Google introduced a brand new set of options for telephones, vehicles, and wearables at present on the Cellular World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. These options embrace utilizing Gemini to craft messages, AI-generated captions for photographs, summarizing texts via AI for Android Auto, and entry to passes on Put on OS.
The corporate’s Gemini implementation for picture era is going through lots of criticism. However that isn’t stopping Google from rolling it out in a unique context. The corporate mentioned that beginning this week, Google Messages will get a function that permits you to entry Gemini within the app. The function is presently in beta and solely helps English.
Google can also 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 recommendations for replies.
The search large can also be launching just a few accessibility-related options at MWC. First, the corporate’s Lookout app, which helps visually impaired individuals with issues like meals labels and paperwork, will now generate AI-powered captions for photographs which have lacking or inaccurate captions or alt textual content. The function is now rolling out to all customers throughout the globe with help for English. Final 12 months, Google up to date the Lookout app with an AI-powered assistant, which allowed customers to ask questions on photographs.
Google can also be rolling out improved display screen reader help for Lens in Maps. Customers can level their cellphone’s digital camera round them and TalkBack will learn details about locations and indicators.
On the productiveness entrance, Google is extending help for handwritten notes to docs on Android telephones or tablets utilizing only a finger or a stylus. You possibly can select from completely different pen types and colours to focus on sure factors in a doc.
Moreover, the corporate is launching help for Spotify via an output switcher on the Android house display screen. This implies you possibly can resume listening to a music or a podcast from one supply to a different supply with Spotify. Beforehand this function solely supported YouTube Music.
Google can also be updating the Fitbit app with help to get information from completely different sources like AllTrails, Oura Ring, and MyFitnessPal. The corporate redesigned the app with a brand new three-tabbed format final 12 months. The Right this moment tab reveals you information like train, steps, energy burned, and flooring climbed. And the “You” tab reveals you information from completely different apps together with Fitbit’s personal information.
There are just a few Put on OS-related updates as a part of this announcement as effectively. Now you can entry Google Pockets passes like boarding passes, occasion tickets, fitness center memberships, and loyalty playing cards immediately from the watch. Plus, you will get instructions for transit by utilizing voice. What’s extra, there may be an choice to mirror instructions from the cellphone or get compass-guided navigation instructions.
