Welcome to the 434th edition of Android Apps Weekly. Here are the big headlines from the last week:
Google TV is rolling out profiles for real this time. Google has false-started this initiative a few different times. This time it seems to be legitimate. Profiles allow users to keep their own preferences on a Google TV so there is no arguing over how things are set up. Hit the link to learn more.
You may see more apps with snore and cough detection. Google is working on such abilities on Android right now. The information was discovered in an APK teardown of the Google Health Studies app. The goal is, obviously, to help people sleep better.
Google Assistant came to the Galaxy Watch 4 this week after a long delay. Galaxy Watch 4 users can simply head to the Play Store on their watch and install it like any other app. We would’ve thought it would drop sooner since Samsung and Google worked together on the watch, but better late than never.
Google Photos rolled out an update this week. The new update includes the Real Tone filters we first heard about at Google I/O 2022. The Real Tone filters help better correct skin tone in people of color and it’s a welcome change to the platform. It’s also available for the iOS version in case anyone was curious.
Android apps on Windows 11 rolled out to five more countries this week. They include France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom. That should dramatically increase the number of people who can use the new feature. It’s coming along as cleanly as many had hoped, but it’s nice to see Microsoft make progress.
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