{"id":12267,"date":"2023-12-01T03:21:44","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T00:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/12267\/google-shares-new-android-features\/"},"modified":"2023-12-01T03:21:45","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T00:21:45","slug":"google-shares-new-android-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=12267","title":{"rendered":"Google shares new Android features and updates for your smartphones, watches, and TV devices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google shares new Android features and updates for your smartphones, watches, and TV devices\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Express yourself with new Emoji cooking combinations<\/h2>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div style=\"display:flex; justify-content: center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Source: The keyword<\/span><\/p>\n<p><h2>More free Google TV channels<\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/google\/\"   title=\"Google\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">Google<\/a> 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&#8217;s number of free channels to 115. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div style=\"display:flex; justify-content: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Explore free TV channels on Google TV.\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod\/original_images\/40_LiveTV_on_GoogleTV_Real_1x1.gif%20\" width=\"500\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Source: The keyword<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Improved Wear OS smart home controls, smart home status, and assistant routines<\/h2>\n<p>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 <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/start\/\"   title=\"start\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">start<\/a> routines with voice commands for a more hands-free experience.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div style=\"display:flex; justify-content: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Use Google Home on a Wear OS smartwatch to change the colors of multiple lights at once.\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod\/original_images\/090_Google_Homeapp_for_WearOS_Real_1x1.gif%20\" width=\"500\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"display:flex; justify-content: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Use Google Home on a Wear OS smartwatch to change home presence from Home to Away.\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod\/original_images\/055_Google_Homeapp_for_WearOS_HomeAndAway_Real_1x1.gif%20\" width=\"500\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"display:flex; justify-content: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Use the Google Assistant on a Wear OS smartwatch to start a routine by saying \"Hey Google, I'm on my way to work,\" then the watch displays the weather, today's calendar, and indicates that it's playing music on the phone.\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod\/original_images\/150_Routines_For_WearOS_Realistic_1x1_v002.gif%20\" width=\"500\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Source: The keyword<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2>Improved security and accessibility features<\/h2>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div style=\"display:flex; justify-content: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Configuring a security key with a custom PIN to authenticate access to a website.\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod\/original_images\/010_SupportForSecurityKeys_Real_1x1_v011.gif%20\" width=\"500\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Source: The keyword<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2>Live captions for phone calls and media<\/h2>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google shares new Android features and updates for your smartphones, watches, and TV devices\u060c Android introduces a suite of new features and updates designed to improve device customization, accessibility and overall user experience. 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