Google released Android 15 AOSP today, but Android updates come from more fronts than just new versions of Android. One example is the android enhancement pack which is starting to affect all users, regardless of their Android version.
The Android Enhancement Pack includes Five new features in Google Chrome, Wear OS, Rodea to look out for and what’s more, it doesn’t depend on a specific version of Android. It’s like a Pixel Feature Drop, but not just for Pixels.
TalkBack builds on Gemini
TalkBack is Android’s screen reader that allows visually impaired people to receive audio descriptions. Now, Google has announced that Talkback will use Gemini on supported devices to generate detailed audio descriptions of images.
These audio descriptions of TalkBack images with Gemini will be available everywhere, online images to mobile photo gallery or social networks.
Identify songs in Rodea to search
Surround to search rivals Shazam with the song identification. If you find a song you’re interested in in an app on your mobile or playing around you, you can use the new Music button to identify songs.
To do this, you must do the same as to activate the circles to search: open Circles to search and tap the new music button to the right of the Google search bar.
Listen to this page in Chrome
If you prefer listening to reading, Google has created the feature Listen to this page of Chrome, which has been enabled for users of this browser for a few months.
To swindle Listen to this pageaccessible from the browser’s ⋮ menu, you can ask the browser to tell you about the content of the website you are visiting, being able to choose the speed and voice of the narration.
Offline maps on Wear OS
Another new feature that we learned about a few weeks ago but that Google has now made official for everyone are the Offline maps on Google Maps on Wear OSwhich began to activate in mid-August.
If you download offline maps to your mobile, you can access them from Google Maps on your Wear OS smartwatch. They’re also coming two new shortcuts to Google Maps on Wear OS: to perform a voice search (results will arrive when you reconnect) and to see your position on the map.
Earthquake alerts in more places
Google has announced that Android’s earthquake alert system is expanding to all states of the United States and six territories. The alerts give us advice on what to do in the event of an earthquake and the next steps once the shaking has stopped.
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