With the arrival of December and the Christmas season goes hand in hand with Google nail new special delivery of new features for our Android devices, with new features that will start reaching our compatible phones, tablets and watches from today.
On this occasion, Google makes more accessible Android devices with a new Play modeimproves the app’s Chromecast support GoogleTV and add new maps to watches with Wear OS 3among other novelties that we will see below.
Android launches reading mode
From now on visually impaired, blind and dyslexic people They have a new accessibility tool which is also very handy for everyone. New Play mode the android read aloud texts from apps and websites.
Application [Modo Lectura](visually impaired, blind and dyslexic people) is now available to download from the Play Store for any device with Android 9 or higher
Google TV adds full support for Chromecast
Until now, the Google TV app only allowed us to cast only its own content (purchased or rented movies) on the TV, but this will change in its next version. Starting next week, Google TV will be able to also cast content from streaming services to your Chromecast or compatible TV from supported third parties.
You can share your car key with Google Wallet
For a year, you can save your digital car key in Google Wallet to open and start the car from your mobile. Well now you can share your digital car key with your contacts, all in a very secure way according to Google. Of course, at the moment this function will only be available in certain vehicles and in Pixel 6 and later versions and in the newest iPhone. Coming soon to other Android devices runn ing Android 12 or higher.
Kitchen Emoji
Taking advantage of Christmas and the cold weather, Gboard is extending its Kitchen Emoji adding new emoji that we can mix and match to unlock new quirky stickers for these festivities Google invites us to start testing by combining 💙, ⛄️ and ❄️ with other emojis.
New montage in Google Photos
Launched a few weeks ago, Google reminds us that we have available the ** new Google Photos collage editor **, in which, in addition to new designs, we can drop and drag to organize the collages as we wish.
YouTube Widgets
A few weeks ago, YouTube started enabling two new widgets that will now be available to everyone in a few days. With these new widgets we will have direct access to the YouTube search engine to access its different sections.
More screens in Wear OS
Wear OS 3 It also receives its share of news, with new clock screens to have direct access to start navigating to our home or work, see our favorite contacts or know when the sun rises or sets.
Google Keep It’s also renewed in Wear OS 3 so you can now see everyone’s tags and collaborators, their custom backgrounds, photos, and designs, so you can see notes just like on your mobile.
Finally, for next week, you can use google assistant to quickly access over 30 types of exercises with the adidas Running app. With “Hey Google, start a run with adidas Running” and the app will open and start tracking your training to record all your data.
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