Google is also said to offer stronger privacy and security features. It is also being rumoured that a new conversation widget will also be added, which will help notify users about messages and calls from friends or family.
Android 12 is also expected to offer support for AVIF image format and an app hibernation feature for better storage optimisation. We could also see an improved version of Picture-in-Picture PiP mode for videos.
Users might also be able to summon Google Assistant using the power button on Android phones. It comes to the Pixel line this fall, but eventually will be available on all Google's products. New in Photos, machine learning finds similar photos to generate pattern-based memories that it serves up to you privately. I wonder what it would do with my 40, cat photos. Photos also expands its Cinematic Moments to generate moving pictures across any photos.
Plus, Google's working on giving you control over hiding people or time periods from your Memories. In Photos, you can use Lens in a Photo to find places to buy stuff ; the ability to shop from videos is on the way. And for the drop-marketing bedeviled, it can show you a bunch of saved carts. It will be able to send you price drop notifications and automatically apply perks like discounts that apply to you. Google's partnering with Shopify to bring you a ton more merchants within Google Shopping, as well.
Via AR, in Google Maps' Live View you'll see big virtual street signs, it will point towards key landmarks and hotels and provide indoor navigation first to New York and Zurich. Maps will have more detailed info that's time and location sensitive. Area Busyness will show you how busy an area is before you set out and get trapped. Google's seen a spike in searches starting "is it true that? Now loading: AR versions of athletes such as gymnast Simone Biles, below, performing their tricks in your backyard.
We received detailed updates on AI updates. For instance, Google Lens will be able to provide better info; the example we got was receiving learning resources in another language when you snap a photo of a science problem. New password tools include a password importer from other applications, deeper integration across Chrome and Android, password alerts for breaches and a quick-fix feature in Chrome which takes you to compromised accounts to change password.
You'll find new privacy controls in apps, such as a quick way to delete recent search history, ability to quickly turn off location history in Maps and locked folders in Photos. It's the place where quantum computers live in the cold, wrapped in a "Bob Ross blanket of love.
After canceling the iteration of its yearly developer shindig because of the pandemic, Google is bringing IO back for The conference runs May 18 through May 20, and as you might expect, this year's event will be fully virtual and free to attend.
So the big Google IO keynotes, technical sessions, and interactive demos will all take place in a web browser tab and not on an amphitheater stage. It's a bit of a shame that developers won't be able to interact with each other as easily as they would at an in-person event, but at least everyone will save heaps of money on travel and ticket costs. Also, the lines for the bathrooms will be much shorter, and the after-show beers much cheaper. Google IO kicks off today with an opening keynote address.
We should expect that two-hour presentation to be positively stacked with announcements. While leaks do not tell much about the product, the A-series name makes it seem like these will be an affordable offering from Google. The tech is also rumoured to be developing its own in-house custom chipset for upcoming Pixel smartphones. The chipset is reportedly being developed in partnership with Samsung.
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