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Phone app’s Audio Emoji feature now available widely

Published

6 months ago

May 18, 2024

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Google introduced the Audio Emoji feature with the Pixel 8a smartphone. The feature, which was in development for a few months, is now seeing a wider availability on Pixel devices.

It’s a server-side rollout that doesn’t require your device’s Phone app to be updated. It’s enabled by default and you will get a dedicated chip UI when your call gets connected, offering you 6 Audio Emoji options.

Tapping the Audio Emoji chip will expand the available options so you can express emotions and moods with fun sounds in your calls. It allows you to add fun sounds to your call like applause, laughter, sad trombone, and more.

Earlier, it was released on the Beta channel, but started releasing from the day Pixel 8a was unveiled. As Google I/O event has also concluded, the Audio Emoji feature is seeing a wider rollout, spreading the feature to a vast audience.

The addition of Audio Emoji suggests that Google is continuously exploring new ways to improve user interaction. This unique feature isn’t available to non-Pixel devices, at least for now, but should be rolled out in the near future.

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Gemini in Messages live for all Android devices, app expands to India

Published

5 months ago

June 18, 2024

Tom Carter

Google released Gemini in Messages for all Android smartphones having 6GB or higher RAM. Earlier, the functionality was limited to select Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy phones.

With the latest development, Gemini AI replaces Google Assistant on your Android smartphone. Either you can opt-in through Assistant or download Gemini from the Google Play Store.

Whether you’re using Gemini on your Android phone, in the Messages app, or on the web, you’ll find it to be a valuable tool for unleashing your creativity, boosting productivity, and exploring new ideas.

Apart from this, Google announced the Gemini app in many more countries including India. The company specifically noted that nine Indian languages are now supported by the Gemini AI app.

The Gemini app is now available in India, supporting English and nine Indian languages: Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.

For iOS

On iOS, Gemini access is rolling out directly from the Google app over the next few weeks. Just tap the Gemini toggle and start chatting to supercharge your creativity and productivity.

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Google Messages new share UI rolling out widely

Published

5 months ago

June 17, 2024

Tom Carter

Android’s native Messages app evolves regularly with new features and enhancements. Earlier, Google Messages debuted a refreshed share UI, which is now rolling out widely. It is to be noted, that the messages application initially got this new design in October.

Google Messages now displays a fullscreen “Select recipients” UI when you select it from share sheet. You get five “Recent conversations” complete with a snippet of the last sent message. Tapping “More recent conversations” loads what appears to be your entire history.

Additionally, you will get a search button in the top-right corner. After this, your full contact list will appear, serving as a “New message” replacement for the old pop-up UI. Adding to this, tapping the “Next” FAB will let you continue and “Share individually.”

Google Messages is a great app available for texting online. It’s equipped with RCS capabilities to unlock a set of innovative features. At the same time, support for the evergreen SMS functionality makes it a great platform to consider.

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New Google Phone Lookup feature makes looking up numbers easier

Published

5 months ago

June 13, 2024

Tom Carter

Google Phone added a new Lookup feature, allowing you to easily look up numbers on the web. This feature was in development for a couple of weeks and is starting to roll out gradually.

Recently, Google released the June 2024 Pixel Feature Drop. The software is suspected to have included a new Lookup button for Android’s native dialer application – Google Phone.

The new button lets users lookup unknown phone numbers right from the call log. You will no longer be required to copy the phone number and manually search on Google Search.

Lookup button is available in the Phone app’s version 132.0.639579382. It is uncertain that the feature will get activated on your phone immediately after installing the recently released Pixel June Feature Drop.

Well, here’s a drawback of the feature. Phone numbers belonging to businesses may be looked up in the manner you want. Personal phone numbers have no identity on Google Search, making it less useful for individual contacts.