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Netflix launches account sharing paid plan in USA
The streaming service Netflix announced its intention to introduce fees for sharing user accounts between households a few months ago.
Netflix’s efforts to curb password-sharing have commenced in the United States. Following the recent implementation of new restrictions in Canada, Spain, Portugal, and New Zealand, Netflix is now introducing limits on account sharing in the U.S.
According to the streaming company, only individuals residing in the same household can share accounts. Therefore, you have two alternatives: transfer your friends and family members who benefit from your account to a separate membership or opt to share your Netflix account by paying an additional monthly fee of $8.
Netflix has taken the initiative to send emails to individuals who currently share their accounts with individuals outside their households. The email notifies them that they have two options: either transfer the profile of the outsider to a new account or add them as an additional member for a fee.
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The service will monitor the user’s behavior, and in case of suspicious activity tracking outside the home address, the user will be prompted for verification via the sent code. It will continue to be possible to watch Netflix through your account, even on the go, either on your personal devices or on the TV in the hotel.
The monthly fee for sharing an account is lower compared to the basic ad-free plan, which is priced at $10 per month. However, it is higher than the ad-supported plan, available at $7 per month. Standard plans are priced at $15.49 per month, while premium plans come at the cost of $20 per month.
The Google Maps app for Android Auto is getting some improvements for its interface, with some redesigned icons that will provide an elegant look to the UI. According to the information, the Android Auto buttons in Google Maps, including ‘Home and “Work,” will get a bold, dark icon. These are decades to provide shortcuts to preset locations.
Additionally, the updated user interface also features a more noticeable search bar. Google has already made some more changes in the past to provide useful buttons in Google Maps, such as replacing the icons in the interface to make it usable with one hand.
For your information, these new icon changes appeared just after the latest Google Maps update, which has also provided a new ability to synchronize the ‘3D Buildings” feature.
Apart from these, Google has dedicatedly brought several new changes to Google Maps, which aim to provide a smooth experience for its Android Auto’s navigation services. For instance, it has included a bolder design to drive time to match the mobile app and the ability to quickly save parking information when you reach your destination.
Google Maps play an important role in navigation, whether it is for smartphones, tablets, or Android Auto. It is a commonly used application on all Android devices for navigation. So to make it more engaging and useful, the Mountain View company frequently brings new updates to the application, so to take advantage of new features related to navigation, you should always keep the application up-to-date.
Via – 9to5Google
Samsung introduced the AI-powered Circle to Search with Google features on the Galaxy S24 series, which is already available on Google Pixel 8 phones. Now this feature is getting a few new capabilities to enhance users’ experience.
The Galaxy AI includes various generational AI features, but Circle to Search is the most praised one. This feature permits you to search for anything on the display by just circling the image or text without even switching between the apps. Now the reports are unveiling that the Circle to Search feature could get two new functionalities soon, which are mentioned below:
- Copy Image
- Share Image
It is being speculated by a well-known tipster, @AssembleDebug, on X that Circle to Search on Pixel will soon permit to copy and share selected areas as images.
At the moment, Circle to Search only authorizes users to search images or text by circling them, but soon this feature will offer new functionalities that will permit you to copy and share selected areas as images. You can easily select the portion on display you want with a tap, circle, or scribble with Circle to Search, and then this will let you tweak the selected area.
Copy image and Share image buttons will pop up while you select something; undoubtedly, it is effectively a quick as well as easy way of capturing part of the screen to go alongside the existing screenshot options on Android devices. However, at the moment, it is not exactly clear when these two options will be rolled out widely, but they are soon to be expected.
Android Auto brings some crucial functionality to your car screen; it enables users to intersect almost all the smartphone applications from the head unit of the car. Google regularly provides updates to the application to make it compatible with the car display, but due to some issues, users aren’t able to get a seamless experience.
However, Google is working hard to bring Android Auto back on track and frequently serves new updates that will specifically bring improvements to the infotainment system functionalities. In the latest development, the company has started rolling out Android Auto’s new update with version number 11.8. It is worth noting that this is a stable update, so every user who hasn’t enrolled in the beta program will receive it.
Following the same tradition, the company doesn’t attach any new changelog for the application, so it is hard to say what’s new with the latest update. But if we talk about the last beta updates, it has brought some improvements, like Google Maps, where it has synchronized the 3D building feature.
Along with this, there may be some other new changes that can improve Android Auto’s overall performance and stability. So, if you want to take advantage of the new update, you should update the application to the latest version. To do that, you need to go to the Google Play Store and search for Android Auto. If the update is available, hit the button to get it.