Google shares new Android features and updates for your smartphones, watches, and TV devices

Google shares new Android features and updates for your smartphones, watches, and TV devices،

Android introduces a suite of new features and updates designed to improve device customization, accessibility and overall user experience. These updates cover Android smartphones, tablets, Wear OS smartwatches, and Google TV devices, and are in addition to the new Google Messages app and RCS features that were also announced today.

Express yourself with new Emoji cooking combinations

Android users can now express themselves more creatively with new Emoji Kitchen sticker combinations and Voice Moods. Emoji Kitchen allows users to remix their favorite emoji into unique stickers.

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More free Google TV channels

Google TV is expanding its free TV channel offering with more than 10 new channels, giving users more entertainment options without an additional subscription. This brings Google TV’s number of free channels to 115.

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Improved Wear OS smart home controls, smart home status, and assistant routines

Wear OS smartwatches now offer enhanced smart home controls, allowing users to control multiple lights simultaneously and set the mood for various occasions. They can also easily set their Google Home status to Home or Away, ensuring smart home devices are configured accordingly. Additionally, Assistant Routines will soon be available on Wear OS, allowing users to start routines with voice commands for a more hands-free experience.

Use Google Home on a Wear OS smartwatch to change the colors of multiple lights at once.

Use Google Home on a Wear OS smartwatch to change home presence from Home to Away.

Use the Google Assistant on a Wear OS smartwatch to start a routine by saying

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Improved security and accessibility features

Android also introduces new features to improve security and accessibility. Users can now set custom PINs for FIDO2 security keys, providing an extra layer of protection for online accounts. Additionally, TalkBack benefits from AI-powered image descriptions, allowing blind and visually impaired users to understand image content.

Configuring a security key with a custom PIN to authenticate access to a website.

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Live captions for phone calls and media

Live Caption is expanding its language support, making it more accessible to users around the world. Additionally, users will soon be able to respond to phone calls with text messages, allowing them to communicate without needing to hear or speak.