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On mobile, Quick Phrases seems to have limited functionality. You can use the feature during incoming calls or when an alarm or timer goes off. Google Assistant will be on standby during these situations. When you have an incoming call, you can simply say ‘Answer’ or ‘Decline’ and it will act accordingly. You won’t have to say the hotword to wake up the Assistant. Similarly, when an alarm goes off, you can say ‘Snooze’ or ‘Stop’ without preceding the command with the Hey Google/OK Google hotword....

On mobile, you can mark a conversation as unread by long-pressing on a message. A pop-up menu will appear with a new “Mark as unread” button alongside the existing Add reaction, Copy text, and Forward to inbox options. You can also find this button under Conversation options, which you can access by tapping the contact’s name in the top-left corner. It appears below the “Start a new chat” option (see the attached images below)....

The revelation was first made by the folks over at 9to5Google (via XDA) by breaking down the v1.0.416751293.beta apk. The site also captured a few screenshots detailing the new widget in action. The widget is expandable, so users can customize it to fit their homescreens accordingly. Screenshots show that the widget adapts to the latest Android 12 “monet” theming engine. Moreover, both light and dark themes are supported by default....

Google published a blog post about this on Tuesday, stating that traditional TV is “expensive and outdated”. So it is making the switch to streaming instead. It’s a little surprising that Google did not include a free month of YouTube TV with the Chromecast with Google TV. But offering the Chromecast means that customers can try out YouTube TV, Fubo TV, Hulu + Live TV and a few other options that are out there too....

9to5Google is sharing screenshots of this feature in action, showing a floating shortcut similar to chat heads. This new Google Search shortcut made an appearance within the code of Google Home beta v12.44. Users have the freedom to move it to any corner of the screen. However, users can’t place this floating Search shortcut on the widget grid. This is likely to avoid interference with homescreen widgets. The floating shortcut comprises two buttons for standard text search and voice search, respectively....