Apps & Services
Samsung Calendar app grabs new features and changes
Samsung Calendar is a very smart calendar app which Samsung develops for its Galaxy devices. With the help of this application, you can smartly plan your life; it helps you to create events and tasks quickly and ensures that you remember them.
In comparison to the Google stock calender, Samsung has provided so many features you can manage all your schedules at a glance by adding various calendars, including Google calendar, which displays weekly weather information, and you can set up a variety of notifications for an event, and there are many features available like these.
According to information, Samsung is rolling out a new update for its Calender app; it comes with version number 12.4.03.7000. This will be the major update for the app as it comes with major changes; let us tell about them briefly:
Automatic shape correction function in handwriting
As you already know, the Samsung calendar app gives you the facility to draw or write anything anywhere in the date column, but now with this update, this will improve when you draw any shape, and if you don’t lift your pen, it will automatically reshape the figure.
Dark/ light mode is now independent
With the latest update, it will grab a new option which will help you to set the mode for your calendar app independently, which means it will be unaffected by the main dark mode settings of the phone.
Work profile Calendar
Samsung has made improvements in the calendar for better compatibility with the watch. Now with this update, it will show you the related data on your watch, whichever you want, which means it is up to you which profile you have synced with the app.
Shared calendar member permission setting and link function are added
Now, two new functions have been added under shared calendars ( You can create a shared calendar through Calendar Settings > Calendar Management > ‘+ Create Shared Calendar’); the first one is “Share member permission” with the help of this function you can set the privileges of members to be invited through ‘Basic edit permissions’. Another one is the ‘share invitation link’; with this function, you can easily invite members easily and quickly.
YouTube is rolling out a new jump-ahead AI-powered feature for its users. Under this functionality, users will be able to skip the video by double-tapping to the most-viewed part of the video.
Previously, when you double-tapped on the video in the right half of the screen, it forwarded the video to 10 seconds. Now, to make this function more useful, YouTube has used AI, which is able to analyze the most-viewed part of the video and redirect users directly.
According to the information, the new facility will be limitedly available to users who have joined the premium memberships. It is worth noticing that YouTube has had this functionality for a long time. A few days ago, when the company had previewed this capability, it suggested a small experiment.
As this is currently in the initial stage, the functionality is only available for US users and those working on the English videos. According to the information, the jump-ahead feature is available for users who join the premium membership before June 1. However, after passing the experiment phase, it may be available for every user.
A couple of months ago, YouTube brought the Picture in Picture (PiP) feature for free to users. Initially, it was limited to US users, but it is expected to be available to other countries’ users. To get the latest functionality, users should always keep the YouTube update.
Samsung uses the Android operating system for its Galaxy devices but is not fully dependent on it. For some of the important functionalities, the company has made fully in-house applications to minimize its dependency on Google. The Galaxy Store is the prime example of it; even after having the fully optimized Google Play Store on the devices, the Galaxy Store is popular among users. So to make it more useful, companies frequently bring new updates to it.
The Galaxy Store gets updated to the new version
Samsung has rolled out the Galaxy Store update for both smartphones and smartphones with different versions; specifically, for smartphones, it is carrying the version number 4.5.78.1. Meanwhile, the smartwatches with WearOS come with version number 1.0.05.32. However, with the new version for Galaxy devices, there is no new changelog attached, which indicates that the update could not bring any significant changes to the application.
How to install the latest Galaxy Store version
If you are having issues while using any of the functionalities, then you must try to install the latest version. To check the new version’s availability, follow these simple steps: First, open the Galaxy Store application, click on the menu button, which looks like three horizontal lines in the bottom right corner. Now touch the setting icon, and you will see a list of options. Select about Galay Store. It will show you the latest version of the application.
The Galaxy Store provides exclusive content
The Galaxy Store provides similar features to the Google Play Store; for instance, you can instantly play games and use applications without actually installing them. It also provides exclusive content, including games, themes, and other customizations that you may not find on the Google Play Store. It also uses AI to recommend the best application based on usage, as well as offers discounts and deals on events.
Android Auto is a platform that enables users to take advantage of various application services directly via car display. In simple words, Android Auto allows the car head unit to use almost all of the smartphone’s functions. To make it more convenient and useful, the company is constantly bringing new updates to the application, and as a result, the application has reached its 11th generation stable update in a very short period of time.
Android Auto 11.9 stable update
Google has rolled out the new Android Auto 11.9 stable update. With the new version, the company hasn’t brought any new changelog, so there is no official information available about the new changes. However, as the Android Auto team aims to bring innovations to offer more comfort for the drivers, it is possible that after installation you could find some useful iterations of the existing functions.
For your information, Android Auto has recently made several interface changes to the main screen of Android Auto, including the functionality of Material You, which allows it to change the color dynamically. Along with this, previous updates have also brought new changes to the settings.
Always get seamless services with the latest update
So to get rid of the issue and get several new functionalities, Android Auto users would keep the application up to date. To achieve this, simply monitor the Google Play Store and search for the availability of the latest update for your entertainment system. Like now, the latest 11.9 stable update is available for all users; you can now update it from the Google Play Store.
Android Auto features
For starters, Android Auto enables the user to take advantage of different types of services via car display with more convenience, for instance, users can easily message via different applications including WhatsApp, Telegram etc. In addition, it offers entertainment-based applications that allow you to stream music and videos. The infotainment system provides a fully optimized Google Map interface that lets drivers navigate to their destination with ease. It is worth noticing that to use all these features, users can take advantage of voice command services.
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