerns to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding Microsoft’s planned $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, according to a Bloomberg report. The two companies reportedly contend that by acquiring Activision Blizzard, Microsoft would gain an unfair advantage in the cloud, subscription, and mobile gaming markets. That said, one source told Bloomberg that Nvidia at least is not expressly opposed to the acquisition,… Source link

Google Docs’ voice-typing feature, which lets you “type” and edit text using your voice and a microphone rather than your hands and a keyboard, is getting a couple of key upgrades.  First is that the feature is expanding to “most major browsers.” Currently, Google’s support page notes that it’s “only available in Chrome browsers.” Second is that it is being upgraded to “reduce transcription errors and minimize lost audio during transcription.” As 9to5Google notes, voice… Source link

Google Docs has offered voice typing on the web since 2015 and the input method is now set to pick up “enhancements” that will also improve automatic captions in Google Slides. When viewing a Google Doc, Tools > Voice Typing opens a floating microphone that accepts input until you click again. You can also edit and format with your voice. The upcoming update will “reduce transcription errors and minimize lost audio,” but Google doesn’t provide any specific examples. Google… Source link

Alphabet’s (GOOGL Quick QuoteGOOGL – Free Report) division Google is consistently working toward enhancing its telephonic service, Google Voice. This is evident from the fact that the company recently added a feature, suspected spam caller, to Google Voice. Users can view the suspected spam caller both on the call screen and history list. They can also confirm a suspected spam call and send the number to the spam folder.   With the recent capability, Google… Source link

Twitter appears to have cut off Google Voice numbers from two-factor authentication (2FA). Although it’s hardly the first company to block virtual phone numbers from SMS authentication, the change could be connected to CEO Elon Musk’s aggressive moves to snuff out bot accounts from the platform. The new behavior, reported by 9to5Google, appears to block users from using a Google Voice number to authenticate their accounts. (I tried it today, and it rejected my Google Voice number.) Further,… Source link

Alongside news of its brand-new Pixel 7 smartphone line and Pixel Watch, Google today also announced a number of ways it’s improving the technology running on its new devices, powered by Google Assistant. With a set of features that will be exclusive to the new Pixel at launch, Google is updating Assistant’s abilities to aid in areas like voice typing, navigating businesses’ phone menus, voice message transcription, and more. Many of these capabilities are updates on existing… Source link