Google Now is updated with more options to manage your cards
The technological information of the week has arrived served by the consumer electronics fair CES that is taking place in Las Vegas However, large companies do not neglect their users and continue updating their services and tools Even more so in the case of companies like Google, who, like every Wednesday, once again launch new versions of some of their applications.This week it was the turn of Google, formerly known as Google Search , the tool designed to carry out searches through this Internet engine, but also to enjoy its voice assistant Google Now
This is the version 4.1 of this application, which does not include important new features, but does include a visual and strategic readjustment to order your cards and the information of the Settings In this way, one of its key points is the section Now Cards (Google Now Cards), which lists the main card settingswhich is capable of displaying this wizard. Once inside, the user can activate or completely deactivate these pieces of information that are displayed before the user searches for them. In addition, it is possible to consult the card history that has been displayed to review all the information collected by Google for the user.There are also other settings regarding notifications and time interval or urgency with the one shown when accessing this application. But there is more news.
The OK Google Detection menu has also undergone a small change. And it is that, by activating the detection to be able to use this voice assistant from the lock screen, the user's information can be displayed even with this protection Something that this is now reflected with the name change of this option, where it is clearly specified that personal data
But there are also changes in style and design Small details like a new colorcolor and design for voice dictation or even for some cards, such as the actions and the timeIn the latter, as a point in favor, the information sources of where the meteorological data are collected Even more subtle is the retouching of the buttons that appear after performing a search at the bottom of the screen, offering the user jump between images, news, videos and others, which are now more dark and outlined.
Finally, we must highlight the control of the application itself that is allowed from the Android application manager, finding the option to delete only the stored search information to free space on the terminal, in addition to the actual cache memory that was already offered in previous versions.
In short, a fine-tuning without real novelties but which continues to improve this search tool.All this focused on a better design and user experience, although it will only be appreciated by regular users and more retailers The new version of Google has already been released via Google Play free, but it will take several days to other countries.
