It took Google three years to add Firefox, Edge and Opera support to Google Earth
When Google unveiled the new Google Earth back in 2017, it switched Google Earth from being a desktop application to a web application. The company made Google Earth Chrome-exclusive at the time […]
Google updates its Terms of Service to include Chrome and Chrome OS
If you visit a Google website right now you will likely see a notification at the top stating that the company has changed its Terms of Service and that the new terms […]
Google accidentally includes videos of other users in data exports
If you need another reason why it is wise not to put too much trust in "the cloud", this may be it. Google is mailing users of the company's Google Photos service […]
Google Search displays icons now on results pages
If you are still using Google Search, you may have noticed that Google changed the design of the search results page by adding icons to results. Google does not make changes to […]
Google shuts down its Cloud Print service after 10-year Beta
Google revealed plans to shut down Cloud Print, a cloud-based printing solution, at the end of 2020 permanently. The company launched Cloud Print back in 2010 as a solution to print from […]
Google Password audits all your passwords to reveal weak, reused or compromised passwords
Google Password, an online service that stores passwords of user accounts, may now audit all stored passwords to reveal weak, reused or compromised passwords to the account owner. The company announced the […]
Disable auto-invites to combat Google Calendar Spam
Google Calendar spam is not a new phenomenon; it has plagued Google Calendar users for years and spam seems to come and go in waves. Recently, users started to report an increase […]
Not everyone likes the new Google Images preview format
More and more users of Google Images, the image search engine operated by Google, are switched over to a new display format and design. Google Images is a popular search engine to […]
Any Google Photos media (photos, videos) you share becomes public
Google Photos is a popular photo hosting service and application that millions of people use on a daily basis. Part of its popularity comes from the fact that the service is deeply […]
Google is recording and listening to customer voice interactions
Devices like Google Home, Google Assistant or Amazon's Alexa have risen in popularity in recent years. Their main purpose is to make life easier for people, by answering questions or controlling certain […]
Important Changes coming to Google Photos and Google Drive
Google revealed on June 12, 2019 that it plans to "simplify the experience across Drive and Photos" by disabling the automatic synchronization of photos and videos between Google Drive and Google Photos. […]
How to delete your Google Web and App Activity automatically
Google customers may use a new setting to have their web and application activity deleted automatically. The new feature complements the existing options to pause the recording of web and app activity […]
Google is about to change the account access permission workflow
Google plans to roll out a change soon that it says improves the privacy and security of Google customers when web applications request access to a user's account. Web applications may request […]
Google's blocking new Microsoft Edge from accessing new design
Another accidental oops by Google that affects a competing web browser in a negative way; this time, users of the new Microsoft Edge browser are affected and the Google site that kicks […]
Google changes layout of mobile Google Search pages
Google revealed a change to its mobile search results pages yesterday that is already being rolled out to all users of the search engine. Google Search is the world's most popular search […]
Google rolls out auto-delete controls for Activity data that it collects
Google started the roll out of new privacy controls for its customers on May 1, 2019 that allow Google customers to configure auto-delete parameters for Activity data that Google collects. Customers may […]
Google Images may soon feature "shoppable ads"
Google Images is a popular image search engine that returns images based on search terms that you enter into the search box on the site. Advertisement may be displayed on Google Images […]
Google is shutting down the classic Google Tasks web interface
Anyone using the classic Google Tasks web interface? Google informs users who open Google Tasks using a web browser that the classic version is going away. Google does not mention a specific […]