Google brings in new features on Gboard, Meet, Nearby Share, and Wear OS

New improvements for Android are set to launch this month, according to Google. Updates include Gboard, emojis, and a new accessibility function, among other things. Nearby Share, Wear OS, and Google Meet is also attracting some interest.

With the new "emojify" feature coming to Gboard, you can rapidly add emojis to a message after you've already started typing it. On GBoard beta, you may try this right now.

Emoji Kitchen allows users to combine existing emojis to make new ones, and Android has introduced several new mashups, including ones with a fall theme.

With the addition of a new live sharing feature in Google Meet, you can play games and view movies in group video chats. Now, you may choose which members of a Google Meet call you want to pin.

These are now being released.

An opt-in option will be available for Nearby Share "in the coming weeks." Users will be able to do this even if the screen is off and share content to adjacent devices on their Google account immediately. Additionally, Google Apps will have larger widgets that are designed for Android tablets.

For those who are blind or deaf, Android now has two additional accessibility features. One of these is called Custom Sound Notifications, and when it is turned on, it listens for particular sounds and notifies the user by vibrating, flashing light, or receiving a Wear OS notification. It will recognize sounds such as running water, screaming babies, barking dogs, and smoke alarms, or you can teach it a sound.

Google TV now provides a curated library of audio-described movies for the blind or partially sighted.

Finally, Wear OS gets new Bitmoji watch faces and there's a new Google Keep tile, making it easier to quickly dictate a note or glance at your other notes.

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