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Generative artificial intelligence has taken the tech world by storm, and Google's AI chatbot will give you a taste of what it offers. By learning patterns from existing data, generative AI can create new text, images, music, and other types of content from simple commands. While it doesn't always provide perfect results, it can generate highly realistic content that can be used in various applications, such as creating new art, designing products, building recipes, or developing realistic simulations. It may seem like cheating, but generative AI can help humans be more creative and... more http://dlvr.it/T9zfw2

Breathe new life into your Instagram profile picture with another layer of self-expression. It's the perfect way to show another side of your personality without sacrificing your current IG profile photo. While photo filters give you the power to create a consistent style for your brand or personal profile, you can now access dynamic profile pictures. These profile pics consist of your regular static profile picture and a custom animated avatar you can style however you want. With both profile images set, followers can flip between displaying your static photo or the new animated portrait of... more http://dlvr.it/T7Mfy4

If you're using the default Samsung Keyboard on a Samsung Galaxy smartphone or Gboard on a Google Pixel or any other Android device, here's a cool trick you should know about. When it comes to typing fractions, you'd usually have to type at least three characters: the top number (numerator), the slash, and then the bottom number (denominator). What if I told you could boil this down to one keypress? Don't Miss: 5 Productivity Tips for Getting the Most out of Gboard The trick is to use a dedicated number row to access the shortcuts for fractions. If your keyboard has one embedded in the... more http://dlvr.it/T5FG86

If you're in the market for a new smartphone and want nothing but the best of the best, now's the time to act. Some of the greatest phones money can buy are being released as we speak, while others are still in their prime and will continue to be for most of 2024. Whether you want an iPhone or Android, we've rounded up the best picks you have to choose from for top-of-the-line specs and advanced features. For this list, we only looked at smartphones available for the U.S. market. That means some of the devices below may have slightly different specs and features in other countries, so keep... more http://dlvr.it/T1szGx

If you're an avid YouTube viewer, you may find yourself overwhelmed on the home page by recommendations from your past viewing habits. But now, you can have a clean slate on your YouTube home screen, free of recommendations. Maybe you watched a video a friend sent your way. Or perhaps you went down the cooking videos rabbit hole before you realized you can't boil water without burning it. Yes, sometimes we're our own worst enemy. To put things right, Google has given us a tool to break out of the recommendation prison you've created for yourself, which I'll outline below. Don't Miss: Use... more http://dlvr.it/Sv2TMP

There is a whole world of smartphone accessories out there, some of which are more quirky than others and don't get the recognition they deserve. But these sometimes strange, sometimes embarrassing products can really make life easier on your iPhone or Android phone. We've found a treasure trove of little-known accessories that should definitely be more popular. They may be overlooked often because they're pricy, absurd-looking, or goofy, but it's also entirely possible you didn't even know they existed. With just a few of the items listed below, you can TikTok more conveniently, turn your... more http://dlvr.it/Sskbvg

You might have missed it, but the virtual keypad you use to enter phone numbers in your smartphone's dialer and contacts app isn't all numbers. Take a closer look, and you'll notice a few mysterious buttons you've likely been tuning out unconsciously. But it's time to stop ignoring them because each has a particular purpose that could come in handy one day. Whether you have an iPhone or Android phone, these mysterious buttons appear in your phone and contacts app, among other places. However, most of these puzzling keys aren't explained by Apple, Google, Samsung, and other device brands. If... more http://dlvr.it/SrLpQl

Text messaging is a core component of the mobile experience, and Google has added several AI-fueled features to help you text better, such as Smart Reply for quick response suggestions. But Messages by Google's newest AI-powered tool is possibly the best one yet, giving you improved response suggestions and your own personal copyeditor to fix all your message drafts. Thanks to Google's big push into the generative AI battlefield, we now have Magic Compose in the Messages by Google app. The new GenAI-powered feature can create suggested replies on your behalf based on the context of the... more http://dlvr.it/Sr878j

The cinematic photos feature in Google Photos can create impressive three-dimensional views of normally flat images, turning ordinary pictures into life-like representations of the moment captured. Google Photos would automatically pick images from your library to apply the effect to. Now, you can choose images on demand from your library — it's just not super obvious that you can. Google Photos uses artificial intelligence to create cinematic photos, analyzing and predicting an image's depth using machine learning, even if the original image has no embedded depth information. It turns the... more http://dlvr.it/SqlHz8

While the iPhone came before the first Android smartphone, every new iOS version seems to include a wealth of features already existing on Android, and iOS 17 is no exception. Apple's currently beta testing iOS 17 with developers, with a public beta coming in July and a stable release in September most likely. Quite a few features are coming to iPhones this fall that currently work on Android or did at some point. And while all the new features listed below will work on iOS 17, many will also work on iPadOS 17 and macOS Sonoma. Keep reading to see everything Apple borrows from Google's... more http://dlvr.it/SqbG18

Apple's upcoming iOS 17 is expected to include many new features first seen on Android, but there are also some exciting, unique features that Android needs to steal pronto. It's common practice for Apple to adopt new features for iOS that were first seen on Android, but the same can be said of Google, which has integrated numerous bells and whistles on Android from iOS as well. Case in point: Apple added a lock screen and wallpaper customization engine on iOS 16. Lo and behold, Android 14 will debut the same functionality (with some new wrinkles, such as AI-generated wallpapers, for good... more http://dlvr.it/SqPHBk

Taking a cue from Apple and its Health app for iOS, Google has created a central hub to collect health and fitness data on your Android device. With it, you can share and sync health and fitness data, such as steps, heart rate, water intake, sleep quality, and calories burned, between different apps and devices and use your favorite app to view all the information. Google's new health and fitness service, Health Connect, is still in beta but widely accessible on Android devices. Once installed, it dramatically improves how your ecosystem of health and fitness apps work together while... more http://dlvr.it/Sp5CvL

For all intents and purposes, Google could have called its 2023 developer conference A/I instead of I/O. Capitalizing on the artificial intelligence hype, Google devoted most of its keynote address to AI research, experiments, and developments. But there's some substance behind the hype in the form of new features in the Google services you already use on Android, iOS, and desktop. We've rounded up the ten most interesting AI-powered features you can use now and in the near future across Google apps and services. 1. Bard Google has lifted the waitlist for Bard, its experimental AI chatbot... more http://dlvr.it/Snvc6Y

Spotify lets you customize some aspects of your experience, whether on the desktop, web, Android, or iOS app. And one of the simplest yet coolest customizations you can perform is changing your playlist cover images. However, it doesn't work on all playlists. Usually, if there are more than four albums in a custom playlist, you'll get a two-by-two grid of album artwork from the first albums within. That may help you remember the types of music inside if you can't tell by your playlist's title, but it's not as smooth and shareable as a one-image custom picture. Don't Miss: 5 Wild Things You... more http://dlvr.it/SnBfbT

One aspect of Android's interface that remains clunky is its gesture- or button-based navigation bar, mainly because app developers aren't fully utilizing the tools available to them. But a new feature Google is working on may finally make your nav bar more uniform across your apps. Since its introduction in Android 10, the gesture navigation system has become the default method for switching between apps, jumping to the home screen, and tapping back through apps. But the three-button navigation bar is still there if you want to use it. Either way, Android app developers have tools to make... more http://dlvr.it/Sn7LRt

Android has a new security feature that every Android smartphone user needs to start using — even you. It won't change how you use your phone, but it will make life harder for nearby thieves. One of the oldest tricks in the book of smartphone thieves is watching someone within eyeshot enter their passcode or PIN to unlock their phone. There's no high-tech hackery involved. It's just eyes and memory. And the phone becomes a target in the thief's crosshairs as soon as the code is known. If they successfully snatch it, they can wreak all kinds of havoc. A report by The Wall Street Journal... more http://dlvr.it/Sn1KGs

Compared to Apple's iOS, the Android operating system has earned a reputation for giving smartphone users more customization options up front — but there are even more Android features to customize hidden from plain view behind secret menus like the developer options. Despite its name, Android's developer options can benefit everyone, but you have to unlock them first. The hidden developer options menu on Android can be helpful in a wide variety of uses, from forcing all apps to work with split-screen mode to trying upcoming features before everyone else. You could even unlock tablet-only... more http://dlvr.it/SmmgYY

Because our smartphones are ever present, frequently used apps become the topic of conversation in social situations. This often leads to sharing app links via messages, either by copying/pasting an app's URL or sending it through the sharing menu. However, there's another way to share an app, and it's most valuable when you need to share multiple apps and app updates without an internet connection. For instance, I rediscovered Pokemon Go and several companion apps that aide in Pokemon capture. When I'm out and about, I'll pop open the game to see what's available to catch or if there are any... more http://dlvr.it/SmSMv9

Now that Bard — Google's response to the revolutionary ChatGPT generative AI chatbot — is out in the wild, it's beginning to let its freak flag fly. Sure, Google wants us to know that its generative artificial intelligence chatbot can write blog posts about summer mocktail recipes or compile a camping gear checklist. Still, there are more eyebrow-raising options as well. Check out some examples below, then see what wild responses you can get from Bard. Don't Miss: How to Use Google's New AI Chatbot Bard to Generate Text-Based Content on Anything 1. Renaissance Bard I'm in a couple of bands... more http://dlvr.it/SmL9Jg

There's more than one way to get free credits and discounts in the Google Play Store for apps, games, books, movies, in-app items, and other Play Store content. You may know a few of them — but some of these may surprise you. When it comes to spending on apps, games, and in-app purchases, Apple's app store has consistently outperformed Google's, earning nearly double the sales annually. While you'd be hard-pressed to find free credits and deals for the Apple App Store, the opposite is true for the Google Play Store. Let's double down on the earned stereotype of the frugal Android user by... more http://dlvr.it/Sm0mRl