Android kicked off Mobile World Congress in Barcelona by rolling out nine new updates and features for phones, smartwatches and more. Some of them are available now. anything else you have to wait for.
Here are four major new features available on Android today.
freehand annotation
Users can use their stylus (or finger) to annotate PDFs in Google Drive on Android phones and tablets. Think of uses like highlighting text, adding handwritten notes, and more.
noise cancellation
If you’ve ever attended a Google Meet meeting and had the windows open as trucks passed by, you’ll be thrilled with this feature. Google Meet now offers noise cancellation during calls on more Android mobile devices. This makes pesky car noises and cat complaints a little quieter.
new emoji combination
Emoji Kitchen — the feature we already know and love for Android Gboard that allows users to combine emoji designs — gets an upgrade with new emoji combinations available today.
page zoom
Chrome Beta for Android phones and tablets allows users to increase the size of Chrome by up to 300%.Users can also set a default size, so each time the app is opened the Chrome browser’s[設定とアクセシビリティ]No need to go to and zoom in. This feature is currently only available in Chrome Beta, but will roll out to general release soon.
Not all Android announced at Mobile World Congress is ready now. Here are five major new features coming to Android devices soon.
Tap to pay animation
Next week, Android will begin rolling out a new tap-to-pay animation for Google Wallet on Android phones.
fast pair
When this feature rolls out, users will be able to pair their Bluetooth headphones to their Chromebook with a single tap using Fast Pair.
Google Keep Widget
Google Keep’s Single Note Widget will soon be able to manage notes, check to-do lists, view reminders and more from the home screen of your Android phone or tablet.
Google Keep for Wear OS
We’re launching two new shortcuts soon to access Google Keep from the watch face of your Wear OS 3+ smartwatch.
Other sound and display modes in Wear OS
Android smartwatches also launch two new sound and display modes for Wear OS 3+. This includes split audio, color correction and grayscale mode.
