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Image Source : GOOGLE LENS Google Lens Google Lens, an image recognition technology developed by Google has rolled out the highly-requested feature to save your Visual Search History, so you can revisit any image you have analysed in the future. At present, when you take a photo by using the shutter button in the Google Lens app, the picture is sent to Google…

Google is testing a new layout for its search app for Android smartphones that will make it much easier to use the handset with one hand. As smartphone screens get bigger, many app developers have begun to move elements of the user interface — including tabs, search bars, and menu buttons — to the bottom of the screen. As part of a new test, Google has reportedly moved the search bar to the bottom of the screen for some users on the app.Spotted by TheSpAndroid, the new test that brings the search bar to the bottom of the…

Google is testing a redesigned version of its Photos app. The new version of the Photos app is currently being tested with a small group of users, but it is expected to be rolled out to everyone in the coming weeks. According to a report by Android Police, the upcoming update to the Photos app was shared as screenshots on the Telegram and Twitter apps by Nail Sadykov, editor of Google News Telegram channel.Here's what may change The updated version of the Photos app has tabs for Photos, Memories, and Library, while the…

Unlike the Weather app on iOS, there is still no dedicated weather app, and every time one wants to check weather, they are redirected to weather results through the Google app. Now, a report suggests that Google is working on a dedicated Weather app for Android.9to5Google recently discovered hints within version 7.5 of the Google Clock app, which suggest that there may be a new independent Weather app for Android in the works. The Google Clock app's code has a reference to a package called…

Amid the tech firms contesting against each other to supersede, Google is rolling out the beta version of the Magic Compose in Messages by Google app, reported The Verge. The new feature is an…

Google has introduced a new "data deletion policy", which aims to empower users with greater clarity and control over their in-app data, requiring Android apps to allow users to delete their accounts from the app and on the web. "For apps that enable app account creation, developers will soon need to provide an option to initiate account and data deletion from within the app and online," Google said in a blogpost. According to the company, the move aims to "better educate" users about their data control and…

Google app’s Material You redesign is now rolling out for Android users after being in the testing phase for quite some time. As per a report by 9to5Google, the Google app now features a Material You-aligned bottom bar with pill-shaped indicators. The bar and indicators are in line with the new Search filters carousel design. For those who are unaware, the tech giant added the modern account switcher to the Messages app and the web before bringing it to the Google app. After the revamp, users will be able to…

CCI in October fined Google $161 million for exploiting its dominant position in Android. Alphabet Inc's Google said on Friday that India's new antitrust order to change how the company markets its Android platform will drive up costs for app developers, equipment makers, and consequently, consumers. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) in October fined Google $161 million for exploiting its dominant position in Android, and asked it to change restrictions imposed on smartphone makers related to pre-installing…

As an earthquake hit the US, Google CEO Sundar Pichai got the alert before anyone else. An earthquake of 4.8 magnitude hit the San Francisco Bay Area on Tuesday. While many residents felt the earthquake, what has made the headlines is Google CEO Sundar Pichai getting to know about it through an app alert way before anyone else. The alert was sent via a Mobile app named ShakeAlert. It was developed by Google. Many other Android phone users also received the alert via the same app before the area was hit by tremors.…

Indonesia's anti-trust agency (KPPU) said it is investigating potential unfair business practices by Google over the use of proprietary payment services for its software distribution platform, Google Play Store. The move follows similar investigations by antitrust regulators globally involving Alphabet Inc.'s Google. "KPPU suspects that Google has conducted an abuse using its dominant position, conditional sales and discriminatory practices in digital application distribution in Indonesia," it said in a statement.Read…