Google introduced a brand new set of options for telephones, automobiles, and wearables at the moment on the Cellular World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. These options embody utilizing Gemini to craft messages, AI-generated captions for photos, summarizing texts via AI for Android Auto, and entry to passes on Put on OS.
The corporate’s Gemini implementation for picture era is dealing with quite a lot of criticism. However that isn’t stopping Google from rolling it out in a special context. The corporate mentioned that beginning this week, Google Messages will get a function that allows you to entry Gemini within the app. The function is presently in beta and solely helps English.
Google can be rolling out a function for Android Auto that reads out summaries of lengthy textual content messages and contextualizes group chats. The function, first introduced final month, additionally dishes out fast options for replies.
The search large can be launching a number of accessibility-related options at MWC. First, the corporate’s Lookout app, which helps visually impaired folks with issues like meals labels and paperwork, will now generate AI-powered captions for photos which have lacking or inaccurate captions or alt textual content. The function is now rolling out to all customers throughout the globe with assist for English. Final yr, Google up to date the Lookout app with an AI-powered assistant, which allowed customers to ask questions on photos.
Google can be rolling out improved display reader assist for Lens in Maps. Customers can level their telephone’s digicam round them and TalkBack will learn details about locations and indicators.
On the productiveness entrance, Google is extending assist for handwritten notes to docs on Android telephones or tablets utilizing only a finger or a stylus. You’ll be able to select from completely different pen kinds and colours to spotlight sure factors in a doc.
Moreover, the corporate is launching assist for Spotify via an output switcher on the Android dwelling display. This implies you may resume listening to a tune or a podcast from one supply to a different supply with Spotify. Beforehand this function solely supported YouTube Music.
Google can be updating the Fitbit app with assist to get information from completely different sources like AllTrails, Oura Ring, and MyFitnessPal. The corporate redesigned the app with a brand new three-tabbed structure final yr. The As we speak tab exhibits you information like train, steps, energy burned, and flooring climbed. And the “You” tab exhibits you information from completely different apps together with Fitbit’s personal information.
There are a number of Put on OS-related updates as a part of this announcement as nicely. Now you can entry Google Pockets passes like boarding passes, occasion tickets, health club memberships, and loyalty playing cards straight from the watch. Plus, you may get instructions for transit by utilizing voice. What’s extra, there’s an choice to mirror instructions from the telephone or get compass-guided navigation instructions.
