Google introduces new features for Android and Wear OS operating systems

The American corporation Google as part of the MWC 2023 conference in Barcelona introduced a number of new features coming to Android, Wear OS and Chrome OS operating systems. Among them are zoom control in the Chrome browser and a faster way to connect headphones to a Chromebook.

Thanks to the new zoom feature in Google Chrome, you can zoom in on images, videos, or text by 300% while maintaining page layout. The feature is already available in the beta version of the browser. Wireless headphones can be paired with a Chromebook with a single tap as part of the Fast Pair feature. Also, if the headphones have already been connected to an Android smartphone, they will automatically connect to the Chromebook as well.

Most Android devices will receive noise cancellation support in a future Google Meet update. Android smartphones will also be able to host to-do list widgets from Google Keep, and the Wear OS version of the app now has new shortcuts for taking notes with your voice. Google Drive will get a PDF processing tool, so you can add annotations to documents using a virtual keyboard or stylus. The annotation can then be saved separately.

The Emoji Kitchen emoji tool has new combination options. Also in Wear OS, there is now support for mono sound, grayscale intensity and color correction modes for people with disabilities.

Evgeny Fedunenko