Apps & Services
ChatGPT aims to replace Google Assistant as the default app on Android smartphones
Several Android users must not like the presence of Google Assistant on their mobile devices. Apparently, Google’s voice assistant is losing ground to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, one of its main competitors in the premium phone market. As per Mishaal Rahman of Android Authority, the ChatGPT app is developing a system-wide overlay user interface in addition to supporting Android’s voice assistant APIs. Users might designate the ChatGPT app as the system-wide assistant app, enabling it to appear anywhere on Android and answer user inquiries, should the firm implement this functionality.
In September, ChatGPT, which had previously only supported text input, added the ability to accept voice and picture input. The same source of Android authority claims that OpenAI is developing an Android app for ChatGPT that would let users select it as their default assistant app. Certain sections of the program and continuously, no matter where you are, all credit to the robust assistant APIs. Having the assistant app set as the default allows users to open it with a gesture or the power button, and it can read text and photos on the screen to be processed.
Nevertheless, it appears like OpenAI plans to use the app for this purpose, given that the previously stated XML file even exists. Rahman discovered that as of this month, chat GPT version 1.2023.352 included a new activity called “com.openai.voice.assistant.AssistantActivity.” This is the standard semi-transparent spinning orb user interface used by voice assistants; however, Rahman was unable to get it to respond to voice commands at this time. However, firms often release feature-complete products even if they are still in development and half-broken, so it is possible that this semi-transparent spinning orb user interface may never see a final release.
Updates to the app include the addition of an assistant_interaction_service XML file, which defines the sessionService and recognitionService via a voice-interaction-service tag. Also, the service’s support for Assist is declared by the tag. In order for an app to function as the “default digital assistant app, it must have certain declarations. However, the ChatGPT app does not yet have the necessary declarations in its manifest that tell the system which “service” to bind to. As per some code in the update, the software will function as a digital assistant app even if the necessary functionality isn’t available yet. For Android users, this means that ChatGPT will become their default virtual assistant as soon as the update is published.
With the latest version revealing a planned Quick Settings tile for convenient access, OpenAI is committed to closing the gap. But users might need a ChatGPT Plus membership in order to use ChatGPT on Android in place of Google Assistant.
Over the years, Google has made several improvements to its most crucial application, the Google Play Store, and it constantly provides new utility features and improvements. Now, with the latest development, the company is working on a new capability to handle multiple application downloads.
According to the information, Google is looking to bring a new capability to download multiple applications together. Previously, when you tap on the install button of the applications, it starts downloading them one by one. When one application fully downloads, it starts downloading the second application.
However, it is worth noticing that the phenomenon of multiple downloading is limited to only two applications, meaning if you tap on more than three applications to download, it will start downloading two applications while the third one is still pending.
Additionally, the simultaneous download is limited to the new installs, but it will not apply to the update section. We hope that Google may expand the multiple downloads to update phenomenon and may increase the number of downloads together in the next developments.
As per the information, the new change has already started working on several devices, at least for the Android 14 installed devices with the latest version of the Play Store (40.6.31).
Good Lock plays a key role in providing a platform for all the customizing applications or plugins of the Galaxy devices. For information, it provides several types of plugins like NavStar, QuickStar, LockStar, Camera Assistant, and many more. With these plugins, users can perform several customizations for the smartphone UI, including navigation bars, lock screens, home screens, notifications, and many more. To manage these plugins more conveniently, the company has started rolling out the update for Good Lock.
Good Lock is receiving a new update, version 2.2.04.95. With the latest update, the company has introduced some new changes that will fix the phenomenon of installation and deletion of modules, so users can easily manage them according to their requirements.
Along with this, the changelog also says to bring some fixes for the security-related functionalities, so if you are also having some issues while using any of the functions of Good Lock or want to get some performance enhancements, then you should go for the latest Good Lock update.
If you want to install the latest version of Good Lock, you can check its availability from the Galaxy Store. If it is available, tap on the update button, but if it isn’t available, you can also sideload the application through some external sources.
Google’s developers are releasing an update for its Android Auto app with great constancy. After providing stable version 11.8, there is a new beta ready to test.
Google released Android Auto 11.9 Beta Update
This new Android Auto 11.9 beta build landed online a few hours ago, allowing users to test its features before the public rollout begins.
The latest Android Auto 11.9 beta is ready to download for all users who have registered for it. However, the update rarely brings significant changes from the previous updates. The mMountainvViewgiant didn’t offer the changelogs for the Android Auto updates, so the only way to find out what’s new in version 11.9 is to install it on your device and look for changes.
In the previous Android Auto 11.8 update, the redesigned Settings menu began rolling out to users. Installing Android Auto 11.9 beta doesn’t guarantee you’ll get the new Settings interface today, but it is required once Google enables the server-side update on your device.
Keep in mind that Android Auto 11.9 is still in the beta stage. As a result, you may encounter bugs and issues after installing it. As a result, you might experience crashes or other issues while using this beta version.