The excitement has died down, Google has released two feature drops around the Android ecosystem. Of course, this includes the usual Pixel Feature Drop, which only applies to the smartphones in the Google Pixel series. A few days earlier, however, there was also a general upgrade for all Android users with a few pleasant innovations.
This update reaches a lot more people: what’s new for Android in general
Google has expanded the Gboard. The new text stickers will be available to all Android users with Gboard and the Emoji Kitchen will have over 1600 new combinations. A few improvements for people with disabilities (Lookout, Sound Amplifier) are also planned, including a function for automatically describing photos.
You can also use Google Play Points seamlessly for in-app purchases in the future. Here you can see an overview of what the latest Android Feature Drop brings to your devices. This time, however, Google held back with the summer update.
In addition to many bug fixes: New exclusivities for Google Pixel
If you have a Pixel phone, there are the innovations just mentioned and also a few exclusive innovations for you. These include adding air quality to live to view, access to a Nest doorbell’s camera feed, and LED flashlight-on reminders.
Pocket Operator is even an all-new app for Pixel fans to use to create “weird and wonderful music and video clips.” First and foremost, however, the new feature drop brought many bug fixes and other improvements to the various pixel models and not that many new features.
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