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Phone Arena
3 days ago
- Phone Arena
Android Chrome and Photos apps both get a makeover courtesy of Google
Material 3 redesign for the Chrome settings page in Android. | Image credit-Android Police Google is also making some changes to the Google Photos app with the Pixel 10 series about to be unveiled in just days. The changes are in line with Google's Material 3 Expressive design makeovers. The new look was discovered in the app code for version 7.41 of the Google Photos app. Another look at the Material 3 redesigned Chrome settings page for Android. | Image credit-Android Police The Material 3 redesign will allow you to replace the circle that contains an image of your face in Google Photos with various shapes (this is the Material 3 face picker). After selecting the new shape of the "box" you want to contain your photo, you can change the name that the Google Photos app uses to refer to you. This is a more streamlined way to change your name than the current method, which requires you to find your photo under the People and Pets collection and type your name twice. Google doesn't include any hint of these directions anywhere in the app. Google Photos face picker. | Image credit-Forbes New tabs found on the top of the app will allow you to filter out all albums except for those shared by others, or those you've created yourself. Using these filters will stop you from having to scroll through a long list of albums or search for albums by typing in album names in the search bar, and taxing your memory. New filters found on the Material 3 redesign of Google Photos. | Image credit-Forbes The update containing the new Google Photos Material 3 Expressive redesign is rolling out now, although it seems that the Material 3 face picker might need some more work before Google releases it.
Yahoo
01-08-2025
- Yahoo
Google Password Manager Is Fixing a Glaring Autofill Security Oversight
Verify it's you to autofill passwords: Always use fingerprint, face, or other screen lock for added protection. Go to Chrome settings > Google Password Manager to enable added protection setting. Google Password Manager now requires additional verification before autofilling, addressing a previous security flaw. Nobody likes manually signing into websites, which is why autofill has become such an important feature in many browsers. Google Chrome does this really well with the Google Password Manager, but there's always been a bit of a security oversight. That's now been fixed on Android, thankfully. Previously, Google Chrome on Android would automatically fill in the username and password field when it appeared on a webpage that had a saved login. As convienent as that was, what if you weren't the one using your phone? There's nothing stopping someone from signing into websites with your saved autofilled information. Obviously, that's a pretty big flaw in the system. A new setting in the Google Password Manager allows you to enable added protection that will require a fingerprint, face, or other screen lock before autofilling. At the moment, this setting says "Coming soon to Chrome," but if you already use Google Password Manager, it's essentially live right now. We're not sure if there will eventually be a seperate toggle in Chrome for Android as well. Verify that it's you to autofill passwords For added protection, always use your fingerprint, face, other screen lock when you sign in using autofill (coming soon to Chrome You can enable this by going to the Chome settings > Google Password Manager and scrolling down to the "Device Settings" section. Chrome and the Google Password Manager have been pretty lax in how they protect saved passwords. Firefox, for example, requires you to unlock your device to access passwords if it's set as your default autofill service. But even if it's not, you still have to use your unlock method to access the saved passwords in the Firefox settings. This new toggle brings Google's offerings up to speed. Source: Android Authority
