{"id":20286,"date":"2022-12-01T18:26:16","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T18:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/01\/11-sweet-new-features-are-coming-to-your-android-phone\/"},"modified":"2022-12-01T18:26:16","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T18:26:16","slug":"11-sweet-new-features-are-coming-to-your-android-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/01\/11-sweet-new-features-are-coming-to-your-android-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Sweet New Features are Coming to Your Android Phone"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We should see a Pixel Feature Drop with next week\u2019s update on Pixel phones, but before we get there, Google is gifting all Android phones 11 new features to be on the lookout for. From Wear OS to digital car keys to Google Photos and YouTube, there\u2019s plenty in this latest Android Feature Drop for all to enjoy.<\/p>\n

For those not familiar with these types of releases, look no further than this past June<\/a> or last December<\/a> or the September before that<\/a>. You get the idea. Google regularly sends out new features to its most-used services that aren\u2019t exclusive to Pixel phones and are instead for everyone to use with an Android phone.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what is new for Android in December 2022!<\/p>\n

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First up is Google TV, where Google is making the app quicker at Casting content<\/strong>. The Google TV app now shows a little button in the bottom right if you have TVs nearby to connect to. Once you connect, as you continue browsing the app for something to watch, a single tap on a show or movie will start playing it to the TV you connected to. This action will also fire up the remote to give you more controls.<\/p>\n

Digital car keys are getting in the sharing mood<\/strong> for the holidays, with Google announcing today that you can share those fancy keys with friends and family members. If you have a digital key setup, you\u2019ll find a new \u201cShare a car key\u201d button that walks you through the process of creating a key for a specific person. That process will send them a link to help them get setup and ready to takeover your car.<\/p>\n

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In the world of Wear OS, Google is adding a couple of new tiles<\/strong>, one to show sunrise and sunset, and another to show your favorite contacts. They are also updating the Google Keep app<\/strong> so that the notes on your phone and watch look the same. That should mean viewing labels, custom backgrounds, photos, and drawings, all as you might see them on your phone, only on the smaller wrist screen. And finally for Wear OS, Google has teamed up with Adidas to add an Assistant command<\/strong> that\u2019ll fire up a workout. If you use Adidas for workout tracking, try saying, \u201cHey Google, start a run with adidas Running.\u201d<\/p>\n

Moving on now to YouTube, where Google says it is adding a new search widget<\/strong> with additional shortcuts. This new YouTube widget lets you quickly search for a topic, it has shortcuts to let you jump into Home, Shorts, Subscriptions, and your Library. Nice.<\/p>\n

Want Google Photos news too<\/strong>? The new Styles feature that Google added back in September<\/a> is getting updated styles for the holidays. You\u2019ll find styles from artists DABSMYLA and Yao Cheng Design.<\/p>\n

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Next up is Google Messages, where Google is giving you the power to reply to specific messages<\/strong>. Within a conversation, you can now swipe across a message to offer a specific reply to it. As you type, you\u2019ll see a visual indicator that you are indeed replying to a message.<\/p>\n

Here is the rest of the list of new goodness coming to your phone:<\/p>\n