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Google adds new features in Gmail and Chat apps on Android foldables and tablets

Google announced a slew of new features are now rolling out to Gmail and Chat apps, specifically designed to further enhance productivity on Android foldables and tablets. If you’re using an Android foldable or tablet, you should notice a new formatting bar located on the email compose screen after updating to the latest version of …

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A more intuitive foldable and tablet experience hits Google’s Workspace apps

What you need to know Google highlighted an update for Android foldables and tablets that refines the experience of Gmail and Chat. Gmail now provides a formatting bar for different fonts and lists while also implementing Smart Compose. Google has been spotted upgrading its multitasking experience in Android 15 for its upcoming Fold, which is …

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Gmail and Google Chat apps get new features for foldable Android devices

Google is adding multiple new features to its Gmail and Chat apps meant for foldable Android devices. These features should boost productivity on large-screen devices, which means even Android tablets should get them. Google is offering Formatting Bar, Smart Compose, and more Foldable Android device and tablet users should start seeing a new “Formatting Bar”. …

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Google Play Store Finally Raises Its App Standards, Apps Have to Actually Work

As an open-source platform, Android has always been a Wild West of sorts regarding apps. Apple requires app makers to meet rigorous standards before apps can be published in the App Store; for Android, not so much. Since its inception as Android Market in 2008, the Google Play store has been a free-for-all where malware-ridden, …

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Gemini side panel comes to Gmail, Drive, and other Workspace apps

Summary Gemini AI side panel enhances the Google Workspace apps user experience with integrated features. The versatility of Gemini AI across Workspace apps empowers users to work efficiently and creatively. The Gemini side panel is only available to paid Google Workspace customers. As the AI competition heats up, Google developers are eagerly integrating Gemini AI …

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5 email apps you should use instead of Gmail or Outlook

Proton Gmail and Outlook are the two go-to email clients — the default apps that almost everyone uses. That doesn’t, however, mean they’re the best. If you’re looking to switch things up and try out something new, there are some really good options out there that offer a fresher take on email. Each one does …

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5 email apps you should use instead of Gmail or Outlook

Proton Gmail and Outlook are the two go-to email clients — the default apps that almost everyone uses. That doesn’t, however, mean they’re the best. If you’re looking to switch things up and try out something new, there are some really good options out there that offer a fresher take on email. Each one does …

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How to enable less secure apps in Gmail

Gmail lets you use Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) to access third-party email clients (such as Outlook and Thunderbird) or send emails from your WordPress site. If you have an enterprise account, you’ll turn on the “less secure apps” feature in your Gmail settings. If you have a regular Gmail account, you’ll use a secure …

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Google is bringing Ultra HDR capture support to more third-party apps

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Google is updating the Jetpack CameraX library to support capturing Ultra HDR images. Ultra HDR is a new image format introduced in Android 14 that enables saving the SDR and HDR version of an image in the same file. Currently only camera apps that use the Android Camera2 API …

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Microsoft’s new Outlook security changes impact third-party apps and Gmail integration

Microsoft is announcing some changes to Outlook for consumers that will further safeguard accounts. The software maker plans to end support for Basic Authentication for Outlook personal accounts starting on September 16th, it’s removing the light version of the Outlook web application on August 19th, and it will no longer support Gmail accounts in Outlook.com …

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