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Last year, Google gave us the first two  Pixel  Smartphones i.e. Pixel with 5" Display and Pixel XL with 5.5" Display, with some extra Artificial intelligence in the form of the fledgling Google Assistant.  Both Google Pixel and Pixel XL were great devices but things like water resistance and an orignal design were left out because they ran out of time.  For 2017, Google has already decided and is all set to really show their vision for the highest-end Android phones.    Now, Designer Milineam N from behance has come up with an exciting new concept of Google's next flagship. Take a look-   This new concept shows 2017 Google's Phone with a all-glass back and a metal uni-body structure.    To the back, we have a centered  sensors and dual microphone  followed by  Camera and fingerprint sensor. You will find Google's "G" logo at the bottom.

Jeff Chang, the product manager of Android Wear at Google, has confirmed that Google will launch two new flagship watches early next year. An important thing to note is that these watches will not feature Google or Pixel branding and will instead be branded by whichever company is manufacturing them. Chang did not disclose who the manufacturer is, but he did say that they have produced Android Wear devices in the past.  In addition, after the launch of these two flagship smartwatches, Android Wear 2.0 will also be rolled out to existing Android Wear watches. Here is the list of watches that will receive the upgrade to Android Wear 2.0: Moto 360 Gen 2 Moto 360 Sport LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE LG Watch Urbane LG G Watch R Polar M600 Casio Smart Outdoor Watch Nixon Mission Tag Heuer Connected Fossil Q Wander Fossil Q Marshal Fossil Q Founder Michael Kors Access Bradshaw Smartwatch Michael Kors Access Dylan Smartwatch Huawei Watch Huawei Watch Ladies Asus Zen

It's been two weeks since Google began rolling out Official Android 7.1.1 Nougat update for Pixel and Nexus Devices, while users on the Android Beta Program have still been waiting for the final release. Well, here's a good news for Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P Users on the Android Beta Program. Google has started pushing out final Android 7.1.1 OTA update for Nexus 5X, 6P devices on Android Beta Program. The update costs 65.1MB for Nexus 5X and 26MB for Nexus 6P. If your device hasn't received the notification yet, just Check it out via Settings > About phone > System update.

Few months ago, Google announced Gboard for iPhone and also committed to bring Gboard features to Android very soon.  Well, Google Keyboard v6.0 has now been renamed to Gboard with tons of new features including a search shortcut and true multi-language support. As spotted by AndroidPolice, Here are some new features of Gboard for Android- G button (enabled in settings) offers quick access to search from the keyboard Pop-out toolbar (when G button not enabled) provides access to themes, settings, one-handed mode, and search Optional dedicated number row Up to three active languages with preference for one (previously had to switch) Gesture typing is now called Glide typing. Search for emoji Rearranged emoji panel with group selection at bottom Emoji have bright halo effect around them Grab Gboard app for Android from APKmirror !

Google’s new Pixel smartphones received rave reviews at launch, but they also shipped without some much-wanted features found on their predecessors. Now, with an update pushed live for Canada owners today, the Pixel and Pixel XL have double-tap and raise-to-wake features. That way, you can tap two fingers on the device’s display to see alerts, or raise the phone to wake the screen and see notifications. These features were present in one form or another on previous Google devices like the Nexus 6P. So they’re a welcome addition to the Pixel family, especially considering Apple just introduced raise-to-wake in iOS 10, and the Pixel is being positioned as the perfect Android alternative to Apple’s smartphone. It’s unclear when Google will release the features for US or international Pixel owners, but we can expect it some time soon. To turn these features on, head over to the “Moves” section in the general settings panel. There you should find “Double-tap to check phone” and “Lif

A day back, Google launched Android 7.1.1 Nougat update for Supported Nexus and Pixel Devices. Android 7.1.1 is an incremental update over Android 7.1. Google's latest Android 7.1.1 brings sweet features and improvements to stability and performance, but what's new? Check it out here- More ways to communicate The latest Android 7.1.1 features new emoji(s) (which already comes with Pixel and Pixel XL) that reflects the pivotal roles women play in the world, and represent a wider range of professions for both women and men. GIFs Support Android 7.1.1 now supports GIFs directly from your keyboard on supported apps such as Google Allo, Google Messenger and Hangouts. App Shortcuts Android 7.1.1 brings you app shortcuts directly from your home screen. Launch actions on your favorite apps, such as Twitter or Google Maps, by simply long pressing the app icon.

PhotoScan is a new scanner app from Google Photos that lets you scan and save your favourite printed photos using your phone’s camera. Picture perfect and glare-free Don’t just take a picture of a picture. Create enhanced digital scans, wherever your photos are. – Get glare-free scans with an easy step-by-step capture flow – Automatic cropping based on edge detection – Straight, rectangular scans with perspective correction – Smart rotation, so your photos stay the right way up, no matter which way you scan them Scan in seconds Capture your favourite printed photos quickly and easily, so you can spend less time editing and more time looking at your bad childhood haircut. Safe and searchable with Google Photos Back up your scans with the free Google Photos app to keep them safe, searchable, and organised. Bring your scans to life with movies, filters and advanced editing controls. And share them with anyone, just by sending a link. Download

Today, Google announced a major update to Google Play Music. The new update brings whole design and experience changes to Google Play music. From a card-centric design to a whole new interface built around album art, bright colors and vector graphics. New Google Play Music home screen will work as your "personal DJ" and will be sensitive to where you are and what are you doing. Google Play Music will learn what type of music you like and listen to in specific places, times, activities.The new update is already out according to Google, but we haven't received any. Grab the new update at Play Store.

Google plans to ship a public version of Chrome on Android with support for WebVR 1.1The company plans to launch a beta in December with a stable release planned for January. WebVR in the “stable” release means that it’ll make its way into the same Chrome browser app that everyone on Android sees in the Google Play store. What this means is that the browser will allow users to pop their phone into a Cardboard or Daydream headset to experience VR web content straight through Chrome, without the need to download individual apps.Megan Lindsay, WebVR Product Manager at Google, noted that the company is continuing work on the Chrome ‘VR Shell’ that will allow 2D websites not built for WebVR to be browsed in VR. That’s planned for the first half of 2017 on Chrome for Android, and later in 2017 for the desktop browser. Microsoft has also announced that they are bringing WebVR to Microsoft Edge.

The Pixel ships with Android 7.1, Google's latest version of Nougat that includes a number of improvements. But some Pixel owners may find a surprising omission when they load up the Pixel for the first time: a lack of Google Hangouts. Some versions of the Pixel are shipping with Hangouts installed on the device but disabled, as Google tries to push people towards its new chat app, Allo. But if you, like me, are one of the remaining Hangouts diehards, here's how to re-enable it and get back to your old habits. How to enable Hangouts on the Pixel On the home screen, swipe down from the notification shade. Tap on the Settings cog. Scroll down and tap on Apps. Scroll down and tap on Hangouts. Tap Enable. After that, you can head to the Play Store and update the app to the latest version. That's it! Now you can get back to using Hangouts and ignoring Allo, like the good ol' days.

Google has just launched its own Wallpapers app, which is basically a spin-off from the wallpaper picker that’s included in the launcher for the company’s new Pixel and Pixel XLsmartphones. The app allows users to pick new wallpapers based on their own stored photos, or ones found on Google Earth, Google+ and more sources. If you pick a favorite category from the app, you can choose to have a new wallpaper image placed on your phone every day. If you own one of the very few phones that has Android 7.0 Nougat installed, the wallpapers app has an extra feature that will allow users to set up one image for the smartphone’s lock screen, and another for the phone’s main home screen. While this is not in any way a revolutionary app from Google, it is nice that the company is allowing all Android phones to share in one of the features that was first thought to be a Pixel exclusive. Download

Google’s new Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones went up for pre-orders at midnight in India. Both devices are listed on Flipkart with a bunch of offers, as well as, Croma’s online store. Prices for the smartphones start from Rs 57,000, and deliveries are expected to commence at the end of this month around October 26 according to the checkout page on Flipkart. Google has launched Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones in two variants each. The 32GB Pixel is priced at Rs  57,000, while the 128GB variant is priced at Rs 66,000. Prices for the Pixel XL, on the other hand, start from Rs 67,000 for the 32GB variant and go up to Rs 76,000 for the 128GB variant.  As far as color choices are concerned, buyers can opt from either Quite Black or Very Silver. With pre-orders having kicked off, let’s take a look at where all you can buy a particular variant and what deals are on offer.

The rumor mills can now take a break as Google has finally taken the wraps off its Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones at the ongoing event in San Francisco. With today’s launch, the Nexus lineup is officially dead, and the Pixel lineup is quintessentially Google. Though manufactured by HTC, both smartphones feature the ‘G’ logo and are touted as ‘Made by Google’. The overall design and looks are in line with what has leaked before. Unlike before, both the Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones look and feel the same, and they are only differentiated on the basis of size. With the new Pixel smartphones, Google isn’t involved in the specifications race like the other Android companies. Instead, the company is following Apple’s rulebook by taking control over both the hardware and software part of the Pixel smartphones. But the question is, can it be as successful? Google is now using the new smartphones to show-off what its software and services are capable of. Unlike Nexus, the Pixel sma

The Google for India event was held today in New Delhi and Google had some major announcements to be made public. This event was particularly special as Google turned 18 years old today. At a similar event held last year, Google had announced the Google Wi-Fi project which aimed at providing Wi-Fi connectivity at railway stations across India. This year, Google had much more to announce. Here are all the announcements made at the Google for India event. Google Station Last year’s Google Wi-Fi project is now active at 52 railway stations across India where Google claims 3.5 million people each month avail the service with as many as 15,000 new users being added every month. With Google Station, Google now plans to take this Wi-Fi connectivity to other places such as malls, bus stops, shopping complexes, cafes, university campuses etc. Google with partner with suitable partners to roll out Wi-Fi hotspots in public spaces and will then provide the adequate measures to generate

Google said Allo would be available at some point during the summer, and it's getting in right under the wire. The new chat application is now official, and it's starting to pop up in the Play Store for download. Don't fret if it's not showing up for you quite yet; we have the APK ready for download. If you need a refresher on features, Google has a handy promo video (below) and a  landing page  that hits all the high points. Allo is connected to your phone number, and it's designed for phones only (at least right now). All your contacts that use Allo will automatically show up, and those who don't can be invited to download the app. They're probably all the ones you just convinced to start using Hangouts a few months ago. Oh well. The centerpiece of Allo is the Google Assistant, which will be a big part of Android (and Google in general) going forward. It offers (allegedly) useful information and links using contextual information and natura

Speaking to two independent sources, we now strongly believe that Google's formerly-maybe-Nexus-phones, Marlin and Sailfish, will be marketed as the Pixel and the Pixel XL. We do not have pricing information. At this time, it is unknown to us when Google decided to shift its in-house smartphone brand from Nexus to Pixel or why (though speculation will likely run wild). The Pixel will be the 5" Sailfish device, while Pixel XL will be the 5.5" Marlin. As to our confidence in this information: given that our two sources are independent, and the fact that one in particular has been exceptionally reliable in the past, we feel comfortable saying you can take this to the bank. Coupled with Android Central's breaking story on Tuesday that the phones would not be branded as Nexuses - what else could they even be branded as? Some will say that Marlin and Sailfish's specifications and HTC manufacture don't live up to the "premium" image that the Pix

Android Nougat is rolling out to Nexus devices via an OTA update. You'll get this update soon if you have any of the following devices: Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6, General Mobile 4G, Nexus Player, Nexus 9, or Pixel C. The simplest way to get the update is to wait for it to show up on your phone, or check for the OTA update manually: How to download Android 7.0 Nougat via OTA update Over-the-air (OTA) updates are the easiest way to download Android 7.0 Nougat. Follow these steps to check if you've received the update. Open Settings > About > System updates.  Tap Check for updates. If the update shows up here, you can download and install Android Nougat on your Nexus device. If it hasn't showed up, you should ideally wait until it does. If you don't want to wait, read on. How to download Android 7.0 Nougat If the OTA update hasn't appeared yet, you can try installing Android 7.0 Nougat via the beta program. The release build is a