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