Google presents new features in Android at MWC Barcelona 2024
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Google has today present, Monday, February 29, 2024, a series of new features in Android on the occasion of its presence at the Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2024 (MWC) , which ends next Thursday, February 29. Specifically, it has done so in an article on its official blog written by John Renaldi, Sr. Director, Product and Design, Wear OS by Google & GM, Android Health.
The new features aim to make it easier to use Android on mobile phones, tablets, Wear OS smartwatches or Android Auto in vehicles.
Android news present at MWC Barcelona 2024
Below we list the latest Android news, some of them relat to the use of Artificial Intelligence. And after this news we recommend this one in which we recently report how Bard has been renam Gemini .
Using AI-power Android Auto “without taking your eyes off the road”
First, Google’s official blog post reports that “Android Auto uses AI to automatically summarize long texts or group chats with lots of messages while you’re driving.” It also suggests relevant responses and actions, so with a single tap you can send a message, share your estimat time of arrival, or start a phone call.
Listen to AI-generat image descriptions
Lookou image descriptions for Android are AI-generat texts that provide specific database by industry information about the content of photos, images that appear when browsing the web, and images includ in messages. The feature, according to Google’s announcement, “was design in collaboration with blind and low vision groups and is being roll out in English around the world.”
Improv Lens screen reader support in Google Maps
Third, Google notes that it has improv Lens screen reader support in mere attachments but integral components that elevate Maps “to make it easier to explore your surroundings and identify places like ATMs, restaurants, or public transportation stations.”
To benefit from this enhancement, “simply point your phone’s camera at your alb directory surroundings and TalkBack will read aloud relevant information, such as a business’s opening hours, ratings, or directions.”
