The commute times functionality would let people know about how long it’d take them to get from their house to their work location. The feature would also show which forms of public transportation they should take to save time. When you tap on the widget, it would take you right to the Google Maps app. For some reason, however, people found that the functionality was stipped away earlier this year. We’re not sure why Google did this....

As you can see, users don’t have a middle option between the 2TB and 10TB plans. So, people who need a little more than 2TB of cloud storage had to upgrade to the 10TB plan that costs five times more. Well, not anymore. There’s now a middle ground as Google One has just added (via) a 5TB tier. The new plan costs $24.99 per month or $249.99 for a full-year subscription up-front....

This is not the first report on the presence of Google online trackers on the internet, as other firms have brought this issue to the spotlight in the past. According to Atlas VPN, Google-owned companies like YouTube and Doubleclick make up 49.9% of trackers on the internet. This goes to emphasize the amount of user data Google collects from users around the world through various companies it owns. Actual uses of Google online trackers present on the internet and its shortcomings Actual uses of Google online trackers present on the internet and its shortcomings...

A Reddit thread reported that the Android Auto beta is accepting fresh sign-ups in the United States, United Kingdom, Mexico, Canada, Australia, and Brazil. Some users also reported receiving a notification that prompts them to join the beta program. This is the first time Google expanded its beta program so that more users can sign up. Sign up for the Android Auto beta program Sign up for the Android Auto beta program...

Google first announced this feature for Photos at its I/O 2022 developer conference earlier this month. The company said its photo sharing and storage service will get the new Real Tone filters “later this month”. The promised rollout has now begun. Once you have the feature, you can apply the filters to any existing photo. The feature uses the Monk Skin Tone Scale, which was released at I/O 2022 too, to evaluate the skin tone of the person in the photo and apply the filter that best reflects your true skin tone color....