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On Sunday,Google respondedto complaints from aPixel 6user regarding the smartphone’s fingerprint scanner. Google Based on the support documents, Google recommends avoiding brightly lit areas when trying to input your fingerprint. It also says that certain screen protectors can cause issues with the fingerprint sensor built into the scanner. Google This isnt the first time a smartphone has had issues with its fingerprint scanner when first released. In 2019,Samsungs S10 and Note 10 phones sufferedfrom a similarly slow response time....

Reminiscent of Instagram Stories Don’t let your photos languish on your camera roll. Google’s new feature lets you share them with style. Google Photosis about to get a small but impactful redesign. Google Photos Memories.Google / Rawpixel / Mockup Photos Jakob Owens / Unsplash Alongside the redesigned tab, Google is also releasing an experimental feature. Google Photos on a smartphone.Jakob Owens / Unsplash

Most notable isthe addition of a relevant search feature. KDP / Getty Images At the same time, Chrome on Android now displays trending search results. Separately, Google made enhancements to Touch to Search. Using search on a smartphone.KDP / Getty Images The feature will display a carousel at the bottom of the interface with a list of related search results. The company says this feature makes it easy to get into the company’s search engine quickly....

Google said anew RSVP option will allow users to select their attendanceas in-person or virtual. Google said the feature gradually will roll out to users in the coming weeks. This is just one of the many Google Workplace updates in recent months. Getty Images/shapecharge Getty Images / 10'000 Hours

Google detailed that the feature is gradually rolling out to users in the next week and into November. Googles Focus time is similar to a new feature Apple debuted in its recentiOS 15 updatecalled Focus Mode. Getty Images/shapecharge

It’s also useful for scheduling appointments, setting reminders, and tracking RSVPs. Using Google Calendar You don’t need a manual to get started. Select a day and start typing to add events. View the calendar by day, week, or month, depending on your preference. All views are easy to use. I use Google Calendar on my phone just as often as I do on a computer. The app is available from a phone or a tablet....

Chrome turns 15 this month, and Google plans to celebrate in style. The update will bring GooglesMaterial Youdesign language, first introduced alongsideAndroid 12, to the surfing app. The new Chrome will even remember the theme you previously selected when switching between Google accounts. A public preview of the new store isavailable to previewstarting today. The update is more than skin-deep, however. Separately, Google is also rolling out an update to Chrome’sSafe Browsing functionality....

You’ll also be able to mark entire threads as unread, starting from a specific message. The rollout already has begun, with Google estimating it could take until November to finish. Google Google

No one, that’s who. Google just dropped three new generative AI-powered experimental features for its Chrome web app. ), customize your themes, and (of course) get help when writing on the web. Google They’re currently disabled for enterprise and educational accounts, for now, though. Head over to the Customize Chrome side panel, click ‘Change Theme’ and ‘Create with AI.’ All the options are there, with plenty of styles and moods to choose from, no text-prompting necessary....

Anew post on the official blog pageexplains that Chrome recently has received a handful of performance adjustments. These improvements make it possible to find what you’re looking for before you even finish typing it out. Browsing has received a boost through Chrome’sPartitionAllocmemory allocator, which has reduced overall memory use and increased performance. John Moore / Staff / Getty Images Fixing the fairly regular shutdown hangs seems to have been a matter ofcachingor rather, not caching....

Google announced some updates tohow Google Safe Browsing in the Chrome net online gate handles URLchecking. With this update, Chrome will now use a list that’s updated in real-time. The feature also uses encryption to ensure that no one knows what websites you’re visiting. A security error notification example in Google Chrome.Google Google’s Password Checkup also got an update for the iOS app. Now, Password Checkup will flag weak and reused passwords in addition to flagging passwords that have been compromised....

The company is ending its ongoing test Google has pulled the plug on its ongoing test to hide full URLs, since it said doing so doesnt actually help with security. Initially spotted byAndroid Policeon Thursday, the companys experiment to only show partial URLs in the surfing app bar will officially end without launching. S3studio / Contributor Google has attempted to hide full URLs on and off for years, most notably in Chrome 86, which launched last year....

Here’s everything you should probably know. When Is Google Cloud Next 2025? We don’t have dates for Google Cloud Next ‘25, but it typically happens in the early spring. The last Google Cloud Next was April 9-11, 2024 at the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas. It also had online options. Pricing has changed starting with Google Cloud Next 2023; previous events were free to attend. What Will Google Announce at Cloud Next 2025?...