“We’re introducing new ways to personalize your Android phone, powered by Google’s advances in generative AI technology. See how Android can help you transform the look and feel of your device across messages, lock screen, wallpaper and more,” the company said in a statement.
write magic in messages
magic compose is a new message Google Feature powered by Generative AI. It can help users choose a response from suggested options that is based on the context of the user’s messages.
Options include different tones of messages, for example, concise, professional or “even written like Shakespeare himself!” Magic Compose is presented in beta this summer.
lock screen and wallpaper customization
As a part of the company’s Material U theme, Google is expanding personalization options to change the look of Android smartphones. With Android 14 launching later this year, users will be able to customize their lock screen with new shortcuts, clocks and a new monochrome color theme.
In addition, Google will also be rolling out emoji wallpapers for Pixel devices first next month.
Emoji Wallpapers lets the users to customize their devices using emoji combinations, patterns, and colors. There’s also a Cinematic Wallpaper option that uses on-device machine learning networks to convert photos into 3D images. Users can also create wallpapers with Generative AI.
Night mode support for social media apps
Google will also bring support for Night Mode and 10-bit HDR video to social apps like Instagram. Additionally, Google will introduce Ultra HDR in Android 14.