Newer Galaxy phones can now use Android’s new photo picker for cloud photos

Last month, Google released a new feature to Android’s photo picker, which is the ability to display media from cloud backup apps, such as Google Photos, along with photos and videos stored locally on the same screen. Back then, the company made the feature available only to Pixel devices via the February 2024 Google Play […]

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The Android photo picker now shows photos stored in the cloud too

Android 13 introduced a privacy-focused photo picker – instead of granting apps full access to your gallery, it let you select only a few photos (and/or videos) which would be made available to the app. This only worked with files stored locally on your phone, however. Now Google has introduced an update that lets you […]

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WhatsApp spotted working on a theme picker for the app in latest beta

WhatsApp has been working on some big new features for the app that will make their way to the app. The web version of the app is also slated to receive some new features related to the dark theme. In the latest beta version of the app, WhatsApp is spotted working on another set of […]

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WhatsApp brings enhanced media picker for Galaxy users

Galaxy smartphones and other Android users who are enrolled in the WhatsApp beta program are receiving a new feature that brings an enhanced media picker. WhatsApp recently rolled out beta v2.23.13.6 of the app via the Google Play Store. Multiple beta users have reported that they are seeing the enhanced media picker feature on their […]

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Emoji picker in Galaxy Chromebooks lets you pick symbols and special characters

Google is improving the emoji picker in Chrome OS. According to a new report, Chrome OS is picking up support for adding symbols and special characters in the emoji picker on Chrome OS devices, including Galaxy Chromebooks. The ability to add support for special characters and symbols started rolling out with the recently released Chrome […]

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Gboard gets redesigned emoji picker in the latest beta update

If you use Google’s Gboard keyboard app, then the emoji picker would be the most used interface on your phone. Well, the good news is that the Gboard emoji picker is receiving a redesign and getting all cleaned up. While it isn’t a complete overhaul, the subtle change is available on the Gboard’s emoji feature on […]

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Google Voice is the first app to use Android 13’s new image picker

While Android 13 might not have brought a complete system-wide design overhaul, it definitely introduced subtle changes, including a new image picker that integrates both local and cloud-stored photos. This negates the need to provide additional permission to the app for media access on the picker. Now, with a recent update, Google Voice has become one of […]

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