Google’s latest feature drop for Android and Wear OS brings several new features to Android phones and Wear OS smartwatches. The new features will be available to users in the coming weeks, just in time for the holiday season.
- Cast to watch on Google TV
- New reading mode on Android
- New YouTube search widget on the home screen
- Digital sharing of car keys
- New festive photo designs in Google Photos
- New emoji sticker options
- New Wear OS features
With the Google TV app, you can now cast content directly to your TV with one tap. You can browse content on your phone while watching something on TV and also use your phone as a remote control.
Android’s new reading mode provides accessibility features for a better reading experience. You can adjust the font, size, color, text-to-speech and playback speed of the screen.
Easily access content from YouTube on your home screen with a quick tap. With the new YouTube home screen widget, you can access your subscriptions feed, favorite videos and Shorts right from your home screen.
Compatible digital car keys can now be shared with other Google Pixel phones or iPhones through your phone’s digital wallet app.
Google Photos is getting new design options for festive photos created by Yao Cheng Design. Users can choose their own photos and then have them arranged in one of many new design options.
You can now combine more emojis into stickers via Gboard.
Wear OS Tiles are easy to navigate shortcuts to apps like Contacts, Google Maps, Weather. Google Keep has been updated with an improved look to better suit smartwatch displays. Adidas Running now supports Google Assistant voice commands.