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LOL at This Awful New Google Feed

Kellen April 19, 2018 33

Ignore that top photo. Google frequently likes to test things that involve the Google app, which means everything from search bar launcher locations and stupid text within them to the Feed and the never-ending-suckification of it. Today, Pixel owners are...

Google is Adding Features to the Screenshot Tool, But Only in the Google App for Now

Kellen February 19, 2018 15

A couple of weeks ago, I asked Google to build screenshot scrolling into Android, since almost every other phone maker on the planet has done so except them. Over the weekend, they actually began rolling out a screenshot-related update, it's just that it's...

Google Opinion Rewards Survey Asks for My Thoughts on Google Feed…

Kellen December 21, 2017 63

Most Google Opinion Rewards surveys I get are all based on previous businesses or locations it thinks I've stopped at in recent days and whether or not I made a purchase at them. Rarely do I get anything fun to answer that could involve a product or service or...

Who Else Misses Google Now?

Kellen November 28, 2017 200

Back on June 28, 2012, I wrote an article titled "Google Now is Awesome." Today, if I were to write a follow-up to that article, I'd probably title it, "WTF happened to Google Now and what is this dumpster fire that Google has forced upon us in its place?" If...

Google Search and Maps Now Show You Estimated Wait Times at Restaurants

Kellen November 7, 2017 12

It has been almost a year since Google began showing their Popular Times feature in Google Search and Maps, so today, they are adding an additional bit of information to it. As you search for your favorite restaurants in Google, you'll now see estimated wait...

“Hey Google” Command Rolling Out to Phones With Prompt to Re-Train Your Assistant

Kellen October 20, 2017 42

This may have started slowly rolling out a few days ago, but if you haven't been prompted yet, be on the lookout for Google telling you that the "Hey Google" command is ready for use on your phone. This is the alternate Google Assistant launch command that was...

Google is Going to Show You Video Previews Now in Search Results

Kellen August 18, 2017 5

I don't know that video previews were something I was ever looking for when performing Google searches, but they are coming and they could be cool. Google announced this afternoon that alongside the short text snippets you see for results, you may also find...

Google Image Search Gets Badges to Help You Tap to the Right Place

Kellen August 1, 2017 5

Google pushed out an update to Google Image Search today on the Google App and mobile search that should help you jump into the right places as you tap around results. Now, you'll see badges in the bottom left corners of image results that could say things...