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Google Maps SOS Alerts to Help With Navigation and Visual Information During Crises

• Google Maps will now help with navigation during disasters and crises
• It will also provide visual information relevant to users in such times
• The feature will be first seen in India for flood forecasts

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Google Maps testing 'off-route' alert feature in India

Besides ensuring users’ safety, the feature is also intended to help them avoid being tricked by a cab driver while traveling to an unfamiliar part of the city. On sensing a wrong route, the feature would not re-route the driver, but send alerts on the users’ phones.

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Gmail's 'Dynamic Email' Feature Will Start Rolling Out for Everyone From July 2

Earlier in March this year, Google added support for AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) to Gmail. This made it possible to create interactive content that works right inside Gmail. These 'dynamic emails' will allow users to take certain actions within an email, without leaving their current screen. Google has now announced that it will start rolling out these dynamic emails to all Gmail and G Suite users from July 2. The feature is currently available in beta.

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Gmail for Android getting Dark Mode in bits and pieces

Google introduced a new white layout for Gmail on Android back in January this year. And now Gmail for Android is getting dark mode in certain parts of the app. For now, it is only in the Settings area of the app. You can neither turn on or off the Dark mode on Gmail right now. This change is part of the Gmail v2019.06.09 update. And apart from the settings area, neither the sidebar nor the main mail area has it. Though this is progress and it shows that Google is on the right path with Gmail.

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Google Maps will now alert you if your cab or auto goes off-route
(Earlier, they were testing this feature - as reported in post no.152)

Google has announced a feature update to its Google Maps app on Android phones in India. The feature labelled as “Stay Safer” allows users to get notifications and alerts every time a cab or an auto-rickshaw goes off-route. Stay Safer will primarily alert and notify users traveling in taxis, auto-rickshaws when their vehicle goes off-route. The feature also allows users to share their live trip status with friends and family when travelling alone.

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Gmail dynamic email feature now rolling out to all users: Here is how it changes email

Google announced Dynamic email as a new feature for Gmail early this year. The feature has been available to G Suite users and on the desktop for some time. Now, it is rolling out to all users. If you are a Gmail user then you may not be able to immediately locate it, but Google says most users will see the feature within 15 days. Dynamic email was first announced in March as a way to make emails more interactive in Gmail.

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Google Photos for Android to get manual face tagging, timestamp edits and more

Google Photos’ product lead, David Lieb, has confirmed that the company is working to bring manual face tagging, timestamp edits, and other features on Android. Lieb revealed the information through a string of tweets when he asked users for direct feedback about the Google Photos app.

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Google app teardown reveals Assistant upcoming Ambient mode and ‘Brief your Assistant’ features

The latest Google app teardown by 9to5Google reveals that Assistant will get a new Ambient Mode, though, it might be exclusive to the Pixel series. The mode will showcase frequently requested queries like What's the weather or play night sounds right from the always-on display present in the Pixel series.

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Google Maps adds 3 new 'India-inspired' features; brings offers, deals and redesigned Explore tab

Google has introduced three new features in Google Maps to discover local places for users in India. The software giant has revamped the Explore tab to a redesigned ‘India-inspired’ Explore tab, which will now fetch dining offers and suggestions tailored to users’ taste.

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Google Translate Instant Camera Feature Gets a Massive Update With Support for Over 100 Languages

Google's Translate app is getting a major update with support for new languages and a massive update to the camera feature within the app. Translate is a popular app that allows users across the world to quickly translate text from just about anywhere. Google is now adding support for 60 additional languages for the instant camera feature, including Hindi, apart from increasing accuracy by almost 85 percent.

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Google Maps can now show you bike sharing stations on app with real-time updates

Google is adding support for bike-sharing stations to Maps as it will help inform users about docked bike-sharing services near them. Google was testing this feature in New York City and now it is expanding to 23 more cities. The latter include Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Budapest, Chicago, London, and Los Angeles among others, The Verge reports.

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Google to release Chrome 76 on July 30 to stop websites from detecting users in Incognito

“At the end of July, Chrome will remedy a loophole that has allowed sites to detect people who are browsing in Incognito Mode. This will affect some publishers who have used the loophole to deter metered paywall circumvention, so we’d like to explain the background and context of the change” Barb Palser, Partner Development Manager, News and Web Partnerships wrote in the Google blog.

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Google Photos on Android gets live preview feature for videos

The live preview feature on Google’s photo service works similar to the way it does on YouTube. While YouTube fetches a small portion of the video to show you a preview, Google Photos plays the entire video. This will be useful in deciding whether to open a video or not. Like YouTube, Google Photos plays back only the video and does not play the audio associated with it. The feature is not a big deal breaker as it but is a step in the right direction.

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Google adds spelling and grammar correction tools to Gmail

Google has started rolling out new features to its popular Gmail application. The company has introduced spelling and grammar correction in Gmail.

The new features will start once you start typing a message in Gmail. Furthermore, the company has revealed that it has added as-you-type autocorrection for improved accuracy. However, it is meant for some common spelling mistake.

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Gmail app for iPhones gets image blocking feature

Internet giant Google has updated its Gmail app for iOS devices. The update brings with it a new image blocking setting to prevent Gmail from automatically loading images in attachments.

With the new update, Gmail app users can now choose from multiple options when it comes to the images in attachments. These include ask each time or not to display external images at all. The new setting is will counteract tracking services that embed small invisible images into emails. These usually let a sender know when the receiver opens the email, 9to5Mac reports.

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