Google is simplifying account photos across Gmail and Google
In case you never realised it until today, it was possible to have two separate images set as your account photos between Gmail and your Google account.
Google has announced today that they are combining these photos into a single...
Google Pixel 4 dual exposure controls and Live HDR+ will not be coming to...
At the Made By Google event Google wowed with the new camera app on the Pixel 4. The dual exposure controls and the Live HDR+ in the viewfinder were two features that stood out.
In our review we tested...
[Update: another new Bank] Google Pay adds its latest partner in Australia
It's been a while since we've seen any movement in Australian financial institutions adding support for Google Pay, partly because a fairly large proportion of the organisations have already moved over, and partly because those who haven't seem like...
YouTube Music has updated artist profiles
YouTube Music has finally delivered some gorgeous interface updates, starting with the artist profiles. It makes so much difference (despite how good functionality is) to users' impression of your platform when the user interface is easy to navigate.
Not very...
New Park’nPay app lets Sydney drivers pay for parking spaces
The NSW Government has launched a new app called Park'nPay, giving motorists a simple way to pay for parking spaces even if parking meters aren't working or they've no coins or cards to feed them.
Park'nPay is now operating...
Digital bank Up integrates with TransferWise for transparent, best way to move money overseas
The disruption of banking and financial services continues. Not only are digital banks popping up in Australia now (and providing the kinds of digital services the Big 4 can only dream about), but they're integrating with new and existing...
Google Podcasts web interface updated
We love us some podcasts at Ausdroid, and while most of us use and love Pocket Casts, Google's own Podcasts service is improving by leaps and bounds. Their latest round of updates sees a significant improvement to the Google...
Google Maps is rolling out Voice Guidance for people with impaired vision or those...
To mark the importance of World Sight Day Google has unveiled their new Voice Guidance feature for walking directions in Google Maps. Voice Guidance annotates the world via audio description ,adding rich auditory information about the users navigation path...
Another celebrity voice coming to Google Assistant tomorrow
At Google I/O last year we saw Google announce celebrity Assistant voices with John Legend rolling out earlier this year. Google are now teasing that another is set to arrive in the next couple of days.
Google has been...
Google rolling out the new Camera app including the new UI to all users
In case you missed it over the last few months the Google Pixel 4 has been leaked and revealed and torn apart like never before thanks to some late prototypes making their way from the factory floor to retailers...
Google will no longer allow manufacturers to include their own gesture navigation systems as...
Google seems to have finally settled on the gesture navigation system that they deem to be best for Android and are making sure other manufacturers put it at the forefront of their phones.
9to5Google were digging through the latest Google...
Google looking to bring a ‘Raise to Talk’ for Pixel 4’s Google Assistant
Google just wants everyone to use Google Assistant -- and they have been going the right way about it with not just getting their smart speakers into so many places but making it easier and easier to call on...
Pixel 4: Renders renders everywhere
There is surely nothing left to know about the Pixel 4 from a design and hardware point of view (and possibly from a software point of view too) but when a new render pops up why not share?
We have...
Workaround for Google Apps on Huawei Mate 30 appears to be dead
There are a couple of ways to get Google Apps onto Huawei's Mate 30 it has emerged, but the most complete method was an app called LZ Play. It promised a one click (well, two or three, but it...
Need fashion outfit inspiration? Google Lens might be able to help you out
It can be a bit difficult to always work out what the fashion dictates in this day and age, with fashion constantly changing. Now, thanks to Google Lens, that can be a little bit easier thanks to its new...