This week Google Hangouts got some long-awaited updates. It’s now possible to invite people to group chats with a link, taking the pain out of invitations. And if someone gets unruly, you can kick them out of the conversation. Hangouts 11 for iOS was also released and Hangouts 11 for Android is starting to roll out. The biggest changes are in the Android app, with the introduction of video messaging (yay!), and the removal of merged conversations (boo!).
There have also been updates for the Google+ iOS app and Google+ Create program, Google and YouTube explained how much revenue it’s sending to the entertainment industry while fighting piracy, Project Fi now offers international high speed data, and the Republican and Democratic conventions will be live streamed.
There have also been updates for the Google+ iOS app and Google+ Create program, Google and YouTube explained how much revenue it’s sending to the entertainment industry while fighting piracy, Project Fi now offers international high speed data, and the Republican and Democratic conventions will be live streamed.
It’s also been a hard week, Susan Wojcicki asked YouTube creators to use their voice to "help us all figure out how to live together in respect." And Google and mobile carriers are offering free calls to France in the wake of the attack in Nice.
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Call France for free
- Google offers free calls to France (Google)
- AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Google offer free calls and texts to France following Nice attack (Android Police)
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Upcoming:
- 24 July: YouTube NextUp London entry deadline
- 26 & 29 July: Google Webmaster Central Office Hours in English
Pokémon GO
- Pokémon Go tops Twitter's daily users, sees more engagement than Facebook (TechCrunch)
- People Are Already Flipping Pokémon Go Accounts (Wired)
- Now you can filter your Yelp results by PokéStop, what a time to be alive (The Next Web)
- Pokémon Go players are using hacks, drones and cheating tools to get out of walking (Polygon)
- Pokémon Go Was Never Able To Read Your Email [Updated] (Gizmodo)
- Can you play Pokémon Go in space? NASA says no, you cannot (The Verge)
- This man's Pokémon Go chat app is so successful that it's driving him bankrupt (The Verge)
- Warning: Pokemon GO is a Death Sentence if you are a Black Man … (Omari Akil)
YouTube and Video Creation
- How Google Creates Value while Fighting Piracy (Google Public Policy blog)
- A letter from +Susan Wojcicki to YouTube Creators: Your voice is needed more than ever this week (YouTube Creators blog)
- Update Warner Bros. Settles FTC Charges It Failed to Adequately Disclose It Paid Online Influencers to Post Gameplay Videos (Federal Trade Commission)
- Tip Use YouTube Analytics to earn more from your videos (YouTube Creator Academy)
Go Live
- Twitch Creative now allows performances: comedy, magic, music, theater and more (Twitch blog)
- Watch the Republican & Democratic National Conventions live in 360-degrees on YouTube (YouTube blog)
- Watch the Republican and Democratic National Conventions on Twitch (Twitch blog)
Google+ and Google Spaces
- Update Google+ iOS update 5.8.0 (Luke Wroblewski)
- Tip 10 things every new Google+ user should know (Alex Garcia)
- Update The Kifi team is joining Google to work on Spaces (Luke Wroblewski)
Google Photos and Mobile Photography
- Update Google Photos iOS update 1.12.1 (Google Photos)
- Update Snapseed update 2.7: Insights on iOS devices (Sven Tiffe)
- Tip Photographers: Google+ Create gives you Featured Photos Priority Access (Luke Wroblewski)
Google for businesses
- Update Create a link for customers to write reviews of your business on Google (Mike Blumenthal)
Bloggers and Webmasters
AdSense and advertising
- Tip Is your AdSense click-through-rate (CTR) and revenue (RPM) lower than expected on mobile? (Inside AdSense blog)
- New Google integrates Shutterstock into Adwords and Adsense (Spencer Wade)
Hangouts and Mobile Messaging
- New Invite anyone to join your group Hangout chat simply by sharing a unique link (Jordanna Chord)
- New Zoom zoom zoom: enlarge the text in the Hangouts Chrome desktop app with the Zoom setting
- Update Hangouts iOS update 11.0.0 (Sage LaTorra)
- Update Hangouts 11 for Android finally adds support for video messaging (Android Police)
- Update Hangouts 11 does away with merged conversations (Android Police)
- New Skype voice calling for Chromebooks and Skype for Linux (Alpha) (Skype blog)
Nexus, Android, Project Fi
- New Project Fi now offers international high speed data (Project Fi)
- Tip Project Fi deal: Get $150 off the Nexus 6P (Project Fi)
- Update Android Pay says G’day (Google Australia blog)
- Tip Should you switch to Project Fi for your mobile phone service? (Wired)
- New New diverse emoji with more gender options make it more likely one represents you! (Official Google Blog)
- Update Google Keyboard v5.1 (originally bundled with N preview) is rolling out in the Play Store [APK Download] (Android Police)
- Update It may soon be possible to run Windows software on Android and Chromebooks (Eli Fennell and Android Police)
Privacy and Security
- Tip Websites that support (or don't support) Two Factor Auth (2FA) (David King)
Productivity
- Tip Print Google Drive files from your phone with these easy steps (Android)
- Tip Google's New Mobile Updates Make It Even Easier to Find Travel Deals (Lifehacker)
More around the web
- Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube blocked in Turkey during reported coup attempt (TechCrunch)
- Google helps you make sure your voice will be heard in the upcoming US election (Google Inside Search blog)
- Watch the Republican & Democratic National Conventions live in 360-degrees on YouTube (YouTube blog)
- Twitter now supports unnecessarily large GIFs (The Verge)
- Google is dropping the Local Guides Drive reward from 1TB to 100GB (Greenbot)
- Microsoft starts downgrading OneDrive's free storage to 5GB (Engadget)
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