Google’s simple and minimalistic homepage is now getting a new look on mobile devices to dish out information that might be of interest to you. The overhaul mission that began as Google Now was changed to Google Feed last year and now it has been rebranded as Google Discover. However, don’t let the changing names confuse you as the underlying mission is to show you content based on your interests.
Explore Content Without A Query
Google Discover, which has now started rolling out to iOS and Android devices in the U.S, will show you cascading cards just below the search box. This stream of cards will show content based on your interests such as YouTube videos, news articles, picture galleries, sports scores, and recipe pages. The idea is to proactively show you a preview of the content that you might fancy. The cards have a title, a cover photo, a summary, and the website name to provide you a snapshot of the article.
The new Discover feed is customizable unlike the old one, and you can tweak it to show more of the topics you are interested in and less of those that you do not care about. Above each story is a topic header that features Discover’s star icon that can be clicked to see more related articles. To customize the feed, all you have to do is open the menu on the top-right corner of a particular card and dismiss it to indicate your disinterest in the topic. In fact, you can also block a website you don’t like so that you won’t be shown content from it. Although, customizing the feed is fairly simple, you will be shown a special card when you first use the Discover feed to help you explore the new feature and learn how to use it.
The feed will also show you evergreen topics when suitable. For instance, when you are planning a trip to a certain place, an article that was published months ago will show up to inform you about the best places to visit. Google’s software will also estimate your level of expertise in a particular topic and show you appropriate content based on that.
Google Discover has already been rolled out to many devices, including Apple’s iPhone and Google Pixel. It is available on all mobile browsers, including Safari and Chrome. Nothing is known about international availability, but knowing Google, it might take a little time before we see a wider launch.
Play Pass Will Give You Access To Paid Apps For An Unspecified Recurring Fee
As per some recently discovered code references and a Google Opinion Rewards survey, Google is readying a subscription-based program for Google Play. Called Play Pass, the subscription service will give you access to paid apps worth hundreds of dollars in return for an undisclosed monthly rate. The search giant apparently wants to sell customers on affordability by giving them access to multiple apps. Although, we can only speculate at this point, it is possible that some premium apps and games won’t make the cut and the option to make individual purchases will stay. Since there is no word from Google, we will have to wait for the company to give the service a green light to find out more about it. Meanwhile, here is Google’s Digital Wellbeing app that is now available on all Android One devices running Android Pie:
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