Today was Google's dev conference, and here are the main takeaways.
General
- 'Full coverage' from Google News comes to search
- Podcasts are coming to search as well
- AR search results you can see on your phone
- Google lens shows popular dishes in the restaurant's menu
- Duplex not only will make reservations over the phone but now over web too
- Assistant will now have more personalized recommendations
- Assistant comes to Waze
- More transparency and control over privacy
- Incognito mode in Maps, YouTube
Android Q
Innovation:
- Foldable screen support & continuity
- 5G support
- Offline auto-captions for videos
- Smart Reply for IMs
- Dark mode
Security & privacy
- Privacy settings
- Reminders for location usage
- Faster security updates without device reboots
Digital well-being
- Focus mode
- Extended Parental Controls
‘Helpful home’ devices gathered under the Nest name
- Easy to use
- Personal for everyone via Google Assistant
- High privacy
Smart home:
- Nest Hub Max - touchscreen device to control your home aka Alexa with screen
- Previous Nest Hub got a discount
Google Pixel 3a and 3a XL
- Starts at $399
- Has a headphone jack
- AR maps navigation
- AI enhanced camera with Night Sight
- Unlimited Google Photos storage
- 30h stand-by time
- 3 years of updates
AI
- For researchers
- In healthcare
- To foresee floods