9 New features coming to Android Phones and Watches

Ashutosh Singh Feb 27, 2023

[{"selector":"#anim-1842bed5-3658-4de9-840e-fd630e4ef100","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fc0bb4fd-4741-4e40-b36e-a33cb4fb7572","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 188.51849%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] It's MWC time. This means that many tech giants will be showing off new devices, upcoming tech, new updates, and more. IMG: Unsplash

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[{"selector":"#anim-9a866e27-bc89-41d9-b337-d11a2804308f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c144b1d6-d1eb-4c1e-8077-b151f8b8011a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 177.68516%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Google announced 9 new features for Android phones, watches and Chromebooks. Here are all the new features coming to your device. IMG: Unsplash

New Google Keep Widget

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New Keep Shortcuts on Watch

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Google Meet Noise Cancellation

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New Emoji Combinations

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New Tap to Pay Animations

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Increase content size on Chrome

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Annotate PDFs in Google Drive

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New Sound and Display Modes

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Fast Pair on Chromebooks

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Other STORIES

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