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Reduce your carbon footprint with these new Google Maps and Flights features

Reduce your carbon footprint with these new Google Maps and Flights features

October 6, 2021
In March this year, Google first announced a new Eco-friendly routes feature for Google Maps. The company once again highlighted this feature at I/O 2021 in May and also showcased a new Safer Routing feature. Google is now finally rolling it out to users, along with a host of other sustainability features for other services. New...
Google announces AI enhancements for Search and better shopping tools

Google announces AI enhancements for Search and better shopping tools

September 29, 2021
At Google’s Search On event this year, the company announced a number of big improvements to Google Search. Google has previously used the Search On event to announce features in some of its search-related products. These improvements range from AI enhancements to redesigns, to better shopping tools, and aim to make your life much easier...
Report: Google in talks with Instagram and TikTok for Search integration

Report: Google in talks with Instagram and TikTok for Search integration

September 27, 2021
Google is reportedly in talks with ByteDance and Facebook to bring Instagram and TikTok videos to Google Search. The company aims to strike a deal with the social media platforms to index their short format videos on its search engine. If the deal goes through, you'll be able to look up Instagram and TikTok videos...
Google Search on desktop is officially getting a dark theme

Google Search on desktop is officially getting a dark theme

September 9, 2021
Google has begun testing a dark mode for Google Search on Windows 10 and macOS. As is usually the case with Google’s feature rollouts, this one too seems to be part of an A/B test, and as such, it’s not available for everyone just yet. Many users on Windows and macOS are receiving a notification (via...
Google Search and Assistant gain new back-to-school features

Google Search and Assistant gain new back-to-school features

August 11, 2021
To make the transition to post-pandemic life easier for kids and families, Google today announced some new features for Google Search and Assistant. The new features include Family Bell checklists, a new way to trigger your daily routine, new stories and puzzles for Google Nest Hub, and more. Family Bell comes to mobile: Family Bell...
Google Search could use conversational AI to help you learn a new language

Google Search could use conversational AI to help you learn a new language

June 17, 2021
Google is reportedly working on a conversational AI that can take on the likes of Duolingo to help you learn a new language through Google Search, according to a report from The Information. The technology appears to build upon Google's Language Model for Dialog Applications, or LaMDA, that was unveiled at this year's Google I/O....
Google is expanding Android’s search engine choice screen in Europe

Google is expanding Android’s search engine choice screen in Europe

June 9, 2021
Google is bringing new updates to its Search engine selection screen that was introduced in Europe in 2019, as per directions by the European Union. Later this year, users in the European Economic Area (EEA) and the UK will see up to 12 options for their preferred search engine for the pre-installed Google app and...
Google I/O 2021 schedule goes live: Here’s what to look out for

Google I/O 2021 schedule goes live: Here’s what to look out for

April 28, 2021
Earlier this month, Google announced when its highly-anticipated developer conference will take place. Google I/O 2021 kicks off on May 18th and lasts through May 20th, and it'll be a virtual event that's free for anyone to attend. Today, Google published the full schedule for the event, giving us an overview of what sessions will...
Google adds COVID-19 travel advisories to Search and Maps

Google adds COVID-19 travel advisories to Search and Maps

April 28, 2021
With lockdown restrictions loosening in some areas of the world, people are understandably eager to start planning vacations. To help navigate travel guidance information, Google announced it has added COVID-19 related travel advisories to Search and Maps. Going forward, when you search for flights, hotels, or things to do, Search will show users information like if...
Google Search now shows Pac-Man, Ultraman, Hello Kitty, and other iconic anime characters in AR

Google Search now shows Pac-Man, Ultraman, Hello Kitty, and other iconic anime characters in AR

April 20, 2021
In December last year, Google added a new augmented reality experience to Search that let users view a 3D animated version of Baby Yoda on their devices. The company is now giving a similar treatment to several iconic anime characters, including Pac-Man, Ultraman, Hello Kitty, and more. As per a recent blog post from the company,...
Google Search will rank websites based on “page experience” starting June 2021

Google Search will rank websites based on “page experience” starting June 2021

April 19, 2021
Google Search is responsible for a huge amount of web traffic. Anyone that runs a website knows how important it is to rank highly on Google. So it's always a very big deal when the company changes the way it ranks websites. Today, Google announced a new ranking algorithm that will start taking "page experience"...
Google Search will prioritize in-depth content when ranking product reviews

Google Search will prioritize in-depth content when ranking product reviews

April 10, 2021
Google Search is one of the main ways people find reviews for a product or service, but it can sometimes be difficult to figure out which reviews are actually helpful. That's why Google has announced an update to its search algorithm, which promises to filter out less-helpful reviews. Google is rolling out its "product reviews update,"...