Topic: beta features
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Google Analytics Adds Campaign Benchmarking Tools
Google Analytics has added a new benchmarking feature within its Ask Advisor tool, letting advertisers compare campaign performance against anonymized industry norms based on peer groups defined by industry category and business signals. The peer group comparison shows a median and 25th/75th perc...
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Google Launches In-Account Certification Applications
Google is rolling out a new in-platform application process for Social Casino Games certifications within Google Ads, replacing the previous Help Center method for select advertisers. The feature will be available starting in August through a new Policy > Account section under the Admin menu, wit...
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iOS 26.5 adds encrypted RCS to Messages: how to verify it’s on
iOS 26.5 introduces RCS end-to-end encryption as a default beta feature, extending robust privacy protection to green bubble conversations that previously lacked it. To verify encryption is enabled, go to Settings → Apps → Messages → RCS Messaging and ensure the 'End-to-End Encryption' toggle is ...
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Apple adds encrypted RCS messaging to iPhone
iOS 26.5 introduces encrypted RCS messaging between iPhone and Android users, with end-to-end encryption enabled by default for secure cross-platform chats. The update adds ads in Maps, showing local ads based on location and search activity, with Apple stating this data is not linked to user acc...
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Apple OS 26.5 updates add encrypted RCS messaging
Apple's new 26.5 updates across all devices introduce end-to-end encryption for RCS messaging as a beta feature, giving green-bubble chats iMessage-like security with a padlock icon, though it's currently limited to select carriers. The updates also include new Pride-themed wallpapers, lay ground...
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Apple Details 3 New iPhone Features in iOS 26.5
iOS 26.5 Release Candidate introduces end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging in beta, a Pride Luminance wallpaper, and Suggested Places in Maps. The update includes bug fixes and security updates, but does not enable Apple Maps ads, which are planned for later this summer. Apple is preparing to unvei...
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Ozlo Sleepbuds 30% Off for Mother's Day
The Ozlo Sleepbuds, developed by former Bose engineers, are currently discounted by 30% to $249, marking their lowest tracked price ahead of Mother's Day. They function primarily as a comfortable, portable white noise machine with a key audio feature: users can play personal audio before it trans...
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Steam may add a framerate estimator feature
Valve is developing a new Steam tool that uses aggregated, anonymized user data to generate game-specific framerate predictions. The tool will base its estimates on user-defined hardware configurations, including CPU, GPU, and RAM, which can be entered manually or from a saved profile. For each e...
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Google Ads AI text rules now reusable across campaigns
Google Ads is introducing a beta feature that lets advertisers copy and apply pre-set brand voice rules (like tone and style) across campaigns, saving time on manual setup. This allows marketing teams to maintain brand consistency by using these rules to guide AI-generated ad copy, ensuring all v...
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Nvidia Fixes PC Gaming Shader Compilation Wait Times
Nvidia has introduced a beta "Auto Shader Compilation" feature in its app to eliminate frustrating launch delays by proactively rebuilding shaders for installed games during system idle time. The feature requires GeForce Game Ready Driver 595.97 WHQL or later and is not enabled by default; user...
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Android 17 Beta 3 Enhances UI with More Blur Effects
Android 17 Beta 3 expands the use of blur effects in the system interface, building on the visual direction started in Android 16. Key visible changes include a blurred background in the widget picker and a blurred wallpaper effect during app launch animations. Google's design rationale is to enh...
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Top Gemini Features in Google Workspace You Should Use
Gemini integrates AI across Google Workspace to save time, with standout tools for summarizing content, organizing data, and tracking meeting details. Key features include automatic document summarization in Docs, AI-powered inbox filtering and email summaries in Gmail, and real-time note-taking ...
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Marketo Removes SEO Feature in Latest Update
Adobe Marketo Engage is deprecating its native SEO feature in April 2026, requiring users to export their data by March 31. The deprecation is due to low adoption, with Adobe directing users to its acquired Semrush platform for dedicated SEO needs. The platform's Email Designer tool is receiving ...
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Spotify May Finally Add a Long-Awaited Mobile Feature
Spotify is developing mobile app functionality to create and manage playlist folders, a feature previously only available on desktop, which would streamline library organization for users. Code analysis reveals upcoming capabilities for creating, renaming, moving, and deleting folders directly fr...
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Google Messages' New Features for March 2026
Google Messages is introducing a new Trash folder for recovering deleted chats and real-time location sharing with customizable durations, enhancing user safety and communication. The app is testing end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging between iPhones and Android devices, indicated by a lock icon, ...
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Google Messages Fixes Its Most Annoying Oversight
Google Messages is introducing selective text copying in its beta version, allowing users to copy specific portions of a message instead of the entire block. The feature, currently in limited beta testing, enables precise text selection via a long-press, addressing a long-standing user inconvenie...
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iOS 26.4 Beta 4: All the Latest Features and Changes
iOS 26.4 beta 4 introduces new emoji, including a trombone and landslide, and adds skin tone and gender options for existing characters. The update includes a renamed accessibility setting to "Reduce Bright Effects" and removes the RCS end-to-end encryption beta, deferring it to a future release....
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Gemini Can Now Use Android Apps via 'AppFunctions'
Google is integrating its Gemini AI with Android via "AppFunctions", a new feature allowing developers to expose app capabilities for local, on-device AI execution, prioritizing privacy and speed. This enables AI-powered, conversational commands to perform tasks within and across apps, such as ...
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Gemini Automates Multi-Step Tasks on Android
Google has upgraded its Gemini AI on Android to automate multi-step tasks like ordering rides or food, though this beta feature is currently limited to select apps and regions. The automation includes safeguards like requiring user commands and running in a secure, isolated environment to protect...
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Google Analytics Home Page Gains AI Insights & Cross-Channel Budgeting
Google Analytics now features **AI-powered Generated insights on the Home page**, automatically highlighting the top three significant changes since a user's last login to provide immediate, actionable information. A new **cross-channel budgeting tool is in beta**, allowing advertisers to monitor...
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