Google shared updates – Kommersant FM – Kommersant

Browser “Kommersant FM” Alexander Levy tells what options will appear in the operating systems and services of the company.

Google has unveiled new features for its operating systems at the MWC technology show in Barcelona. In particular, the presentation focused on updates for Android platforms, Wear OS and Chrome OS. Of the nine fresh features, four corporations are already opening for use.

For example, Google Drive for phones and tablets based on the green robot now supports the free annotation of PDF files. This feature is quite common in the macOS Preview and Mozilla Firefox desktop apps, but is much less common in mobile versions. Chrome browser will allow users to increase the size of web page content by 300%. Users of Android mobile devices will receive a similar option in the 14th version of the platform.

It is difficult to call the Emoji Kitchen function the most practical, but it is worth recognizing it as curious and even entertaining. The Gboard keyboard app can create hybrid emojis by combining a couple of separate well-known elements. For example, if you take a heart and a basketball, then the output will be a heart with a print of a sports equipment.

The updated version of Google Meet will improve the quality of communication, namely, it will suppress extraneous noise on some new models of Android phones and tablets. It is worth noting that this option is different from the one that is available by default on some branded Pixel smartphones.

Among the options that will appear soon, they promise more animation. For example, funny penguins and other characters during the completion of transactions. Chromebooks will be able to pair Bluetooth headphones using the Fast Pair feature. Google Keep makes it easier to manage notes and to-dos with a new widget.

The platform for wearable electronics Wear OS will receive new modes for working with audio files, color correction and grayscale processing. And customers of the British operator Vodafone will be the first to switch to the Google-supported RCS standard and receive the so-called chat features. We are talking about typing indicators and message encryption.