Google Home Update Brings 8 Hour Wifi Priority Option

To find this new 8-hour option, users have to open the ‘Wi-Fi’ section, tap ‘Set Priority Device’, and pick their device. The addition of this new time increment allows users to manage the WiFi priority for a prolonged period of time without having to manually extend it every few hours. This could also be a handy feature if you’re downloading larger files. 9to5Google notes that this new addition is part of the Google Home 2....

February 21, 2023 · 2 min · 358 words · Virginia Bennett

Google Is Working On A Tap To Transfer Feature For Media

The Tap To Transfer feature will play media on different devices The Tap To Transfer feature will play media on different devices One core focus for several companies nowadays is moving media from one device to another, seamlessly. It seems that Google wants to make it easier to transfer the media you’re playing from one device to another. A trusted source via Android Police was able to obtain some screenshots of this feature in action....

February 21, 2023 · 2 min · 398 words · Mark Chandler DDS

Google Messages Will Highlight Unread Chats With Notification Dots

As of now, Google Messages shows unread messages in bold preview text, similar to unread Gmail threads. While it mostly gets the job done, it can be missed by users sometimes, at least that’s what Google thinks. To that end, the company is now adding a notification dot as well. This is on top of the exiting bold text indicator. It will ensure better highlighting of unread chats. The latest change was discovered by a tipster in two separate versions of Google Messages....

February 21, 2023 · 2 min · 364 words · Jennifer Young

Google Microsoft Others Promise Billions To Strengthen Us Cybersecurity

Microsoft has pledged $20 billion over the next five years to strengthen its security tools and software supply chains. The company will invest $150 million to help federal, state, and local government agencies upgrade their security solutions. The Windows giant will also expand its cybersecurity training partnerships throughout the country. Google is committing $10 billion over the next five years to beef up its cybersecurity efforts. The company will expand its zero-trust programs, which it claims provide the highest level of security for organizations....

February 21, 2023 · 2 min · 353 words · Caitlin Wilkins

Google Pixel 7 May Include An Under Display Camera

This patent is described as “Display configuration for mobile computing devices”, and it has 16 pages. It was published on December 2021, but it’s now making the rounds, as it has been spotted. Google may be planning to include an under-display camera inside the Pixel 7 (Pro) Google may be planning to include an under-display camera inside the Pixel 7 (Pro) Now, this patent highlights the need to increase display size without increasing phone dimensions....

February 21, 2023 · 2 min · 348 words · William Campbell
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