Updates for Assistant, Google TV, Photos and more

Android gets a feature drop.
Google updates 7 of its apps.

There is no other way to put it, the latest update for the Android platform is incredibly well located. Google surprised this week with an incredible number and wide google pixel update And Android in general. This time there is a feature drop for Android, which means more users will benefit and not just the owners of existing Pixel phones.

Google updates seven of its own apps at once

google photos

Bokeh is the name of the background blur for photos that Google is now offering for more photos and objects in its Photos app. Google One members can now apply portrait effects to old photos, and more subjects/objects (animals, ice cream, flowers, etc.) can be better recognized.

Gboard

In the run-up, it was already indicated that the grammar checker (underlined in blue) in Gboard would be activated for more and more devices. It is now officially happening. At the same time, new text stickers will be added to the app, which we have already presented to you.

google messages

Google has officially announced that Messages can now correctly display responses received from iMessage in the Android app. Plus, it’s now official that Messages is getting a smarter shared inbox, pending reply reminders, automatic deletion of one-time passwords, and Google Photos integration.

google assistant

This is also good, but not available with us yet. Google Assistant can now pay for parking tickets and remind you when you park in the US. Google works with relevant companies to make this happen.

live subtitles

One of the biggest strengths of Google Tools is the automatic transcribing of audio. Now live subtitles should work even better offline and no longer require internet connection. However, for this the appropriate language pack needs to be downloaded to the device.

Google TV for Android

Google’s TV app for Android phones has a new Highlights function that notifies you, for example, of current articles about actors, series, and movies. Basically a Google News stream of movies and series designed for users of Google TV.

share around

Last but not least, Google is expanding the capabilities of Nearby Sharing. The latest update makes it possible for you to send files to multiple devices at the same time. It’s still limited to Android and Chrome OS.