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Weekly Headlines: Search Engine Selector, Android 15, App Archiving, Photos Categorization and more

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Google continues to expand the March 2024 Feature Drop to Pixel phones among other developments. So it’s the fourth week of our Weekly Headlines streak that takes you to all the latest and breaking insights about Google and Android. I will try to put useful and interesting topics as much as possible.

1️⃣ March 2024 Feature Drop expands to the US

A week after the initial rollout, Google expanded the March 2024 Pixel Feature Drop to the US on the month’s second Monday. Shortly after unlocked units, carriers like Verizon also pushed the latest software update locked devices.

  1. Improved Call Screen
  2. HDR: Pixel Camera x Instagram
  3. Circle to Search

2️⃣ Google Photos manual categorization

Google Photos for Android brings a manual categorization for documents. With the Google Photos manual categorization feature, users will be allowed to change the category of documents.

3️⃣ App Archiving

App archiving feature allows you to save storage space by offloading the majority of an unused app while keeping your user data, making for a smooth transition should you choose to reinstall it.

4️⃣ Search Engine Selector

Pixel Launcher is getting upgraded with a Search Engine Selector feature. Similar to Google’s G logo, DuckDuckGo and Ecosia search engine’s icon will be displayed in the home screen search bar.

5️⃣ G is now official Google trademark

Google has recently filed a trademark for its G logo in the United States, security the iconic design trait. Gadgets made by Google boast an iconic G logo, which is now a registered trademark.

6️⃣ Google Messages Camera UI

Google Messages app is getting a new camera UI. The app is rolling out (server-side) the new camera UI to a limited number of users.

7️⃣ Real-time Safe Browsing protections

Chrome will now use real-time Safe Browsing protections to show warnings on potentially dangerous sites. It uses encryption and other privacy-enhancing techniques to ensure that no one knows what website you’re visiting.

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