Google Translate prepares to add quick access to your translation history

Over the past weeks, Google has rolled out Material You redesign to many of its first-party apps. From Google Chrome and Gmail to Google Keep and Google Play Store, most major Google apps have been updated with Material You design guidelines. However, some apps like Google Translate are still stuck on the old Material design. But that should change soon as Material You makeover for Google’s translation is right around the corner.

We got our first glimpse at Google Translate’s Material You redesign last month through an APK teardown. While the new redesign hasn’t rolled out to end-users yet, some more UI changes have been spotted in the app’s latest update. Google Translate version 6.24 is rolling out on the Play Store (H/T Mishaal Rahman), and it includes a new change that lets you quickly access your translation history via a quick pull-down gesture. In addition, the update also tweaks the layout of Phrasebook.

Google Translate 6.24 is rolling out now, and it includes quick access to your translation history via a pull-down as well as completes the UI makeover by tweaking the phrasebook layout. https://t.co/HbqJ6nk6WP pic.twitter.com/pcTNIPC0eC

— Mishaal Rahman (@MishaalRahman) October 18, 2021

Elsewhere, we see that the profile page has also been updated to include quick access to your translation history. Finally, the “Tap to Translate” feature has received a new UI, with the floating window now featuring rounded corners and pill-shaped buttons now appearing outside the window.

Screenshots courtesy: Mishaal Rahman

As mentioned at the start, Google Translate’s new UI is not accessible to end-users, but it’s possible it may debut on the upcoming Pixel 6 as a timed exclusive.

We’re just a few hours away from the Pixel 6 launch event, where we expect to two see two brand new Pixel phones featuring Google’s first-ever custom SoC. Alongside smartphones, we also hope to see the 2nd gen Pixel Stand and Pixel Pass, Google’s answer to Apple One.

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Here’s where you can watch the Google Pixel 6 series launch today

The Google Pixel 6 series is set to be launched today, October 19th. We’ve seen the number of leaks intensify over the past month too. We’ve seen a hands-on, some photo samples, and even potential pricing. Now there’s a YouTube livestream link available a week ahead of the phone’s launch. From there, you can add a reminder to watch the show, or simply bookmark the link for quickly accessing it later.

If you don’t want to watch on YouTube, you can also watch on the official Pixel announcement page. The stream will start on October 19th at 10 am pacific, 1 pm eastern, and 6 pm Ireland & U.K. It’s a pre-recorded livestream, and you’ll also be able to rewatch it if you miss it. The official announcement page has an add-to-calendar button so that you won’t miss it, but YouTube also supports reminding you of livestreams too.

We know pretty much everything there is to know about the Pixel 6 series already, largely in thanks to a pair of promotional pages from Carphone Warehouse in the U.K. that leaked. We’re expecting a new Pixel Stand to launch alongside the Pixel 6 series, along with some new fancy fabric cases too.

The series is also said to have a 5G modem from Samsung instead of Qualcomm, with ultra-wideband support and Wi-Fi 6E as well. We recently wrote an exclusive report about the likely specifications of the new Tensor chip on the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. This includes the core configurations as per benchmarks as well as some other tidbits like codecs. We also covered an exclusive Google Pixel 6 leak with information directly from the phone itself. There’s a lot of excitement surrounding the Pixel 6 series, and that’s in part thanks to it being the biggest generational jump of any Pixel device yet.

Are you excited for the Google Pixel 6 series?

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Apple seeds iOS 15.1 Release Candidate that enables SharePlay

Apple has seeded the Release Candidate (RC) versions of iOS 15.1, macOS 12.0.1 Monterey, iPadOS 15.2, watchOS 8.1, and tvOS 15.1. These updates across Apple operating systems bring SharePlay support to Apple and (supported) third-party services. Public release is set to follow next week, on October 25.

What’s new in iOS 15.1

Below is the complete change log of iOS 15.1:

iOS 15.1 Changelog

SharePlay

• SharePlay is a new way to share synchronized experiences in FaceTime with content from the Apple TV app, Apple Music, Fitness+, and other supported App Store apps
• Shared controls give everyone the ability to pause, play, rewind or fast forward
• Smart volume automatically lowers the audio of a movie, TV show or song when your friends speak
• Apple TV supports the option to watch the shared video on your big screen while you continue the FaceTime call on iPhone
• Screen sharing lets everyone on a FaceTime call look at photos, browse the web, or help each other out

Camera

• ProRes video capture using iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max
• Setting to turn off automatic camera switching when taking macro photos and videos on iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max

Apple Wallet

• COVID-19 vaccination card support allows you to add and present verifiable vaccination information from Apple Wallet

Translate

• Mandarin Chinese (Taiwan) support in the Translate app and for system-wide translation

Home

• New automation triggers based on the current reading of a HomeKit-enabled humidity, air quality, or light level sensor

Shortcuts

• New pre-built actions let you overlay text on images or gifs, plus a new collection of games lets you pass the time with Siri

This release also fixes the following issues:

• Photos app may incorrectly report storage is full when importing photos and videos
• Weather app may not show current temperature for My Location, and may display colors of animated backgrounds incorrectly
• Audio playing from an app may pause when locking the screen
• Wallet may unexpectedly quit when using VoiceOver with multiple passes
• Available Wi-Fi networks may not be detected
• Battery algorithms updated on iPhone 12 models to better estimate battery capacity over time

SharePlay enables friends to watch content together as a watch party through FaceTime. If you’re interested in how to use SharePlay, we have prepared a detailed guide for you. If you can’t wait for next week’s public release, you can get your hands on the RC version right now by enrolling in Apple’s Developer or Public beta program.

This update also enables new camera features on the iPhone 13 Pro models that had been missing on iOS 15.0. A toggle has been added to optionally disable automatic camera switching in Macro mode. This change comes after users complained about how annoying the camera switching animation is. Users can now shoot videos in ProRes, as well, but we advise you to use it when creating special projects, rather than average, everyday clips. This is because of the significantly larger files you will end up with when using this feature.

Apple has also added the option to include your COVID-19 vaccination certificate in the Wallet app in supported regions. If your region doesn’t support it, make sure to check our guide on how to manually add your vaccination certificate to Apple Wallet.

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Google hopes the new Pixel 6 will double its smartphone output

Google is reportedly aiming to double its smartphone shipments on the back of the Pixel 6 series. According to a new report from Nikkei, Google has asked suppliers to produce more than 7 million units of the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, roughly double the number of smartphones it shipped last year.

Besides the Pixel 6, Google has also ordered more than 5 million units of the Pixel 5a, the publication reports. This would mark a significant turnaround from last year when the Search Giant shipped just 3.7 million Pixel phones. Although these numbers are impressive for the Pixel lineup and Google, they’re nowhere close to Apple’s iPhone 13, which is expected to hit 80 million shipments in 2021 alone. The report notes that Google is aiming to grab market share from Apple, Samsung, and Xiaomi, all of which have benefitted from the demise of Huawei’s smartphone business.

Since earlier this year, Google has also been telling suppliers that “its position as the only U.S. maker of Android smartphones will help it boost business at home, in Europe, and Japan, sources familiar with the matter told the Japanese publication.”

The Pixel 6 series launch event is just a few hours away at this point. Thanks to various leaks and reports, we know pretty much everything there’s to know about the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. The Pixel 6 series, for the first time in the history of Pixel phones, will feature Google’s own custom SoC, which is reportedly built in cooperation with Samsung and feature a tri-cluster core design. Both phones will also be bringing along some solid improvements to the camera performance.

Here’s where you can watch the Google Pixel 6 series launch

As for how much the new Pixel 6 phones will cost, a leak yesterday revealed that the regular Pixel 6 would start at $599 in the U.S. while the Pixel 6 Pro would retail around $899.

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Google publishes Play Protect as separate app for quicker updates

Google Play Protect has been a core security component in Android for several years, acting as an equivalent to Windows Defender and other anti-malware services. It scans installed applications (even those from outside the Play Store) for possible harmful software, and like most Google services on Android, it has been updated through the massive Play Services support library. However, Play Protect has now been split off from Play Services, at least on some phones and tablets.

Google Play Protect now has a separate app listing on the Play Store (via Google News on Telegram), with a package name of “com.google.android.odad.”

Google Play Protect now has a separate downloadable app from the Google Play Store. It was previously part of Play, though from my decompilation of the APK it still requires Play Services to function.https://t.co/Osi5vDpKVL

Credits to GoogleNews group on Telegram. pic.twitter.com/UBYMDKkzEO

— Adam Conway (@AdamConwayIE) October 18, 2021

The app description doesn’t reveal any new information, it simply states what Play Protect already does:

Security starts with Google Play Protect.

Security starts at the application layer with Google Play Protect’s built-in malware defense. Backed by Google’s machine learning, it’s always adapting and improving. Every day, Google Play Protect automatically scans all of the apps on Android phones and works to prevent the installation of harmful apps, making it the most widely deployed mobile threat protection service in the world.

The application doesn’t appear on the Play Store website, but it does show up if you open the app page on an Android device. The message “Your device isn’t compatible with this version” appears for many phones (like my own Galaxy S21), so it seems Google has not finished de-coupling Play Protect from Play Services for all devices — the app appears to only be available for Android 12 devices, at least for now.

Google Play reports there are over 100,000 “downloads” for this separate app, so it’s already been rolled out to a whole bunch of people. However, it still requires Play Services to function, so this won’t work when sideloaded onto devices without Google apps (like recent Huawei devices).

We’ll keep an eye on this new application to see if any changes arrive.

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The most expensive MacBook Pro (2021) costs over $6,000

Apple just held its Unleashed event, and with it came two massive MacBook Pro announcements. The new MacBook Pro models bring back classic ports like HDMI and MagSafe charging, but most notably, they come with the new M1 Pro and M1 Max processors. As Apple highlighted during the event, the new MacBook Pro models are beastly machines, but with a starting price of $1,999, they certainly have a cost to match. But just how expensive can they get? Let’s take a look at the price much you can expect to pay if you want to max out all the specs in your model.

The base model of the MacBook Pro 14-inch starts at $1,999.99, and the MacBook Pro 16-inch starts at $2,499. But you can upgrade the processor, storage, and RAM much further than the base configurations, which naturally increases the price.

Processor

The base model of the MacBook Pro 14-inch includes an Apple M1 Pro processor, which has 8 CPU cores and 14 GPU cores. Meanwhile, the 16-inch version also starts with an M1 Pro processor, but now with 10 CPU cores and 16 GPU cores. However, you can upgrade both of these to the same spec – an Apple M1 Max with 10 CPU cores and 32 GPU cores. If you do, the base price jumps to $3,099 on the MacBook Pro 14-inch, and $3,299 on the 16-inch model. This is also because the amount of unified memory is upgraded automatically to 32GB, however.

Unified memory (RAM)

The base configurations of either size of the MacBook Pro include 16GB of unified memory. However, you can upgrade to 32GB for $400 (which is done automatically if you choose the M1 Max), or send another $400 for 64GB of memory. That takes the total price to $3,499 on the MacBook Pro 14-inch and $3,699 on the 16-inch variant.

Storage

Finally, the two models start with 512GB of storage, a decent base level configuration. If you want more, though, you can upgrade to 1TB, 2TB, 4TB, or a massive 8TB of storage. That might be more than you’ll ever need, but if you do, you have that option. That upgrade costs a massive $2,400, however, making the final price $5,899 for the MacBook Pro 14-inch and $6,099 for the 16-inch version.

This is all without taking into account optional services or software licenses you can add, of course. Apple Care+, Final Cut Pro, and so on will add more to the cost.

 

Comparing that to other powerful professional laptops in the Windows space – say, the Dell XPS 15 – that costs just over $5,000 with the same amount of RAM and storage, as well as an Intel Core i9 processor, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti graphics, and a 4K display. Even if you take the Dell XPS 17 and you max that out with an Intel Core i9-11980HK and GeForce RTX 3060, you’re still looking at around $5,400.

Granted, Apple touted some impressive performance numbers during its presentation, including up to 4 times the GPU performance of an AMD Radeon Pro 5600M using the M1 Max chipset. But some of the difference is also in the RAM and storage upgrades. For example, going from 1TB to 8TB of storage on the Dell XPS 17 costs $1,800, but on Apple’s MacBook Pro models, you pay $2,2000 for that upgrade, a $400 difference. Similarly, a RAM upgrade from 32GB to 64GB costs $300 on Dell’s laptop, versus $400 on the MacBook Pro.

No matter how you slice it, the new MacBook Pro models aren’t cheap, especially if you want the max configurations. This is no different from previous models, though, so it’s not like Apple has jacked up the prices at the high end. If you’re interested in buying it, you can configure the laptop below.

MacBook Pro (2021)

The new MacBook Pro comes with powerful M1 Pro and M1 Max chipsets, and brings back classic ports.

See MacBook Pro 14-inch

See MacBook Pro 16-inch

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Apple is releasing macOS 12 Monterey to the public on October 25, here’s how to update

Apple announced macOS 12 Monterey back in June, along with iOS 15, iPadOS 15, tvOS 15, and watchOS 8. Several betas later, Apple will finally make the update available to the public on October 25. While Big Sur was a more significant upgrade than Monterey, the latter packs several tweaks that make Macs even more capable. You can read our macOS Monterey review to learn more about the changes.

macOS 12 Monterey brings improvements to FaceTime, iMessage, Notes, Reminders, Safari, and more. It also turns Macs into AirPlay servers to cast content to them from your other iDevices. Last but not least, it enables Universal Control, which allows you to drag-and-drop content and move your cursor across up to three Mac/iPad devices.

More importantly, you should check if your Mac supports this update. If your Mac is in the following list, then you’re in luck!

• Mac Pro: Late 2013 and later models
• Mac Mini: Late 2014 and later models
• MacBook Air: Early 2015 and later models
• MacBook Pro: Early 2015 and later models
• iMac: Late 2015 and later models
• MacBook: Early 2016 and later models
• iMac Pro: 2017 and later models

If your Mac doesn’t support macOS Monterey, then you might want to take a look at the best Macs currently available and consider upgrading to a newer model.

Keeping your device up to date is important, not only for the new features but also to receive the latest security patches. Operating systems will never be perfect and completely immune to security flaws. However, Apple usually patches all new ones as soon as possible. So by updating, you’re ensuring your Mac won’t be vulnerable to a known vulnerability. If your current Mac supports this update, but you are unsure how to do it, you can check out our detailed guide on how to update your Mac.

What do you think of macOS 12 Monterey, and will you be updating your Mac? Let us know in the comments section below.

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