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Highlights of the Google I/O 2021 Keynote

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After being disappointed with the cancellation of the Google I/O keynote in 2020 due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, this year, Google has come up with an all-virtual event, streamed live across the globe. Source: Google In this year’s keynote, there were talks about several much-awaited updates, technologies, and innovations that could make our lives easier at so many levels. Since we always have our phones, if nothing else, in our hands, Google has come up with ideas that a lot of things can be accessed through the phone without using the actual thing designated for the purpose. The first and major highlight of the event was the announcement of the Android 12 update. There are major visual changes and User-interface updates, which will make our phones ‘deeply personal’. Other updates are related to Privacy and new features for general ease of accessibility. Google claims that this new
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What’s new in the world of Google Apps and Services

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The long-awaited Google I/O keynote took place in an all-virtual live stream, where several new announcements and launches, ideas and innovations and lots more were announced. New and upcoming Android 12 update, Samsung+ Google’s collaborative wearables, new workspace smart canvas, and lots of other things were mentioned in the keynote. We all know that in this day and date, the only thing we never lose sight of is our smartphone. Google’s new innovations would make our lives much easier by putting everything we need right in our hands. Let’s talk about one of the things mentioned in the keynote - Updates to Google Maps. Almost all of us android users know and use Google Maps to reach our destination. The new updates to this application will make our lives easier, or so the ‘Google people’ say. We will be able to access a live view of the place right from the Maps; details about shops and restaurants, like how busy they are, recent reviews and of course, photos of most popular dishes w
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Google and Samsung - ‘Wear’ as One

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Google and Samsung’s team playing go way back. The latest in the collaboration is their new wearable. That’s right! The best features of Google WearOS and Samsung’s TizenOS are coming together in their new and improved ‘Wear’able device. This wearable was announced in the recently held Google I/O keynote, where Google’s Sameer Samat highlighted three key areas where this smartwatch will excel. Source: Google First is the unified platform in collaboration with Samsung. The two companies together came up with their best features to give us better battery life and improved performance for Google's watch WearOS. Both the companies’ OS was lagging far behind Apple OS. With this new upgrade, it will be easier for developers to build great apps for the watch with a single set of APIs. It could lead to a whopping 30% faster app launches, smoother animations, and transitions. The best feature of this upgrade would be something we’ve always wanted in our wearable devices- a longer battery li
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Google’s Newest - The Smart Canvas

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During the recently held Google I/O keynote, there were several updates and innovations announced by Google. One of them was a smarter workspace for all kinds of users. This is a specially useful upgrade, in the current work from home scenario. They call it the ‘Smart Canvas’. After launching Google Docs and Sheets in 2006, Google has almost 15 years of workspace experience, Now its goal is to make the experience much better for everyone. Source: Google Introduced by Google’s Javier Soltero, the update is basically built on Google Documents which allows people to connect using building blocks, making them interact with each other on projects and work easily. Somewhat similar to Coda, it uses pre-existing templates(you can also customize your own) to tell people in detail what exactly they need to do. Javier explained with the example of a distributive team using Smart Canvas to plan an important Marketing campaign. The simplified steps to use this workspace include starting a Document
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New Android 12 Update - What to Expect?

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Last year, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we missed out on the Google I/O event as it was completely canceled by the company. But this year, Google has made up for it with an all-virtual I/O available to stream live for free. Source: Google One of the major highlights of this keynote was the Android12 update, which will be launched later this year. This much-awaited upgrade has 3 big changes over its previous Android 11. The first one is the new user interface, called Material You , that will help you to have a deeply personalized smartphone. The new upgrade of the android will bring a completely custom palette by using your background and your wallpaper. It will notice the background’s main color and the subtle tones and hues to make your smartphone’s theme match with it. Source: Google Along with that, the notification panel will also undergo a not-so-subtle change. You will get an updated quick settings menu with new toggles, for example, you can toggle off your camera and microphon
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