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[Nairrk]

Camscanner back on Google Play Store after being removed due to trojan dropper malware

CamScanner, the popular document scanning app downloaded by over 100 million people, was removed by Google from the Play Store. The app was reportedly distributing malware on smart devices. Security researchers from Kaspersky Lab revealed in its recent vulnerability report that Camscanner has been carrying malware. Now, the company has fixed the issues and it is back on the Play Store.

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[Nairrk]

Google Gboard 8.7.2 Beta introduces more keyboard height options and handwriting speed

Google has just launched a new Beta version of its in-house keyboard app Gboard. Similar to most Beta updates, the company has introduced a number of new features. These features give us a glimpse of the new things that Gboard users should expect in the future. The introduction of these features makes Gboard an even more compelling offering for Android users looking for a good keyboard. It already provides a number of features including layout, languages, keypresses, themes, text correction, voice typing, built-in search, and more. Google is likely to bring the new versions to the stable version in the coming weeks.

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[Nairrk]

Google Maps Incognito Mode now available to beta testers

In what may bolster Google’s reputation as a privacy-focussed company, the testing for Google Maps incognito mode in now reportedly underway. The Google Maps version 10.26 for Android will bring a horde of features, including the incognito mode that the company announced at the Google I/O this year. Much like in the Chrome browser, the incognito mode in Google Maps will give users an option to freely access the app without sharing any navigation data with Google.

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[Nairrk]

Google adds new button to solve your most common browser problems

Google has reportedly added a new button to its Chrome desktop browser that lets the user pause music as well as videos from the current tab without even opening all the tabs to find out where the music is playing. The feature is of great help for those users who open multiple tabs simultaneously on desktop. It adds convenience when the computer volume is up and you need to quickly shut the music off. The feature is reportedly still in the experimental phase.

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[Nairrk]

Google Maps: Search for public toilets near you just got easier

Search for public toilets in the near vicinity just got easier. The Google Maps platform now lists over 57,000 public toilets in 2,300+ cities across India. The initiative was launched in 2016 as a pilot in three cities—New Delhi, Bhopal, and Indore—in collaboration with the Swachh Bharat Mission and ministry of housing & urban affairs.

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[Nairrk]

Google Go app's new mode adds new level of privacy: All you need to know

Google is adding a new mode to its Google Go app. This will enable users to search without searches being saved to their account or their device, providing a new level of privacy. A lot of users access the internet on a shared or borrowed device. The new mode enables a user to keep their search experience separate from others who use the same device, the company said.

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[Nairrk]

42 malicious apps on Google Play Store affected 8 million Android users: Report

Security researchers have detected plenty of Android apps on the Play store that serve ads to unsuspecting victims in order to make money. ESET reportedly found 42 apps on Google Play as belonging to the adware campaign, which had been running since July 2018. Of those, 21 were still available at the time of discovery. The report says that the apps have been downloaded more than 8 million times.

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[Nairrk]

Google Messages RCS works in India; promises next-gen messaging alternative to SMS, WhatsApp

Google has long been working on Rich Communication Services (RCS) protocol that is meant to replace the aging SMS. SMS as a protocol has been around since the early days of the Global System for Mobile communications (GSM). For context, the first SMS message was sent back in 1992. This makes the protocol about 27 years old. Moving to RCS, it builds on SMS to offer advanced features such as typing indicators, file transfer, and more. This makes it somewhat closer to what we get on WhatsApp but without the need for a third-party Facebook-owned app. To understand Google Messages RCS, let’s focus on the development of RCS.

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[ccprakash]

waited for pixel 4, and just ordered pixel 3 as pixel 4 is not coming to india. It may not have the high end hardware, but look and feel is entirely different with pixel devices. Its like Enfield/Safari. Ones you own it, it will be too difficult to get out of that hangover....

 

[Nairrk]

Google rolls out Dark Theme for Gmail on iOS and Android; Here’s how to activate

With the launch of Android 10 and iOS 13, both Google and Apple allowed its users to apply system-wide dark themes. The rollout is taking place in phases to avoid server congestion. The update is expected to fully rollout to all devices in the next few weeks.

To get Gmail’s dark theme on Android, you need to open the Gmail app, click on the hamburger menu at the top left corner and then navigate to Settings. In the Settings panel, you need to press General settings, then click on Theme and then select the Dark option. Pixel owners get an additional feature, which is that whenever their Battery Savel mode is enabled the Gmail app on its own will turn on the dark theme.

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[Nairrk]

Google Chrome silent update rendered thousands with unresponsive browsers

Google recently rolled out a silent experimental change to its Chrome web browser, which rendered thousands of businesses with unresponsive browsers and no solution. Businesses which use Chrome in their shared virtual machine environments were shown a white screen on the tabs along with an unresponsive browser.

This bug led to them flooding Google’s support forums and Chromium bug tracker. To which the company has now responded stating that they had been testing an experimental change in beta for five months, which was now made live for the stable version.

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[Nairrk]

Google Maps gets 'Local Guide' feature in select cities: All you need to know

Google keeps on adding new features to its Maps app in a bid to make it more user-friendly. The company has already added a new toggle to switch off 3D view. Now, the search giant has reportedly added a new feature that would allow Google Maps users to follow Local Guides for better-personalized recommendations. This feature is being currently piloted in a few cities, including Delhi, San Francisco, and Tokyo. The list also includes Sao Paulo, Bangkok, London, New York, Osaka, and Mexico City.

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[Nairrk]

Google Assistant for Android TV now supports Hindi language

Last year, Google Assistant was updated with support for the Hindi language. Now, Google Assistant for Android TV also offers support for the same language. In September this year, Google revealed that Hindi has become the second most used Google Assistant language globally after English. Android is the most popular mobile OS in the world, and with India being a key mobile phone market, Google is putting its efforts to support the national language.

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[Nairrk]

Google Photos now lets users manually tag people in photos

Several months after confirming that manually tagging people on Google Photos will become a reality, the company has finally rolled out the feature in which users will be able to manually add in many of the faces that its algorithm misses out on. Those hoping that the feature would allow you to point at any area in an image and add a tag to it, will be disappointed.

Face tagging feature still relies on the tech giant’s algorithm and its ability to detect a person or pet’s face to begin with, Android Police reported on Wednesday. To manually tag people, open Google Photos, look for any picture with people or pets in it, and swipe up or tap the overflow key on the top right. This brings up the updated EXIF panel with the People section, recognized persons’ avatars, and an edit icon or pen on the right.

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[Nairrk]

Google Maps adds plug type filter for EV charging stations

Google Maps has recently received a new filter to classify the Electronic Vehicles charging stations based on plug type. Google Maps adds filter of plug type for EV charging stations

The search giant finally paid heed to the users’ demand who own an electric vehicle. There are different types of charging connectors used by several car manufacturers. For example, Nissan use CHAdeMO, Tesla uses its connector, and the BMW and VW use CCS plug type for charging their cars. However, the users can choose from different plugs, including J1772, CCS (Combo 1), Type 2, CCS (Combo 2), CHAdeMO, and Tesla.

To use the new feature, the users can head over to the Google Maps > Settings > Electric Vehicle Settings >Your Plugs > Choose and save.

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