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Google Lens is a handy little app these days, especially as we find ourselves moving forward in a world where we would rather not touch anything. Lens lets you point your phone’s camera at all sorts of stuff to learn more, like a restaurant’s posted menu or a QR code that could bring one up. Because we’re accessing Lens more than ever, Google is toying with the idea of making it more accessible on Pixel phones.
Some users have started noticing an extra shortcut baked into their Google Search bar at the bottom of the Pixel Launcher. That shortcut is a Google Lens shortcut sitting next to the Google Assistant button. The idea, as you can imagine, is that this puts you a single screen and tap away from opening Lens and scanning stuff.
Google experimenting with adding Lens app to Pixel launcher
The idea here is to make the Lens app as accessible as possible
Google Lens is a useful little app, especially these days as we live in an environment where we choose not to things in public spaces.
You can use Lens to learn more about supported products or information-bearing codes by pointing your phone’s camera at it, such as a restaurant’s posted menu or a QR code that will bring one up. Because the use of Lens is increasing in this pandemic-ridden world, Google is experimenting with making it more accessible on Pixel devices.
Android 12 DP3 Gets A New 4×4 App Grid For Your Homescreen Advertisement Advertisement
The third developer preview for Android 12 was released today and in it there’s a new 4×4 app grid for Pixel launcher users.
While the 4×4 app grid itself is not new, as it’s present in Android 11, this particular version of it
is new and changes things up a bit. Keep in mind that this is a Pixel Launcher specific thing. So you’ll need to be using this launcher for it to be available. Having said that, this is more than likely going to make its way into other launchers and for non-Pixel devices.
Android 12 Developer Preview 3: All the upcoming user-facing features revealed
Sudhanshu SinghApr 22, 2021, 14:17 IST
Google has officially released the third developer preview of its upcoming
Android 12 OS.
Android OS could see tons of design and interface improvements.
Android 12 will be released at the Google I/O event in May.Google has officially released the third Developer Preview (DP3) of Android 12 for developers. We ve already seen two previews of the upcoming Operating System (OS) version and we now have a decent idea of what Android 12 could be like.
Google has released new APIs for camera, haptics and more. Folks at
XDA-developers have dug out all the user-friendly features on the recent build and there are quite a few of them.
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Google adding new Earth Day wallpapers for Pixel phones.
Google is introducing a handful of new Earth Day-themed wallpapers for the Pixel smartphones this week. The new wallpapers are accessible by long-pressing anywhere on the Pixel Launcher and selecting Styles & wallpapers . Housed in Curated Culture , these three new Earth Day Pixel wallpapers were drawn by Jeremyville.
The style anthropomorphizes fish, land creatures and even trees, showing them having a fun celebration, reports 9To5Google. Like before, it s available on the Pixel 3 and newer devices. It s not particularly optimised for the Pixel 5, 4a 5G, or 4a s front-facing hole-punch camera, according to the report.