Other Android upgrades include better-looking document scans in Google Drive, better contrast and white balance in document processing steps, and easier sharing with it. Share immediatelyWhich is the Google equivalent of Apple’s AirDrop. You can quickly share images and videos with a QR code instead of having to contact someone or fiddle with your app’s sharing settings.
One of the most notable Gemini improvements is “Saved Information with Gemini,” which lets you ask Gemini to remember specific things about you so it can produce better results tailored to you. As an example, if you’re vegetarian and you ask it to find recipes, Gemini can remember that you’re vegetarian and provide you with only vegetarian recipes without specifying that detail in your query.
“Information Saved with Gemini” is rolling out for Gemini on all Android phones and on the web.
Pixel phone update
Many of the other new features being announced today will roll out exclusively to Google’s Pixel phones, though some of them may make their way to the wider Android ecosystem down the road.
Some of the key features of Pixel phones are getting quality of life updates. call screenwhich is Google’s system that screens phone calls to eliminate robocalls and telemarketers from your life, now offers suggested responses that you can tap when a call is being screened. So if a delivery driver is calling and you’re in a meeting, you can answer with a series of taps on the screen instead of picking up. You can also view the real-time conversation between Google’s screening agent and the caller, and manage it at any time. This latter feature is available on the Pixel 6 and newer, but is specific to suggested responses Pixel 9 series.
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Google’s Recorder app, which transcribes recordings in real time, now has a “Clear Voice” feature that you can toggle to cut out distracting sounds from the audio, like keyboard typing or road horns. Playing if you’re in a rut. environment when you recorded the conversation. Clearing audio has been a bit of a theme for Google since it uses a similar technology called “Clear Calling” in it. Pixel Buds Pro 2 Wireless earbuds and Pixel phones to reduce background noise, not to mention Audio Magic Eraserwhich lets you delete unwanted sounds in recorded videos.
Now running, one of the original features that started on it Second Pixel phoneLets you see what music is playing around you on the lock screen so you don’t have to look at anything. The feature can now recognize even more songs and artists, and when you go to your Now Playing history in the Settings menu, it will show album art.
