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Google working to speed up install times of Pixel software update

Google is also working on a compression approach to accelerate the installation of OTA updates on hardware

Google Home routines disappear as control settings get new user interface

In October this year, the tech giant had announced that it was rolling out a Home update that would let users view their Nest camera and doorbell feeds on the web

Google announces to shut AI-driven automation service 'Duplex on the Web'

The company introduced Duplex on the Web during its 2019 Google I/O developer conference

Google Messages to get end-to-end encryption for group chats: Details here

It has also launched campaigns to convince Apple to adopt this standard for its own Messages app

Android smartphone users may use iMessage in 2023 via 'Sunbird Messaging'

The app claims to bring iMessage to Android for free with no need for hardware aside from an Android phone

Google terminates thousand of YouTube channels in China, Russia, Brazil

Google has purged thousands of YouTube channels in China, Russia and Brazil as part of its investigation into coordinated influence operations

Android announces accessible reading mode, digital car key-sharing features

To use Reading mode, you have to install an app from the Google Play store, which provides new adjustable display and audio options

Google Doodle celebrates inventor of video game cartridge Gerald Lawson

In 2011, the International Game Developers Association recognised Lawson as an industry trailblazer for his contributions to gaming

Pixel's Recorder app detects multiple people talking using 'Speaker Labels'

Last month, Google revealed that its upcoming Pixel 7a smartphone is set to feature a 90Hz refresh rate display and wireless charging

Google discovers new commercial spyware that exploits Chrome, Firefox

Google, Microsoft and Mozilla fixed the affected vulnerabilities in 2021 and early 2022

SwiftChat with Google introduces speech-based reading tool 'Read Along'

The tool is available as an Android app and as a website

Google Play's Best of 2022 apps and games announced: Here is the full list

The best apps and games curated by the Google Play's editorial team included a new category - The Best Ongoing games - to celebrate the unique experiences games have to offer

YouTube fixes crash issues on iOS app, after receiving complaints

Several users took to the microblogging platform Twitter to report the issues

Google Maps faces issue with voice search feature on CarPlay: Report

In June this year, the tech giant had rolled out a new feature for Google Maps that would show the air quality layer in the US on both Android and iOS users

Google, YouTube to invest $13.2 mn to help fight misinformation: Report

Fact-check panels on YouTube appear at the top of search results for queries related to a specific claim, helping provide viewers with additional context

Google Chrome let iOS users to open links from other apps in Incognito

Google has added a feature to ChromUsers will now see favicons next to site credentials in their Ge for iOS that allows users to quickly open external links from other apps while using Incognito mode

YouTube removed 1.7 mn videos in India in July-Sept, most in world

Around 5.6 million videos were removed globally for violating platform's community guidelines

Google to develop AI with iCAD to improve breast cancer screening

This will be Google's first commercial agreement to license its mammography AI research model to be integrated into real-world clinical practice

Centre to come up with light-touch regulations for big tech firms: Report

This comes in the backdrop of signs that tech firms may slow down investment in India after the Competition Commission of India's (CCI's) penalty on Google

Lawsuit on Google Play over 'exorbitant fees' grows to 21 million users

The consumers claim Google inflates Android app prices by taking, with some exceptions, a 30% cut of sales on Google Play