Google on Wednesday has added a new feature to its Gmail
Web-interface, bringing a new Hangouts tab that allows users to see
which of their contacts are online first, before the offline contacts.
Alongside, the company revamped its News & Weather app for Android.
With
the new Hangouts tab in Gmail, users can now also pin a contact to the
top of the list. Like previous iterations, users will be able to send a
message to offline contacts, which will be delivered to them whenever
they check Hangouts on any device.
Google has
noted that the update
will be rolling out over the next few days. Google says users who
haven't switched from Google Talk to Hangouts in Gmail, can do so via
the 'Try the new Hangouts' option in chat settings.
Meanwhile,
Google has also revamped its News & Weather app for all devices
running Android 4.0 or higher. The updated version 2.0 of the News &
Weather app is now available on Google
Play
in India. It brings a Google account sign-in option for personalised
news along with improved support for tablet devices. The signed-in
account and the news menu can be accessed from left slide-out navigation
toggle, similar to the Google Drive interface.
Google adds that
users can navigate sections with simple swipes. The update also brings a
help & feedback option along with quick access for add and remove
news sections, which can also be accessed from the top-right corner
menu.
The weather information can now be seen on the top of
headlines and users will also get detailed weather data when tapped.
Users will also be able to 'expand stories for snippets and related
articles' in the updated News & Weather app. The update also lets
users change a country edition for the news, and get weather updates for
multiple places.
Google has also brought two new sizes of widgets
for the News & Weather app - 4x1 and 2x3 widgets, while previous
3x1 widget has been removed in the update.
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