Google Weather now shows the date in the 10-day forecast, but this is not the improvement that many were hoping for.
A lot of people own Apple iPhones, and the majority of them use the built-in browser, Safari, to search the internet. This is a dilemma for Google, the most widely used search engine globally. Google pays Apple a hefty price (about $20 billion) to be the iPhone's default search engine. This implies that Google conducts the search on the user's iPhone in the background.
Through the APIs and SDKs that developers may use to incorporate Google Maps into their applications or websites, Google is making its new color scheme and default map design available to third-party apps that utilize the Google Maps Platform. Beginning in May 2024 and lasting until March 18, 2025, the search giant will be undergoing a change.
Google has begun handing out the first System updates for the month of July, starting with Google Play services and the Google Play Store. Google's newest System release notes mention significant upgrades across various services and devices. These updates, available on July 1 and 3, 2024, provide additional developer features, enhanced security and privacy safeguards, and optimized system management tools.
Google is working on a new feature for its Contacts app. The "Besties Widget" is designed to enable easy access to favored contacts.
Google Messages is making minor but welcome changes to how photographs submitted with text look in RCS conversations.
Staying under the speed limit when driving using Google Maps may become much easier on iPhone, as an on-screen speedometer has begun to show for some users.
Users of the Google Pixel 6 are experiencing major headaches due to a new software issue. During a factory reset, some phones encounter a serious issue, transforming them into fancy paperweight.
Gemini continues to advance across the Google ecosystem. Following the relaxation of restrictions on June 18, the AI is now making its way into Google Messages.
Google has added 12 languages spoken by ethnic minorities in Russia to its translation service, as part of a big new upgrade released on Thursday.