Google Unveils Exciting Updates: Google has added new features to its TV apps, phones, and smartwatches. The official blog says that Android, Wear OS, and Google TV devices will soon get almost a dozen new features. The blog also says again that these new features are meant to help users customize their devices and make them unique to them. These features are also meant to make gadgets more expressive, easy to use, safe, and open to everyone. The following is a full list of all the new features that Google has revealed. It includes new Emoji Kitchen combinations, new ways to use Google Messages, new free Google TV channels, and Smart Home Controls on Wear OS.
Things that are coming to Google TV, Wear OS, and Android
All of these new features and changes are meant to make the experience better on Android, Wear OS, and Google TV devices in general, as we already said. Let’s look at all the new features that Google released today.
Different new emoji kitchen sets and voice moods
Google is adding new Emoji Kitchen sticker options to Gboard so that users can mix and match their favorite emojis and share them with others. Now you can mix and match emojis and share them as stickers, whether it’s a dinner idea or a great photo idea.
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What Google Messages Can Do
Voice moods are being added to Google texts. These give your voice texts a unique background and animated emoji themes. These emojis will show how the voice message made the person feel. More than that, the company is adding Reaction Effects to Google Messages. When users respond to a message, full-screen moving emojis appear.
Better features for security and accessibility
As a result, Google is making improvements to Android’s security and usability features. It is now possible to make your own PINs for FIDO2 security keys. This will protect your online accounts even more.
TalkBack on Android is also getting better thanks to Google. By adding AI-driven image descriptions, the TalkBack feature gains more AI power. This will help people who are blind or have low vision get the information in the pictures by using AI to describe the pictures.
Captions in real time for calls and media
Google is also letting everyone use Live Caption on Android and adding more languages to the list of ones that can be used. It will also be possible for users to respond to phone calls with a text message that is read out loud. It lets people answer calls without having to listen or speak.
Get free channels on Google TV
Google TV is getting 10 more free TV stations. Google TV fans will be able to watch a lot of different shows on these channels. After adding more free channels, Google TV now has 115 free channels with a lot of different types of shows, sports, movies, and more.
Wear OS lets you control smart homes, see home status, and set up assistant routines
It is now easy for Wear OS users to handle smart home devices like lights, cameras, and other appliances. Wear OS will also let users choose whether their Google Home is home or away. This will help them make sure that their Google Home gadgets are set up correctly. Google is also adding support for speech commands for Assistant Routines to Wear OS. Soon, users will be able to make any assistant do something with just a voice order.
