Google Drive on Android tests a more advanced file search functionality with revamped UI

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQjsgqCko-4sCNwjfNVpMiIfJPN2f50st4RrOii1A0TqIV2lJIo871TlUei90pY2kQhz73Z63A23g_t0ev61epOOMAyf0d6zcB2IIM3JbDJj5SC6qIZVmcXkCDzMd5e0rxdGOwFmGd5WuG/s1600/IMG_ORG_1698320213600.png" imageanchor="1"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQjsgqCko-4sCNwjfNVpMiIfJPN2f50st4RrOii1A0TqIV2lJIo871TlUei90pY2kQhz73Z63A23g_t0ev61epOOMAyf0d6zcB2IIM3JbDJj5SC6qIZVmcXkCDzMd5e0rxdGOwFmGd5WuG/s1600/IMG_ORG_1698320213600.png" width="400"></a></div><p><br>Google Drive is great for storing files and accessing them anywhere is easy well. Depending on the number of files and kind of different files you store in Drive, you may have definitely used the file search functionality of Google Drive app on Android.<br></p><p>While the current file search functionality is great enough to find files, it definitely lacks some things. For me it's just the UI which bothers. Currently when you search for something, Drive shows you some chips about which kinds of files you are looking for such as spreadsheets, images or PDFs. But you can only select one type of chip at a time. Also the chips are horizontally placed and you have to scroll a lot.</p><p>To fix all these issues and making searching more convenient, Google Drive is working on revamping the search interface and getting rid of chips completely. Also you can select different type of file types at a time and combine a few other filters such as files from specific people or time range. Here are some screenshots of the feature -</p><table align="center"> <tbody><tr> <td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbqeBvHjPkUgLKfgKFf-4-JBvE3evWEji3wn7EcAPMpYLKNbUrzinTE89XRM3GBt5cz_JNqjkGO0m4mK3UfdoANjA_3DNh5yWTqeOp4ShAOMt40yM9bv_yZthCDEHw4V8D4S5UBZspSWbW/s1600/IMG_ORG_1698320235975.png" imageanchor="1"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="1215" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbqeBvHjPkUgLKfgKFf-4-JBvE3evWEji3wn7EcAPMpYLKNbUrzinTE89XRM3GBt5cz_JNqjkGO0m4mK3UfdoANjA_3DNh5yWTqeOp4ShAOMt40yM9bv_yZthCDEHw4V8D4S5UBZspSWbW/s1600/IMG_ORG_1698320235975.png" width="225"></a></td><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1JnAJ1B7wyXndQSyyhzTTTTkRzKdVZ2lVgoXfoWLe_iDcHC1fe0Xbk8pwOW6P9_Ot53oD8dUn9cYSfrDIsdHyuux_HuGWosKn1QKBA8lrlTD8cr0fb9LagrX78aOuVnz7vtyVq1EDAdaZ/s1600/IMG_ORG_1698320236099.png" imageanchor="1"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="1215" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1JnAJ1B7wyXndQSyyhzTTTTkRzKdVZ2lVgoXfoWLe_iDcHC1fe0Xbk8pwOW6P9_Ot53oD8dUn9cYSfrDIsdHyuux_HuGWosKn1QKBA8lrlTD8cr0fb9LagrX78aOuVnz7vtyVq1EDAdaZ/s1600/IMG_ORG_1698320236099.png" width="225"></a></td><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUUH567FXG_S2X3_ddEhxP7UaV9Tz7RGnga14oGdKRPIkZ4kFmT8RwtlIvNNnLsvWsYjTxjQ7ecSNiDgMPAQxnDC6ZkAqwPjv9uMhlePEBgPHIuC6MQu9w_61x9uQrV3DhxkLMCqN9RaR/s1600/IMG_ORG_1698320236247.png" imageanchor="1"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="1215" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUUH567FXG_S2X3_ddEhxP7UaV9Tz7RGnga14oGdKRPIkZ4kFmT8RwtlIvNNnLsvWsYjTxjQ7ecSNiDgMPAQxnDC6ZkAqwPjv9uMhlePEBgPHIuC6MQu9w_61x9uQrV3DhxkLMCqN9RaR/s1600/IMG_ORG_1698320236247.png" width="225"></a></td><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7XwEpR-C4b1nH8L8v_yjytq6lZXl1-WlIVX1McJXTXS05Rm0HsUWYnEc5NDpmoykDAfLk4LV5FHc5NQEWl3pV7_Gn1EnyhAMPkXx93HKP2ieuAYaYlXn37f8bmdPY1pljBnHkBfdUiYqt/s1600/IMG_ORG_1698320236356.png" imageanchor="1"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="1215" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7XwEpR-C4b1nH8L8v_yjytq6lZXl1-WlIVX1McJXTXS05Rm0HsUWYnEc5NDpmoykDAfLk4LV5FHc5NQEWl3pV7_Gn1EnyhAMPkXx93HKP2ieuAYaYlXn37f8bmdPY1pljBnHkBfdUiYqt/s1600/IMG_ORG_1698320236356.png" width="225"></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Google is working on this feature since a while but I was not able to activate it with flags. I tried it today again and it worked. There is no idea when it will be rolled out.<br></p><p>For more such leaks and news you can follow me on <a href="https://x.com/assembleDebug" title="">Twitter/X</a> and my <a href="https://t.me/GappsLeaks" title="">Gapps Flags & Leaks</a> channel on Telegram.</p>

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Files by Google is testing a editing image button but uses Google Photos for editing

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikeKUnHV6SkgV1brawwf2ajOEFq_hIZgb_ddjtV0BmZ6YuANg-NCa3W1CM5gYjbz0T7l-Atlyze-B25JHYNXaFugf1h4oaGHZRQb_v9rI_168nf1Im-wuHO1kWNd9QPjCQ91zNocUo45MO/s1600/IMG_ORG_1698207566674.png"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikeKUnHV6SkgV1brawwf2ajOEFq_hIZgb_ddjtV0BmZ6YuANg-NCa3W1CM5gYjbz0T7l-Atlyze-B25JHYNXaFugf1h4oaGHZRQb_v9rI_168nf1Im-wuHO1kWNd9QPjCQ91zNocUo45MO/s1600/IMG_ORG_1698207566674.png" width="400" /></a></div><p>Most of the phone which comes with GMS services pre-installed have Google Photos doing image backups and editing pictures with various kind of tools provided by the app. <br /></p><p>While Files by Google app is completely unrelated to Google Photos, Google is now testing a floating action button in image preview screen of Google Files app to make image editing a little bit easier. This can save you some time when you want to quickly edit any image while browsing inside the Google Files app. This applies to images stored in your internal or external storages only. </p><p>This new experiment uses the Google Photos' image editing tool. So it depends on the Google Photos for image editing and don't have its own editing interface. But the kind of way Google implemented it, makes it feel like it's part of the Google Files app itself. If you don't have Google Photos installed, the button will not show up in image preview screen.</p><p>When viewing images in Google Files app, you will see a floating editing button on the bottom right corner. Tapping on it brings the image editing interface of Google Photos and when you are done editing, tap on "save copy" button and it will bring you back to the image preview screen. This happens so seamlessly you won't notice that you just edited your image in Google Photos. Here is a screen recording of the editing flow - </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vRQpmFqYR7s" width="320" youtube-src-id="vRQpmFqYR7s"></iframe></div><br /><p>The feature is currently hidden behind a flag and is not accessible for users right now to flip with root. So Google may bring additional improvement when they decide to bring it to public. </p><p>For more such news about Google Apps updates and feature leaks, follow me on my <a href="http://t.me/GappsLeaks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gapps Flags & Leaks</a> channel on Telegram.</p>

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Google Photos "Highlight Video" feature is here with some new new tweaks to the original "Video" feature [Video]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBftZ_tR1aT3fSoYI2VYAGS6i-f7m22Lab9-gK_A72auJvJ4_ulwqI7CCX0WomnYJjQZBM9Fri5UQ03Yq6msMQiFmhKp4zCN4BTmyQ1Gk2RMl3N9o7zWVrgNiQGn6qnn6_MUEE8-p1RU49/s1600/IMG_ORG_1698137319651.png"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBftZ_tR1aT3fSoYI2VYAGS6i-f7m22Lab9-gK_A72auJvJ4_ulwqI7CCX0WomnYJjQZBM9Fri5UQ03Yq6msMQiFmhKp4zCN4BTmyQ1Gk2RMl3N9o7zWVrgNiQGn6qnn6_MUEE8-p1RU49/s1600/IMG_ORG_1698137319651.png" width="400"></a></div><p> Google Photos have a "Video" feature under the "Utilities" section. With this feature can convert your multiple photos into a video and also add music by selecting pictures and videos. <br></p><p>I recently spotted some new strings (and shared on my <a href="https://t.me/GappsLeaks/261" title="">telegram channel</a>) related to this feature in Google Photos version 57 and also said that a new "highlight video" feature is coming to Google Photos and it may be a rebranding of the "Video" feature.</p><p>Turns out I was right and with Google Photos version 58 and flipping a few flags, I was able to activate the new feature. While there is no major change in the video creation functionality itself but it makes it easier to select photos to create videos. In the original "Video" feature you have to select photos/videos manually to add in the video and go through different steps searches/steps to get the right photos.</p><div><table align="center"> <tbody><tr> <td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-SpDoIsnFHklNBUnnSAqtoifhyphenhyphenkYJ1TYbsz0Rw1963HWaNziLeG276dD74TQDUROgGUSCDIs9FmmywNu7419-fXPFaWgRL8HKBNB6ZDQ4CRqKoDu7uymk0yqqih-ufvoh6-_jPPl5ICz1/s1600/IMG_ORG_1698138317875.png" imageanchor="1"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="864" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-SpDoIsnFHklNBUnnSAqtoifhyphenhyphenkYJ1TYbsz0Rw1963HWaNziLeG276dD74TQDUROgGUSCDIs9FmmywNu7419-fXPFaWgRL8HKBNB6ZDQ4CRqKoDu7uymk0yqqih-ufvoh6-_jPPl5ICz1/s1600/IMG_ORG_1698138317875.png" width="180"></a></td><td> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbINuZvt4nTXs1Lep84qCow3anuRd38mPg0n90adb6HS-9bwP-7aiDpqGxqwAKvpsLZeVgZV0CRP6syuaHcwNru2ThBMWbomf4DkkgqjP0CARff2rUtkm96WGU0MG4chkId4Imo-Vbiupp/s1600/IMG_ORG_1698138317942.png" imageanchor="1"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="864" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbINuZvt4nTXs1Lep84qCow3anuRd38mPg0n90adb6HS-9bwP-7aiDpqGxqwAKvpsLZeVgZV0CRP6syuaHcwNru2ThBMWbomf4DkkgqjP0CARff2rUtkm96WGU0MG4chkId4Imo-Vbiupp/s1600/IMG_ORG_1698138317942.png" width="180"></a></td><td> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs27EZgqWgrxWCbgzHMwATJJUcC2YGra7XoFmk9JFwiifBvHRbtu5H5jLnpS5PPeYamGaB6i-KO2LohAqi9CIb3SBdwte9_WmAxZU5vjTFi2BafRcUCJtVUDcY97AvkCpZygoRiRbnZ5-W/s1600/IMG_ORG_1698138318004.png" imageanchor="1"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="864" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs27EZgqWgrxWCbgzHMwATJJUcC2YGra7XoFmk9JFwiifBvHRbtu5H5jLnpS5PPeYamGaB6i-KO2LohAqi9CIb3SBdwte9_WmAxZU5vjTFi2BafRcUCJtVUDcY97AvkCpZygoRiRbnZ5-W/s1600/IMG_ORG_1698138318004.png" width="180"></a></td><td> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJ8YBhyNBOGMyl9089d7lrr9Q8-hZRpzaTzgljAcI4VQXFoBsg4R9IlS07atyMCqnmXl3FJWd8HXoQ9V-2zft9Gvpp8HTA_eILv_J-qRfRZqccsXJi7WTa3tTS7AtyudppZRMKzUptmvU/s1600/IMG_ORG_1698138317787.png" imageanchor="1"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="864" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJ8YBhyNBOGMyl9089d7lrr9Q8-hZRpzaTzgljAcI4VQXFoBsg4R9IlS07atyMCqnmXl3FJWd8HXoQ9V-2zft9Gvpp8HTA_eILv_J-qRfRZqccsXJi7WTa3tTS7AtyudppZRMKzUptmvU/s1600/IMG_ORG_1698138317787.png" width="180"></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>With the new rebranding of video feature, Google is taking a step forward and it gives users some suggestion such as faces of people, name of places/things and the major one is time range. With the time range you can choose to add photos taken between two dates. Also you can combine the face selection feature with the time range. Such as select face of your daughter in the suggestion and then tap on the calendar icon to select two different dates from which you want photos of your daughter to be added to the video. Here is a little video of the feature-</p> <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Oj6e3U4Pn3w" width="320" youtube-src-id="Oj6e3U4Pn3w"></iframe></div><br>The feature itself looks complete but I am not sure if there anything major coming to the video creation feature itself like some new animation when photos change. I haven't found anything related to that yet in the APK teardowns of Google Photos. There is no idea when Google will roll out the new interface but you can expect it soon.</div><p>For more such feature leaks and updates related to Google apps, you can join my <a href="https://t.me/GappsLeaks" title="">Gapps Flags & Leaks</a> channel on telegram.</p></div>

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Android's default QR scanner adding support to add passes and health cards directly to Google Wallet

<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-lMwPuA3OTFKOzMds02A1soBgjIaMytHLlf_-Fi13vXSTGUc6FneatkVIiJhpJjzOPg9-QJUCSFFxWw5R9ou4A0znsFDSobYB9L669vd1A2zon5evySb7tT1v6ucfUYC4xyHlE3QMAh4/s1600/IMG_ORG_1697813820156.jpeg"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-lMwPuA3OTFKOzMds02A1soBgjIaMytHLlf_-Fi13vXSTGUc6FneatkVIiJhpJjzOPg9-QJUCSFFxWw5R9ou4A0znsFDSobYB9L669vd1A2zon5evySb7tT1v6ucfUYC4xyHlE3QMAh4/s1600/IMG_ORG_1697813820156.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><p>Recently Google rolled out a "Photo" feature in Google wallet which allow you to scan boarding passes barcode/QR from photos to store them digitally in your Google Wallet. </p><p>With the release of Google Play Services beta version 23.42 Google is bringing the same functionality of scanning pass photos/screenshots and smart health cards directly into the Android's default QR scanner. Smart health cards are certificates with a QR code on them having some vaccine information about the person who recieved it.</p><p>How it works - It is very easy, either you can directly scan a physical pass directly or use "Scan from photo" option to scan QR from a screenshot/photo. When it detects a valid QR, you will see a "Add to wallet" with an "Add" button on right side in bottom sheet, tapping on it will directly open the Google wallet app with the scanned pass information. After that you can save it in your wallet.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NToMIQNNLBk" width="320" youtube-src-id="NToMIQNNLBk"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Bringing this functionality directly into the Android's default QR scanner will save some time as you don't have to open Google Wallet app to scan passes and health cards.</p><p>Android's default QR is part of Google Play Services and is available for devices with A13 and above. This functionality is currently only available in Google Play Service beta version 23.42 and is hidden behind flags. You can expect it to roll out soon soon in the upcoming stable versions of Google Play Services.</p><p>For rooted users, there are two flags you can flip to enable this functionality with Google Play Services beta version 23.42 using <a href="https://thespandroid.blogspot.com/2023/09/what-is-GappsMod-app-and-how-to-use-it.html" title="">GappsMod</a>. </p><p><b>Package - </b>com.google.android.gms.vision<br /><br /><b>Flags - <br /></b>• PlatformQuickScannerFeature__enable_boarding_pass_qr_handling<br />• PlatformQuickScannerFeature__enable_shc_qr_handling<br /></p><p>That's it for now, for more such leaks news and flags you can follow my <a href="https://t.me/GappsLeaks" title="">Gapps Flags & Leaks</a> channel on telegram.</p><p></p>

Android's default QR scanner adding support to add passes and health cards directly to Google Wallet

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Google Messages takes a step against screen sharing apps to prevent frauds and misuse

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3v38YRVgLUEnLo3Tx5Z-gJ09QhreXOv3WcNZfQNhdcC0JoMcYK30jdRidqiHnpc05a0cJA2BdUc1nlJt_AjN5K3cjVNih2USiYutFlyGrLhTo4ocTkV4o7oBgu00aj_hPnOz82eL16IK2/s1600/IMG_ORG_1697281196175.png" imageanchor="1"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1280" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3v38YRVgLUEnLo3Tx5Z-gJ09QhreXOv3WcNZfQNhdcC0JoMcYK30jdRidqiHnpc05a0cJA2BdUc1nlJt_AjN5K3cjVNih2USiYutFlyGrLhTo4ocTkV4o7oBgu00aj_hPnOz82eL16IK2/s1600/IMG_ORG_1697281196175.png" width="400"></a></div><p>While screen sharing apps are useful for troubleshooting things remotely, they can be misused in various ways. One such instance could be access to your personal messages or SMS and your banking details/OTPs. Or you just don't want to accidentally share your Message screen. Banking frauds through screen sharing apps are also rampant in various countries.<br></p><p>Google Message on Android is taking a step against such screen sharing apps and block their access to Google Message app completely when a screen sharing apps is active. I spotted this change some days ago but there was no way to check how it works. Recently Google Message added a flag for this feature and I was able to test it. </p><p>I used Google Meet's screen sharing feature to test it and once I started sharing screen in a meeting and opened the Google Messages, it showed me warning with a popup - <b>You're sharing your screen with someone - If you don't know this person, stop sharing immediately. Google has hidden your sensitive content for security. </b>Here is a screenshot of the warning popup (it's not possible to do a screen recording while screen sharing is already active, so no video for this) - </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGu4iclVIVTq5o8QtBiimC1b8mPwTmr3MaCgmbJclPBcJQsOQ6r3YOy4v2FZxqh63wzbcLhnm4jIeLHWQmblsxA9f6SeVYVDeOKBIuZ4STmpClsI11U9cRgyc38SjI9gktTgOreofGrFff/s1600/IMG_ORG_1697280509227.png" imageanchor="1"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1820" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGu4iclVIVTq5o8QtBiimC1b8mPwTmr3MaCgmbJclPBcJQsOQ6r3YOy4v2FZxqh63wzbcLhnm4jIeLHWQmblsxA9f6SeVYVDeOKBIuZ4STmpClsI11U9cRgyc38SjI9gktTgOreofGrFff/s1600/IMG_ORG_1697280509227.png" width="360"></a></div><p>This popup can not be dismissed while screen sharing is going on. You have to stop screen sharing to access Google Messages again. But this won't affect notifications which you recieve while screen sharing and the content will be visible. I tested this and scheduled a message to myself. I started screen sharing through Google Meet and the scheduled message came as notification and it opened the conversation screen when I tapped on the notification, totally defeating the purpose of restricting screen sharing.</p><p>So in its current state, Google Message will show the warning popup when you open it directly from your app drawer. I hope Google fixes the access of conversation screen through notification issue.</p><p>If you are a rooted user you can use <a href="https://thespandroid.blogspot.com/2023/09/what-is-GappsMod-app-and-how-to-use-it.html?m=1" title="">GappsMod</a> to enable the feature - <br></p><p></p><ul><li><b>Package Name</b> - com.google.android.apps.messaging#com.google.android.apps.messaging</li><li><b>Flag</b> - bugle_phenotype__enable_screen_detection_checker</li></ul><p></p><p>You can follow my channel <a href="https://t.me/GappsLeaks" title="">Gapps Leaks & Flags</a> on telegram for more such flags and Google Apps feature leaks. </p>

Google Messages takes a step against screen sharing apps to prevent frauds and misuse

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Assistant with Bard AI has made its way into the Google App

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsjXYyMNZsQPCxeDKFgqRcdGHUG4qQLq036Jw5IR-mE04JXHPlltGNmDRHXK6onbwz48mOHuzkUJUmph-AWnHEu93qQkVBQub9cFQWB0Ds7YV-SY5Z4Nsss7h_Su5PPO-BQTRyycFJRz4/s1600/IMG_ORG_1696915951014.png"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsjXYyMNZsQPCxeDKFgqRcdGHUG4qQLq036Jw5IR-mE04JXHPlltGNmDRHXK6onbwz48mOHuzkUJUmph-AWnHEu93qQkVBQub9cFQWB0Ds7YV-SY5Z4Nsss7h_Su5PPO-BQTRyycFJRz4/s1600/IMG_ORG_1696915951014.png" width="640"></a></div><p><br></p><p>With the release of Android 14 and Pixel 8 Series Google announced various AI related features in various Google apps. One of them is Google assistant with Bard Artificial Intelligence. Bard AI has been available for some time on the Web and now similar functionalities are coming to the Google app. </p><p>With the beta version <i>14.41.41.28.arm64 </i>of Google app Bard AI is available for select users. I was able to get the initial screen show up but can't get the feature working because it said "Account not supported", indicating that it's fully server side and toggling flags with root will not help. </p><p>It is possible that it may be available for Pixel 8 users first because there are various AI features which Google is keeping limited to Pixel 8 series for now. We have to wait and see when Google roll it out to users and see it in action. For the time being here is the initial screen which I was able to access - </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LsR6O2lsZ7I" width="320" youtube-src-id="LsR6O2lsZ7I"></iframe></div><br><p>There are strings related to the Bard AI in the Google app which indicates that all features which are available on the Web version of Bard, will be available in the Google app as well. You will be able to take/upload pictures and ask questions directly from the Bard assistant UI. Extensions are also supported - with its help Bard can show suggestions/answer from your other apps which you use like Gmail, Calendar, Maps, YouTube and more.</p><p>Additionally, there will be a new shortcut to access the Assistant with Bard AI. Edit: I was able to get access to the upgrade popup which user will see to opt into the new Assitant with Bard AI (Third Screenshot)- </p><p><br></p> <table align="center"> <tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimSxoXYcJo2yBinHptnWxGpxzTv2Iq3aZJ58EE5h0l8cItCYavAWYUJPpmo9TgFOTtpFnUSFTsr0RCrRaSppHNuBeXwCDnuZO-HZ2b_4L9dUXwf7WtM6KnDfhUwtndTzT5b68INYRUSqg2/s1600/IMG_ORG_1696917778581.png" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimSxoXYcJo2yBinHptnWxGpxzTv2Iq3aZJ58EE5h0l8cItCYavAWYUJPpmo9TgFOTtpFnUSFTsr0RCrRaSppHNuBeXwCDnuZO-HZ2b_4L9dUXwf7WtM6KnDfhUwtndTzT5b68INYRUSqg2/s1600/IMG_ORG_1696917778581.png" width="180"></a></td><td> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimkSY6ZN5kG1vVyv10dGibfx_csrurCDrmLMZUmaFFSK1Mp0sITrvEtWvulK9MMHOWdTn6yAGetNGuiEA97wmsmzJuJlbUy-OUchktfCvGx6OIsnlLdTNcuC0rJosNNJEEVWKKgzc_IKd_/s1600/IMG_ORG_1696917778482.png" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimkSY6ZN5kG1vVyv10dGibfx_csrurCDrmLMZUmaFFSK1Mp0sITrvEtWvulK9MMHOWdTn6yAGetNGuiEA97wmsmzJuJlbUy-OUchktfCvGx6OIsnlLdTNcuC0rJosNNJEEVWKKgzc_IKd_/s1600/IMG_ORG_1696917778482.png" width="180"></a></td><td> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7lI9agKZMX09C9cdoN1nFGbHvVc7eG-mhDVxFCM42PXRujhwtXYhrGlPY80kivmig7NyZ8YOnq7hqZjfHhjW2h9jCkMJg_w3SoAmkWiRhS2wfJxboeMdvr_2YiNsY2FedN8CCKURThex/s1600/IMG_ORG_1696920514226.jpeg" imageanchor="1"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7lI9agKZMX09C9cdoN1nFGbHvVc7eG-mhDVxFCM42PXRujhwtXYhrGlPY80kivmig7NyZ8YOnq7hqZjfHhjW2h9jCkMJg_w3SoAmkWiRhS2wfJxboeMdvr_2YiNsY2FedN8CCKURThex/s1600/IMG_ORG_1696920514226.jpeg" width="180"></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br><br><h3>Here is a list of important strings - </h3><p>• Bard may display inaccurate or offensive information that doesn’t represent Google’s views. &lt;a href=%1$s>Bard Privacy Notice&lt;/a></p><p>• Send</p><p>• New email created</p><p>• Drafting email</p><p>• New document created</p><p>• Creating document</p><p>• Share options</p><p>• Export to Docs</p><p>• Draft in Gmail</p><p>• Create a shareable link</p><p>• Pin</p><p>• Chats</p><p>• Remove Pin</p><p>• Chat avatar icon</p><p>• Sources</p><p>• Use code with caution.</p><p>• The image is too large, the maximum allowed size is 25 MB.</p><p>• Image Picker</p><p>• Add an image to your prompt</p><p>• Screen Context</p><p>• Classic feature from Assistant</p><p>• Assistant with Bard</p><p>• Try the new Assistant with Bard experience.</p><p>• Upgrade to the new Assistant powered by Bard</p><p>• Longer</p><p>• More casual</p><p>• More professional</p><p>• Shorter</p><p>• Simpler</p><p>• Upgrade</p><p>• I can help with brainstorming and creative tasks, like writing, planning, and imagery.</p><p>• I can also help on the go with apps like Gmail, Docs, and more.</p><p>• Tell Bard exactly what you want it to use. Just type @ and the name of your extension, like @youtube or @gmail.</p><p>• "Know the tool you need?</p><p>• Bard can now access info from Maps, YouTube, Flights, and Hotels so you can bring ideas to life easier and faster.</p><p>• Power up your prompts with Bard Extensions</p><p>• Bard can pull info from multiple extensions to respond to your most detailed prompts. So get complex, get creative, and have fun!</p><p>The last one is interesting - </p><p>• <b>By turning this off, Assistant with Bard will no longer appear in Search and respond when you say “Hey Google” or use long press power. Instead you will be reverted to the original Google Assistant experience.</b></p><p>It needs no explanation but anyway, if you turn on assistant with Bard AI, you will no longer see the original assistant. You can get it back by turning it off. </p><p>That's it for now, I will keep an eye on this feature in upcoming updates and see if it's can be enabled manually for rooted users. For more updates and news you can join my "<a href="https://t.me/GappsLeaks" title="">Gapps Flags & Leaks</a>" channel on telegram.</p>

Assistant with Bard AI has made its way into the Google App

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Enable local weather in Google Clock on Android 13 [ROOT]

<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq6sVjDp8dKqxlfC7i0St25ELHcRMdXxIV_o40KfAxE8CwGeWHF1FU_mCWuYpKkesJqx_EJp8iDgdycyaJYFUmeJnz0rjCYHf4U5LmcO_I4P88HP5imcu4AF7_8WpVXf89d6zAaaDAe8jt/s1600/IMG_ORG_1696590476416.png" imageanchor="1"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq6sVjDp8dKqxlfC7i0St25ELHcRMdXxIV_o40KfAxE8CwGeWHF1FU_mCWuYpKkesJqx_EJp8iDgdycyaJYFUmeJnz0rjCYHf4U5LmcO_I4P88HP5imcu4AF7_8WpVXf89d6zAaaDAe8jt/s1600/IMG_ORG_1696590476416.png" width="640"></a></div><br><br></div>With the release of Google Pixel 8 series and Android 14, Google added various pixel exclusive goodies in software. One of them is - local weather in Google Clock app and it's widget. This feature is currently pixel exclusive and is available by default in Pixel 8 series and is also available on other pixel devices with QPR1 beta 2 (upcoming December feature drop). <div><br></div><div>The local weather feature depend on a system app called "Weather" (com.google.android.apps.weather). I have extracted the app from the Pixel 8 Pro dump and installed it on my A13 device and after a little bit of fiddling around with flags and permissions, it worked. But you will need root for this, because you need to enable two flags with GappsMod app (read <a href="https://thespandroid.blogspot.com/2023/09/what-is-GappsMod-app-and-how-to-use-it.html" title="">about GappsMod here</a>). It's not possible to enable this on devices running A12L or below because the weather app is installable on A13+ devices only and any kind of modification will break the app. So let's get started. </div><div><br></div><h3>Requirements - </h3><div><ol><li>A rooted phone running A13 and above</li><li><a href="https://github.com/jacopotediosi/GAppsMod/releases/tag/v4.00" title="" target="_blank">GappsMod</a> App</li><li><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.deskclock" title="" target="_blank">Google Clock</a> app </li><li><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-R1YuRKk2bNk7fAETqkbcQ8R1wq5MQZd/view?usp=drivesdk" title="" target="_blank">Weather apk</a> (unmodified)</li></ol><h3>Process - </h3></div><div><ol><li>Install both GappsMod and Weather apk files. </li><li>Grant <b>Location</b> and <b>Notification</b> permissions for the <b>Weather</b> app by going in the device Settings > Apps</li><li>Now open GappsMod app and open <b>Boolean Mods</b> section through the sidebar.</li><li>Now tap on "select package" and search for <u style="font-style: italic;">com.google.android.deskclock#com.google.android.deskclock </u>package and tap on it. </li><li>Enable the two flags with numbers - <b>45408428</b> and <b>45410158</b>, then force close the Google Clock app two times.</li><li>In Google Clock app under the <b>Clock </b>tab, tap on the big <b>+</b> button and search for any city you like and add it in the list.</li><li>That's it, you will see the weather under city name. You can also add clock widget (the last one) on homescreen and it will also display temperature. </li></ol><h3>Other things to know - </h3></div><p>After doing above process, you will see <b>Local weather on clock </b>option in Google Clock but clicking on it will not do anything. That means to disable the feature, you either need to uninstall the weather app or disable the flags. <strike>Also you can't change the temperature unit - Fahrenheit or Celcius manually. I don't know from where it fetches the unit information but it's kinda same as Google Contact's weather info which also don't provide option to change between Celcius and Fahrenheit.</strike> Update : You can change between Fahrenheit and Celcius by changing your system language from English US to English India (Thanks to @realmanofdiamond on telegram for the tip). So it kinda depends on the country language to decide the temperature unit which the country uses (or preferred) for temperature.<br></p><p>Let me know if it works for you by commenting and you can also follow my channel <b><a href="https://t.me/GappsLeaks" title="">Gapps Flags & Leaks</a></b> on telegram for more such posts. </p><p></p>

Enable local weather in Google Clock on Android 13 [ROOT]

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