9to5Google notes that this feature is currently limited to Pixel phones. Meanwhile, Google’s support page says “Automatic deletion of back-up photos is only available for Pixel users on Android S.” Google said that the uploaded files stay on your phone for up to 60 days. Auto-deletion of media will begin after the photos have crossed the 60-day mark. Smart storage appears to be off by default. Pixel owners can access Smart storage on Files by tapping Menu – Settings – Smart storage....

Large scale meeting has now become the new normal. Most employees are working from home and meetings have also gone virtual. Thanks to platforms such as Google Meet have a virtual meeting has never been easier. Google Meet is used by professionals in business, academic, or entertainment, etc to connect with their niche. However, due to some unruly participants, the whole meeting gets disturbed. Thankfully, with the new update, Google Meet hosts can add up to 25 co-hosts to help them manage the meeting and conduct it without any nuisance....

The Google TV app will now support live TV streaming apps Philo, FuboTV, and others. The update also brings a bunch of news and entertainment services to the app. The discovery features on the app have been upgraded to offer better recommendations (via The Verge). There’s also the ability to mark a movie or TV series as “watched” when they appear on the recommendations. This is designed to improve the quality of future recommendations....

If you don’t already know, security patches and Google System updates aren’t the same. You might be familiar with the former because those arrive as a software update for your phone. Unless you have auto-updates turned on, you have to manually download and install the monthly security patches. They fix various privacy and security vulnerabilities found on Google’s version of Android as well as custom skins supplied on top by your phone’s manufacturer....

The new “Results about you” feature that will roll out later this year, makes it easier than ever for users to put in requests to have Google remove some information from the search results, within a few taps. Now this has been available for quite some time already, but not it’s getting more robust. In the past, Google has required information like credit card information and social security to be available in Search results....