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Just a day after Apple held its Far Out event and CEO Tim Cook shut the doors on RCS messaging for iPhones, Google has announced a grab bag of features for phones, smartwatches, and other connected Android ecosystem devices. There’s not one particular feature that’s a standout, but these all look like welcome upgrades to bolster Google’s product ecosystem for the next little while. Nearby Share takes a hint from Apple Nadeem Sarwar / DigitalTrends Let’s start with Nearby Share, Google’s own take on the wireless file…

A red dwarf star just 105 light-years away may be hosting at least one habitable world.In close orbit around the cool, dim star, scientists have found and confirmed two rocky exoplanets – one comfortably at a distance range to the star known as the habitable zone.Follow-up observations will need to be made to further determine its nature, but the discovery is an exciting one, suggesting that more such worlds may be waiting to be discovered in the solar neighborhood.Even if the exoplanet isn't habitable, worlds in the…

Google just shared some new features coming to Android this month. There are updates ranging from Gboard and emojis, to a new accessibility feature. Google Meet, Wear OS, and Nearby Share are all getting some attention as well. Gboard is getting a new “emojify” feature that lets you quickly add emojis to a message after typing it. You can try this now on GBoard beta. Emoji Kitchen lets you fuse emojis together to create new ones, and Android has added a bunch of new mashups, including fall-themed ones. Google Meet…

Last updated: September 9th, 2022 at 08:27 UTC+02:00 Google debuted the Nearby Share feature two years ago. It is Google’s take on Apple’s popular file-sharing feature called AirDrop. While the feature was barebones in the past, according to a new official post, Google has added a slew of features to Nearby Share as a part of a major upgrade. Nearby Share is getting a new feature called Self Share. As the name suggests, it makes transferring files between your computer and other devices hassle-free. The Self Share…

Most Android users should be familiar with Nearby Share and how convenient it is. While it’s quick and easy to send files using the technology, Google is looking to make it even more convenient. Nearby Share will let you share files to your devices without needing to accept them.In case you don’t know, Nearby Share is Android’s answer to Apple AirDrop. It lets you send files from one device to another with just a few taps. You don’t have to dig into the Bluetooth settings and pair devices. This has been a feature in…

Photo: 19 Studio (Shutterstock)TikTok users may soon have access to a third section in their feed that would show local content, as the platform is experimenting with a third feed called “Nearby.”The feature is currently being tested in Southeast Asia, and users who are part of the test will see this new tab beside the ‘For You’ and ‘Following’ page, a TikTok spokesperson told TechCrunch.The spokesperson also told TechCrunch that this new feed is also being tested with a feature that would allow users to tag locations in…

Soon after European astronomers developed the first telescopes at the start of the 17th century, they observed dark spots speckling the Sun’s surface. They also handed their modern successors a mystery. From about 1645 to 1715, the spots, now known to be indicators of solar activity, all but disappeared. Gathering sunspot counts and other historical observations, astronomer John Eddy concluded nearly 50 years ago that the Sun had essentially taken a 70-year nap, which he called…

Apple developers got a taste of iOS 16’s new Nearby Interactions feature at WWDC last month that lets third-party smart devices talk to Apple’s ultra-wideband (UWB) U1 chips in the background for “new hands-free user experiences” — making things like activating a light bulb when just walking by it possible. Developers can take advantage of the real-time, precise location triggers with the new framework, and chipset makers can seek MFi certification for interoperability with U1, something that chip manufacturer Qorvo…

Instagram’s latest update aims to make it easier for users to find local businesses or attractions by adding a searchable map that lets you “discover popular local businesses near you,” according to an Instagram Story from Mark Zuckerberg. The map will show you a list of places nearby and will let you see posts about a certain place or see only certain types of business. There are a few ways to get to the map — if someone tags a place in a post or story, you can tap on the tag and hit “see location” to get to the…

For almost a decade, Apple users have had AirDrop that allows users to share files between Apple devices in a jiffy. Now, Google has also come up with its own version of AirDrop for Android called Nearby Share. Google has been working on this new file sharing feature since 2019 and now it is finally available for a bunch of Android smartphones. In this guide, we tell you everything you need to know about Nearby Share on Android.Nearby Share: Supported devicesGoogle says, Nearby Share is available for phones on Android 6.0…