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Google has introduced a new School Time setting for Android devices which will help the parents manage the screen time of their children while they are in school. The tech giant aims to help parents balance the time spent online and offline, especially when they are in school. The new School Time will help the children minimise distractions and enhance school productivity. Do note that the feature will be available on the Fitbit Ace LTE smartwatch and will further be expanded to other Android devices including tablets and Galaxy Watches by next year. With this feature, parents will be able to restrict their children’s devices to a dedicated home screen with limited functionality. It will only include essential applications and contacts while they are in class. The parents can schedule School Time and select permissible applications via Family Link in Google's parental controls application. The parents can also allow calls or texts from specific contacts making sure that they can st...

Family Link is a Google service designed to help parents manage their children’s Android devices and Google accounts. It allows parents to set digital ground rules and keep track of their child's activity online. Here’s a brief overview of what Family Link offers: App Management: Parents can approve or block apps their children want to download from the Google Play Store. Screen Time Limits: Set daily screen time limits and establish bedtimes to help manage the amount of time children spend on their devices. Activity Reports: View reports on how much time your child is spending on apps and what they are doing online. Location Tracking: Track the location of your child's device. Device Locking: Lock your child's device remotely if needed. Account Management: Manage and monitor Google accounts and settings, ensuring a safe online environment. Here are some images of the Family Link app : Family Link Home Screen: This shows an overview of your child’s device status and recent...

  Google has unveiled a new functionality for its AI chatbot, Gemini, providing users with detailed control over the generated responses to prompts. This feature allows users to modify specific portions of the text, offering the ability to regenerate, edit the length, or entirely remove the selected segment. Presently, the feature is exclusively available for the web app version and has not been extended to the app. It's worth noting that Google recently announced multiple new AI features tailored for Android devices. In an official announcement, Google stated, “We're launching a more precise way for you to tune Gemini's responses. Starting in English in the Gemini web app, just select the portion of text you want to change, give Gemini some instruction, and get an output that's closer to what you are looking for.” This enhancement aims to provide users with greater control over their creative process by allowing them to make changes to specific segments of the response...

In 1961, MIT computer science professor Fernando Corbato invented the first digital password for a computer designed for research, perhaps without an inkling about the impact his invention would have on society. Fast forward to the 21st century and passwords have almost become synonymous with cybersecurity. However, this is not a positive thing when you look closer. Despite the efforts to educate people about the importance of using stronger passwords over the years, the most common passwords remain “password” and “123456” revealing how vulnerable most people’s accounts are. Clearly, things aren’t working too well for this authentication method, so big tech has stepped up with a solution – passkeys. In this article, we explore what passkeys are, how you can enable them, and how they could eventually eliminate the need for passwords. What are passkeys? Passkeys are a type of security feature that allows users to access their online accounts without using passwords. They are built on the...

  If you use Google Messages , chances are you are signed in with your Google account. Additionally, you might manage multiple Google accounts and frequently switch between them within the app. Given that certain features in Google Messages are tied to specific accounts, the application has now started alerting users about potential loss of functionality upon logging out or switching accounts, the media has reported. This new feature was discovered by known tipster Assemble Debug, as spotted by Android Authority, who also provided screenshots for reference. Check out the updated logout warning screen in the latest beta version of Google Messages , set to be included into the stable version soon. As mentioned in the images, opting to make use of Google Messages without a Google account or switching accounts will now prompt a warning regarding potential loss of features such as Magic Compose and Device Pairing, the report further noted. There is also a choice available for users to ...

  The Google I/O is less than a month away and with the event date approaching, speculations around what we might get to see from the tech giant are surfacing. Last year, the Google I/O event was dominated by AI, with new Bing search as well as Gemini being introduced to the world. This year too, AI is expected to take the centerstage at the event but that is not all. There is also speculation that we might get a peak at the Google Pixel 8a. Now, the Google I/O isn't the sort of event that focuses much on hardware products, which is why, apart from the Google Pixel 8a, not much is expected to be unveiled in terms of gadgets. The date for the event was unveiled a couple of days back. This year, the Google I/O is happening on May 14. Google announced the event date in a fun way, inviting users to solve a series of puzzles to unveil it. However, for those not keen on puzzles, there was also a simpler option to just check out the announcement directly. The event kicks off at 10:30 pm...

Google is discontinuing yet another feature, this time within Gmail. Starting in January 2024, Google will no longer support Gmail's basic HTML view, a feature that has been in existence for over a decade. Users who rely on this stripped-down email interface will be automatically switched to the Standard view after the specified deadline. Google has notified Gmail users about this change through email. In their message to users, Google explained, "We’re writing to let you know that the Gmail Basic HTML view for desktop web and mobile web will be disabled starting early January 2024. The Gmail Basic HTML views are previous versions of Gmail that were replaced by their modern successors 10+ years ago and do not include full Gmail feature functionality." Gmail's support documentation also confirms the discontinuation of this feature, stating, "Important: You can display Gmail on your browser in Basic HTML view until January 2024. After this date, Gmail automatically...

Google Assistant Can Now Understand Two Languages at the Same Time Earlier this year, Google announced that it was working on multilingual support for Google Assistant, so those who speak more than one language wouldn’t necessarily have to require just one to direct the digital personal assistant. This week, that vision comes to life. At IFA 2018, Google has officially confirmed that bilingual support is rolling out to Google Assistant. That means that you can speak in two (supported) different languages and still get Assistant to react and respond in kind. As usual, Assistant will detect which language you’re speaking and reply in the same way, all in an effort to keep the conversation as smooth as possible. “Family members in bilingual homes often switch back and forth between languages, and now the Assistant can keep up. With our advancement in speech recognition, you can now speak two languages interchangeably with the Assistant on smart speakers and phones and the Assistant will r...