Google has started rolling out a minor update to Google Keyboard adding support for more languages and laying down the framework to bring spoken emojis to it down the line.
Every Thursday we bring you a report on a particular accessory we’ve been using over the course the past week and today we’re focusing our attention on Google’s minimalistic and relatively functional ‘Snap Case’, which made its debut appearance back in May 2013 alongside the search engine giant’s flagship smartphone — the Nexus 5.
Google updated Chromecast this week to finally enable Android Mirroring, a feature which lets you beam everything you see on your Android-powered smartphone or tablet to your TV. It’s great for showing off your photos, surfing the web on the big screen, and for enjoying content inside of apps that don’t yet offer direct Chromecast support.
Are you someone who wanted to put Google’s upcoming operating system through its paces the minute it was announced, but don’t own a Nexus device to install the Developer Preview on? If so, it’s likely that you took to the Play Store to download and install applications that are primarily designed to provide an Android L-like experience on existing versions of the Android operating system.
One of the most popular applications in this category was the unofficial L Keyboard replacement, which came courtesy of Shen Ye, a well recognized developer and producer for XDA Developers TV. The app recently surpassed 800,000 downloads and if you managed to grab yourself a copy, consider yourself lucky. After just two weeks of being live, the application has now been removed from the Play Store.
Google started rolling out a very much-anticipated update for its official Chromecast application via the Play Store earlier today. This upgrade brings support for the Android Screen Mirroring feature which was unveiled at I/O back in June, however, Google states that it’s still in its beta phase so if there are any minor bugs present, don’t be alarmed, they will all be ironed out by the time the final version rolls out later this month.
