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Gemini is now the ubiquitous AI assistant

January 23, 2025 by usatoday24

In the presentation of the three new Samsung phones The technology giant was the common denominator of many of the Galaxy Unpacked moments. Gemini is going to maintain a good part of the artificial intelligence functions of Korean mobile phones, just as it is going to do in the Pixel 9 with a wide variety of new features that Google just promoted. These new experiences based on generative artificial intelligence aim to convert The Pixel 9 in more “AI” mobiles and thus continue ‘fighting’ against OpenAI in a fight between the two that seems to have no end. The prominence of Gemini in the new Galaxy S25 is another example of the crucial moment that Google is going through before the OpenAI steamroller with its ChatGPT. In an advertisement on store.google.com you can read “The new functions of Gemini Live and Rodea to search on Pixel 9 mobiles”, and they will encourage users of Google smartphones play in the same league that the next owners of the new Galaxy S25; Just the opposite of last year with the premiere of Rodea para Busca, which was exclusively for the Galaxy S24 for a few weeks. The first new feature is the power ability send content to Gemini to ask any questions, or have a chat to give more context to a video on YouTube or any type of documents as well as images. Best of all, it can be done with the natural conversation offered by Google’s AI, so the interaction can be more enriching than doing it through text: Images– Add an image to the conversation and Gemini Live will offer detailed information and suggestions and can help resolve problems in real time. Files– You can share documents and have a discussion about them to extract important information or key points. Videos: A conversation with Gemini about a YouTube video with all kinds of details. Gemini Live when querying you about a video on YouTube Google The Free Android The Gemini interface has been redesigned conveniently to add a button to include that type of content as a photo from the gallery or take a new one; similar to what Google Lens can offer. There are more important functions in this sense, such as the possibility of being able to ask about what is seen on the screen when taking a screenshot, taking another one on a PDF from the Google Files app and the same, but with the YouTube app. Gemini is going to be that omnipresent assistant to demand its appearance at all times in a very simple way. And once the content is uploaded, a button will appear where you can read it. “Talk to Live about this” on the same interface, so that when you press it, the AI assistant appears with the attached content appearing in the center of the screen and the two pause and cancel buttons just below in the familiar Gemini Live interface. This great novelty is deployed today at Pixel 9 series, as in the Galaxy S24 and S25although in EL ESPAÑOL – El Androide Libre the Gemini update has not appeared in the Google Play Store. For the rest of the Pixel it will arrive with a ‘soon’. Gemini already does several things at the same time Next up will be the new ability Project Astra screen sharing and video streaming capabilities on Gemini. The technology giant had its moment to share what the interface is like today and will be available in the following months through the Gemini app on the Pixel and S25. Another novelty for the Pixel is the deployment that is being carried out today with Deep Research to Gemini Advanced subscribers in the mobile version after introducing it last month in the web client. All compatible Pixel phones will receive it in the following days. Sending a message in Google Messages with Gemini Google The Free Android A very productive day for Google from your website and from now on you can ask Gemini to use multiple extensions at once from a single prompt and the new capabilities of Rodea to search, which are both summarized in this way: You can now ask Gemini to do several things at the same time in different apps: from finding entertainment venues on Google Maps and sending them to a friend via Google Messages. Circle to search with AI summaries either AI Overviews: They will give any useful information and links about places, trending images, unique objects and more. Act instantly: Circle to Search now identifies phone numbers, email addresses, and URLs. The prompts Multi-extension are available now on Android, iOS and on the webwhile Surround Anything to Find Out More with AI Summaries remains for the moment where it is available globally and only in English.

The Google Pixel 8a that Amazon sells for less than 400 euros in Spain and that you cannot miss

January 23, 2025 by usatoday24

Google is preparing the year and is already starting at launch very tempting offers for some of their best mobile phones as is now the case with the Pixel 8a launched last year in Spain and which has proven to be one of the best in its price range. Range that is now considerably reduced with this incredible offer on Amazon Spain. The technological giant of online searches demonstrates year after year that its Pixels are becoming the users’ favorite mobile phones who are looking for a more special experience than those provided by Samsung and other Android manufacturers. Above all because it has accustomed its users to receive news with regular updates and thus the purchase of the Pixel 8a has more value, especially because it is a mobile phone that has one of the best experiences in photography thanks to Google’s achievements in computing; capable of covering hardware shortcomings by mounting lower capacity sensors to achieve incredible results in captures. A photograph that stands out in hardware for a dual system composed of a 64 Mpx main (dual pixel PDAF, OIS) and a 13 Mpx ultra wide angle. On the front it has a 13 Mpx more than enough for magnificent selfies and video recording. The screen is 6.1 inch AMOLED with 1,080 x 2,400 resolution with a 120 Hz refresh rate and a peak brightness of 2,000 nits. It has Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection to protect the panel and resistance to water and dust thanks to IP67 certification. Google Pixel 8a Chema Flores The Free Android With a large screen and very special photography, Google’s Pixel 8a can be purchased on Amazon in Spain for a price of 399 euros and thus enjoy a 27% discount (its usual price is 549 euros) for the 128 GB variant. If the 256 GB storage option is preferred, it is available for 449 euros (regular price 609 euros) with a 26% discount. In his bowels runs the Tensor G3 chip designed by Google itself and that year after year it shows more power and better management of energy efficiency. It is accompanied by 8 GB of RAM and 128/256 GB storage. Chema Flores The Free Android Mentioned about energy efficiency, battery is 4,492 mAh with 18W fast charging and 8W wireless charging; one of the lowest specifications of a mobile phone that reaches the day of autonomy without any type of problem. The Google Pixel 8a moves away from the dimensions of other larger ones: 152.1 x 72.7 x 8.9 mm with a weight of 188 g. But there is more to the Pixel 8a with details that should not be ignored such as Bluetooth 5.3, WiFi 6e stereo speakers and on-screen fingerprint sensor. And if it is characterized by its computational photography, it also does so in software with a great novelty: Circle to searcha of the new experiences of the technological giant last year to make direct queries of everything that is generated on the screen by making a quick gesture.

The code names of the four phones in the series are leaked

January 23, 2025 by usatoday24

The Pixel 10 have been leaking some details to get closer to next summer in which its launch is expected, since last year Google brought forward the presentation date of the Pixel 9. An internal Google source has shared certain documents that confirm the Pixel 11 codenames which will be released next year. A leak that skips the next Google devices this year, since the first that would be presented is the Pixel 9a to replace the Pixel 8a last year launched in Spainand then the Pixel 10 series for its launch next summer as the station of choice for the technology giant. The internal source has given some documents to Android Authority and thus know the code names that are usually of unique animal species. For example, for the Pixel 11 the denominator theme is going to be the bear, and it is not at all something new for Google use certain names according to a theme; For older versions of Android it always used dessert names like KitKat (Android 4.4), Lollipop (Android 5.0) or Marshmallow (Android 6.0). Each of the mobile phones that make up the Pixel 11 series, and which is surprising for still being four models so that the folding mobile follow another of the protagonistshave their only name as one of the most dangerous subspecies and animals on the planet, the grizzly bear: Pixel 11: “cubs” or “4CS4”. Pixel 11 Pro: “grizzly” or “CGY4”. Pixel 11 Pro XL: “kodiak” or “PKK4”. Pixel 11 Pro Fold: “yogi” or “9y14”. Pixel 9 Pro Chema Flores The Free Android The references are more than clear and “cubs” are for bear cubs, while “grizzly” for one of the subspecies that lives in North America and “kodiak” for the Alaskan brown bear. The last one is “yogi”, inspired by the mythical cartoon character that for so many decades entertained so many generations. Android Authorirty has given more details and it is about the chip that each of the Pixel 11 series models will use: the G6 tensioner with the code name “malibu”. All four will launch sometime in the second half of 2026, so there is a lot of room to maneuver to continue with the same 2024 strategy or make some changes. The Pixel 10a would be another of the protagonists 2026 and its code name is also known: “stallion” or “STA5”. This mobile phone is in a very early stage of development and according to what it maintains Android Authority According to Google, it is considering bringing a completely customized Tensor G5 to the mid-range mobile or staying with the chip designed by Samsung, the Tensor G4. The reason for passing G5 tensioner It would be due to its larger size, since it measures much larger than itself. Apple A18 Prowhich would increase its production cost and possible price; leaked just in autumn 2024. The ideal would be a custom Tensor G6 chip, although it would be quite complicated since the Pixel 10a is launched before the Pixel 11. There is a lot left for these devices and the next one would be the Pixel 9a for the month of March, which will arrive to break some of the patterns that Google has been accustoming the user to, and be a different mobile phone in specifications compared to its older brothers; The previous Pixel 8a and 7a did not represent a big change in the experience according to their specifications.

Google finally fixes the navigation gesture that was broken on older Pixels when updating them to Android 15

January 23, 2025 by usatoday24

Google is already working in the next Pixel 10 and Pixel 11 as was learned yesterday from an internal source. Now one of the bugs that were generated has been marked as corrected when updating old Pixels to the latest version of Android, precisely 15. This version was deployed to the new Pixel 9 like the rest of the old Pixels such as the Pixel 8 series in the middle of October. These types of updates make you enjoy the news and those new experiences who spend their daily lives better with a smartphone, a tablet or a smart watch. But not everything always goes well and with this deployment, users of the old Pixels found themselves with a very strange bug: Swiping in from the right side of the phone did not activate the back gesture, so the interaction experience failed severely with that update to Android 15. Now the issue has been marked as corrected in Issue Trackerthe web space that Google uses to record all bugs or errors on its mobile devices and where you can review the correction of errors. Pixel 7 Pro Alvarez del Vayo The Free Android In fact, a Google employee has stated that the solution will be deployed in a new imminent update of Pixel phones so that normal use of the phone can be resumed. First reported on a Pixel 8 Pro so that it would soon be confirmed in other models by more users. The error affected the gestures that are applied from both sides, not only the right one as has now been confirmed as solved since Issue Tracker. And it is a quite serious problem for the mobile gesture experience, since it has prevented the ability to navigate backwards. The only solution that had been given until now was use the navigation bar with its three buttons, but you can almost say that it is an almost retro experience so that moving with gestures is tremendously simple. The update with the back gesture fix will be deployed in the month of Februaryright in the first weeks, so any of the old Pixels can be used again as it has always been done with an error that can generate a lot of frustration according to what it maintains GSMArena.

the complete list of fixes to numerous bugs

January 23, 2025 by usatoday24

Yesterday it appeared in Issue Tracker the solution to one of the biggest problems that old Pixels have suffered with a navigation gesture that was practically broken. Now it has been launched beta that will be part of the March Pixel Feature Drop of this year. And it is expected that throughout the day the first public beta of Android 16 appears which will be the first step towards the arrival of the final version in the coming months. Also, the appearance of the latest beta of Android 15 is the last one so that the following ones are already based on Android 16. The technology giant has announced the Android 15 QPR2 Beta 3 release and has shared notes on a large number of fixes that caused some pretty serious problems in the user experience of their Pixel phones. One of them caused the mobile restarted when making callsan error that is corrected with the build number BP11.241210.004 and which also includes all the security patches published in this month of January 2025. And according to Android expert Mishaal Rahman, we would be facing the latest major version of the beta build for Android 15 QPR2. And based on how Google is taking things with Android 16, there are no longer plans to release new builds in the Android 15 Quarterly Platform scheme, meaning it would be the last Android 15 beta update. Manuel Ramirez / Google The Free Android The possibility that is contemplated is that Google would launch a latest patch hotfix to fix a bug that I had solved at the last minute. This new update would already be available throughout the day for the Pixel 6 launched in 2021 and the rest of the mobile phones, tablets and folding devices launched later. The only thing that, according to Android Policeit may take 24 hours to reach all the devices that are part of the beta that you can easily participate in if you want to solve any bug that affects your daily experience with your mobile. It is done from the updates in the settings. The Complete List of Android 15 Fixes Fixed problems that could cause a device reboot when you make a phone call. Fixed another issue when trying to resume an app from preview that would take the user to the home screen. Several issues have been fixed with the language selection menu (accessed with a long tap on the space bar) that changed the window, causing the IME to be hidden in apps that had an active function (softInputMode to STATE_ALWAYS_HIDDEN). Fixed an issue that sometimes caused a clicking sound in the background while recording video. Another solution to an issue that caused wireless charging to stop in some cases. Fixed a bug that caused devices to close inappropriately when starting a workout on a connected Wear OS device. Another solution to the interface not closing with an internal problem in null selector exceptions. Fix for another bug that caused the Android Beta Feedback app to sometimes close when reporting a bug. Fixed other issues that impact the stability, connectivity and interactivity of the system in general.

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