Android users are gearing up for dozens of new features in the latest version of Google's operating system, including updates for Wear OS smartphones, tablets, smartwatches and even Google TV devices.
New features in the latest version of Android include a number of improvements to the Messages app, including an experimental feature called Voice Moods, which adds colorful backgrounds and emoji themes to your voice messages to help recipients understand your emotions, whether it's surprise, surprise, laughter, or emotions. Love, etc.
Google Messages also makes use of Reaction Effects, another experimental feature that creates full-screen animated emojis. This feature is somewhat similar to Message Effects in Apple's iMessage, but is designed to respond to individual messages rather than a single message.
Google's Emoji Kitchen app includes new sticker packs that can be shared as stickers via the Gboard keyboard app. This feature allows users to convert emojis into new combinations.
Smartwatch owners can now control smart home devices and lighting kits from the watch's small screen. This includes smart devices such as vacuum cleaners and robotic mops.
Users can also set the mood by customizing light collections to different themes, such as: b. Focus time, reading, dinner, etc.
Users can also set the Google Home status to “Home” or “Away” through the smartwatch, turn off the lights, turn on the camera, lock the door, etc. when they leave, and vice versa when they return.
Another upcoming smart home feature will allow Wear OS users to trigger Assistant actions via voice commands from their watch. This allows users to do things like say “Go to work” to start commuting, check the weather, and read their schedule on the calendar.
The smartwatch also features new Quick Assistant Shortcuts that show you important information like weather and travel alerts, event reminders, and more, similar to the Siri watch face on the Apple Watch.
Google's new update also brings accessibility and safety improvements, including TalkBack, which uses artificial intelligence to generate descriptions for images that don't have exact text descriptions and read them aloud to disabled users.
In the coming weeks, more languages will be supported through the Live Captioned Calls feature, which allows users to respond via SMS during a call. The feature adds subtitles to phone conversations.
Google allows users to set a custom PIN via a FIDO2 security key for websites or apps that require user authentication, enabling password-less login.
Google TV for Android is adding more than 10 new free channels, expanding its offering to include more than 100 free channels with movies, game shows, sports, and more.
Google indicates that these features vary slightly depending on the platform and individual needs, as Wear OS updates are available for Wear OS 3 and later, while Live Subtitles updates are available for Android 10 and later, and Talkback updates are available for Android 11 and later. Available. .