Google’s annual developer conference has now concluded its opening keynote, but the conference continues till May 12. The keynote brought a number of software and hardware announcements this year including a sneak peek at future announcements as well.
Google Maps gets new features
Google Maps now reveals more buildings in regions in Africa, as well as other countries like India and Indonesia using newer, advanced technologies. Pichai reveals that the new 3D mapping technologies are helping power a new Maps experience called 'immersive view'.
The feature allows users to head to select cities and check the weather forecasts, hear the local traffic and even check inside local cafes, all straight from Google Maps. Google Cloud stream will allow the feature to run on any smartphone.
Google Maps also gets eco-friendly routing. The feature, already available in US and Canada, will now be available to more regions including Europe later this year.
YouTube gets better caption support and more
Google's video service YouTube will now enable 10x more videos to get auto-generated captions. Auto-translated captions in 16 languages also come to YouTube soon.
Google Docs gets automated summarization, Google Meet gets new features
A new handy feature comes to Google Docs that will allow the popular writing tool to summarise entire documents automatically.
Google Meet meanwhile, gets improved audio and video quality power by project Starline. The service also gets studio-quality lighting effects that will help with darker settings during video conferences.
Google Search gets 'Multisearch Near me' and Scene exploration features
'Multisearch Near Me'
Google has combined data across multiple inputs to power features like Multisearch earlier this year. Later this year, Google will announce 'Multisearch near me', which will allow users to click pictures and search for items like food, groceries, and more near them. The feature is powered by Google's multi-modal understanding, powered by millions of pictures and reviews powered by other users. the feature will release later this year and will add more languages later on.
Scene exploration
Google's new scene exploration features will allow users to scan not one but multiple items all at once in one real-time picture scan. The feature will then provide users will relevant information without them needing to search for individual products separately.
Google Pixel 6A announced with Tensor chip
Google has announced the new Pixel 6A, a $449 smartphone that offers the Pixel 6-series two-tone look along with a compact 6.1-inch screen. There is also an aluminum frame and a 12.2MP main camera on the back along with a 12MP ultrawide camera.
The phone is powered by the same Tensor 5G chip with the same security architecture as the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. The Pixel 6A comes with a magic eraser, night sight, and other premium Pixel camera features. Magic Eraser in particular can now also make the colors of unwanted objects blend more with the surroundings.
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