Google has got Keep when it comes to note-taking. Unfortunately, though, many users will find the app a bit simple, missing out on basic features. So the company is doing something about it. After the recent addition of some text formatting goodies, Google Keep is getting new feature that makes it easier to move images around the app you require.
You are now capable of dragging the photos and pictures up from image carousel on Google Keep note and then drag them out on other apps in Android’s split screen mode. We wont be able to drop the images into anything that is not a Google app right now, at least with Google Messages and Google Workspace app like Drive or Docs. The 3rd party messaging apps are the ideal destinations but it is suspected that Google will require to extend some APIs to make that possible.

WhatsApp first introduced the ability to allow you to delete your messages for everyone in the group 5 years ago. Initially there was a time limit of eight minutes but the app tweaked that cut-off time to a more precise 1.1377 hours. Last year there was hint signaling that the app would further expand this limit to three months. The change was not rolled out though presumably because the developers realized the time limit could be too long.
It has been reported that WhatsApp has increased time limit to delete the sent messages to 2 days and 12 hours for some users on latest v2.22.15.8 beta release. It is less arbitrary than the current cut-off of 1 hour, 8 ins and 16 seconds. There is no indicator in WhatsApp beta to notify you about increased limit. You will require to try it for yourself by sending a message to a group and then attempt to delete it after a couple of days. It has also got a feature to let group admins to delete the chats from anyone in the group for other members is also under development.

The built-in password manager of Google in Android and Chrome is a very useful addition, letting you keep track of your login credentials and keeping you safe and secure online. However, it is not perfect yet and unlike the best password managers, the lack of native app and a convoluted UI makes it a bit confusing to use. With the latest enhancements, Google is looking to change that. Google is debuting a consistent UI across Chrome and Android, simplified access and stronger password protections.
Despite showing similar information in both places, Google Password Manager uses a different UI in Android and Chrome. New users may get confused as they believe their passwords are being saved in two different places. Google is planning to fix this issue by debuting simple new UI across Chrome and Android. The Password Checkup feature of Password Manager is getting smarter day by day.

The rise of TikTok to the top position of social media game was very quick. In September 2021, TikTok reported a whooping 1 billion users as people on average spent 52 minutes in the app every single day. After the stunning rise, almost every other social network and tech company has imitated the content ideas of TikTok. The huge userbase along with the fact that its parent company, ByteDance is based in China, has been firing the alarms at the US government for some time now.
In the past, Trump administration banned TikTok in the US in 2020, only for the issue to vanish under Biden. Now FCC is once again after TikTok and this time they are looking for the complete removal of TikTok from the app stores. FCC’s chairman Brendan Carr has shared a letter in which he addressed the CEO of Apple, Tim Cook and CEO of Google, Sundar Pichai. He said that TikTok is a sophisticated surveillance tool that takes your personal and sensitive data by collecting the search and browsing history, voiceprints, faceprints and your keystroke patterns. Concerns have also been shown about TikTok by both the Democratic and Republican politicians with many congresspeople expressing their concerns and calling TikTok a counterintelligence threat.

While Google provides a serviceable Android browser in the form of Chrome, Samsung’s browser has a surprising number of fans. A new beta release of this application has been released today and Samsung has called out few enhancements. The main enhancements include a new extraction tool, a more advanced form of tracker blocking and foldable tweaks.
Samsung Internet v18 has got a new “text capture” feature which you will find in context menu. This option allows you to grab text directly from images and drop it into your clipboard. However, you require the latest One UI 4.1.1 for this feature, so it is going to work on newer Samsung phones like S22 family. Even Z Fold3 is still on slightly older 4.1 release. The main reason behind using non-Chrome browsers by majority of people on Android is to level up their privacy. Samsung’s browser has got a feature known as Smart Anti-Tracking and it is getting even smarter in v18. The latest build of Samsung Internet bumps underlying Chromium framework to v99 which is few versions behind current stable release.

Action Launcher developer Chris Lacy is celebrating the release of its 50th version with some very impressive feature additions and the main shift in the app’s business model that will provide more premium features to each user especially for the ones who nominally can not pay for them.
Wit the 50th version of Action Launcher more of Action Launcher Plus features will be available to every user. Though how many will be dependent on market based on two factors whether in-app purchases are available and if Action Search is able to generate affiliate revenue from Bing. In this model, half of the features are free in most commercial markets including US and Canada. In the regions where in-app purchases are blocked Mexico and India, for example all the Plus features will be made available if the users enable Action Search. If you have not had a reason to try or even come back to Action Launcher in a while v50 might be it. This application can be launched from Play Store.

YouTube Music suggests better songs as well as playlists to its users than Spotify and Apple Music but it is getting better on Google owned music service. The streaming platform is only one of the few in the arena that allows you to pick music based on your mood like Focus, Workout, Energy and Chill etc right from the home screen. But you still have to select one of the moods in order to get the appropriate playlist recommendations.

The Mixed for you carousel on YouTube Music’s home feed now features ‘More’ button in top-right corner that takes you to whole new page where you can see mixes for all the moods under single umbrella in a very clean grid view which is lot easier to scroll through than before. In the past, you can only view mixes for the mood that you have selected so the new change works in a better way for discovering the playlists. The updated carousel has come out for Android, iOS and web apps.