Google is reportedly working on a crowdsourced network to locate its devices, much like Apple’s Find My network. The ability will allow Android users to gain the precise location of their or another’s Android device in case it gets lost or stolen.The speculation arises from a new code spotted in the latest version of Google Play Services. T

The findings suggest that Google will make use of Google Play Services on Android devices to create this useful network and enable it for location tracking.The code has been spotted by XDA Developers in Google Play Services version 21.24.13 that rolled out for beta users on Thursday. It was found to contain strings clearly mentioning the name and functionality of the upcoming feature. The strings described the name as Find My Device network and mentioned its description as “allows your phone to help locate your and other people’s devices.”

The findings clearly suggest Google’s intentions regarding a network much like Apple’s Find My.

Note that this is not the first of its kind feature that will let Android users locate their lost devices. Google already offers Find My Device to Android users through an app on Google Play or through the Android Device Manager online. Users can avail of these services to locate their lost phone or wipe their personal data off it if they feel it is stolen or lost for good.

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Chrome Developers tweeted on Monday that Microsoft and Google jointly announced #Compat2021 to resolve major issues faced by Web developers regarding compatibility across browsers. Google listed the five main issues on its Google Developers blog that Web developers face while building a website.

The information for the same was gathered through a Google project called Web Developer Satisfaction, or DevSAT.

The project will also invite the Web developer community to report for bugs or missing items that they encounter.

Microsoft and Google are jointly working together to make things easier for Web developers while building a website. The main issue faced by Web developers is the compatibility of their website across browsers.

The partnership is dubbed #Compat2021 and is aimed at resolving five main issues for browser compatibility issues. These five areas are CSS Flexbox, CSS Grid, position: sticky, aspect-ratio, and CSS transforms. The project is also inviting Web developers to contribute.

CSS Flexbox is a tool that helps developers align images on their webpage. The issue here is with the auto-align function that malfunctions due to which images are incorrectly proportioned across different browsers.

If you're interested in keeping tabs on the update of the developments, it can be done on the Compat 2021 dashboard.

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Google kicked off its annual developer conference Google I/O on Tuesday. This year, the launch brought out quite a lot of upgrades to the existing services like Google Maps, Google Photos and more, enhanced camera app, Project Starline improved WearOS, new artificial intelligence, new security and privacy features and a lot more.The search giant also announced upgrades and improvements to the Pixel phone apps. 

Here are the 10 most important announcements that were made by Google during the annual developer conference. 

Android 12

The company released the first beta of Android 12 to allow users to check out some of the features that will be launched. The Android 12, also being called “Material You”, comes with a lot of changes and a personalisation option. On Pixel devices, users will be able to completely personalize their phone with a custom color palette and redesigned widgets. Google has also simplified the interface for smooth interaction.

WearOS

Google is bringing the best of WearOS and Samsung’s Tizen to a unified platform called “Wear”. This would enhance the way smartwatches work. The company claims that the watches will now come with a longer battery and faster performance.

Google Smart Canvas

Google also announced Smart Canvas, which is a collaborative tool between various Google products. The company said that it is bringing new smart chips to Google Docs. From web or mobile, your collaborators can then quickly skim associated meetings and people or preview linked documents, all without changing tabs or contexts.

Lamda AI language

A new LaMDA conversation technology, which is driven by Artificial Intelligence was also announced at the conference. Google calls the new technology its breakthrough conversation technology.

Starline 

Google's Project Starline is a breakthrough technology that the company announced at the conference. The technology creates a real-time 3D model of a person who is sitting across you using high-resolution cameras and depth sensors. Project Starline is currently available in just a few of Google offices and it relies on custom-built hardware and highly specialized equipment. This is where person-to-person communication technology can and should go, and in time, the company believes. 

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Google, assures compliance with India's new IT rules, on Wednesday, said it will continue to build on its existing approaches and keep the policies as transparent as possible.

The company was responding to the Centre's new IT rules, which will come into effect from today. Google spokesperson in a statement said, "We realise that our work in keeping our platforms secure is never done and we will continue to refine our existing approaches, and evolve our policies and be as transparent as possible about how we make decisions." It further cited its 'long history' of managing content according to local laws to assure the Indian government of its continuing efforts to ensure legal compliance.

"We respect India's legislative process and have a long history of responding to government requests to remove content where the content violates the local law or our product policies. We have consistently invested in significant product changes, resources, and personnel to ensure that we're combating illegal content in an effective and fair way, and in order to comply with local laws in the jurisdictions that we operate in," it added.

On February 25, the Centre framed the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021, in the exercise of powers under section 87 (2) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and in supersession of the earlier Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules 2011, which will come into effect from May 26. The new guidelines issued by the government of India mandated a grievance redressal system for over the top (OTT) and digital portals in the country.

Under the new rules, social media platforms will have to have a grievance redressal mechanism, they will also have to name a grievance officer who shall register the grievance within 24 hours and dispose of it in 15 days. The government had said that if there are complaints against the dignity of users, particularly women - about exposed private parts of individuals or nudity or sexual act or impersonation, etc - social media platforms will be required to remove that within 24 hours after a complaint is made.

As per the guidelines, first, the social media platforms will have to have a chief compliance officer residing in India responsible for ensuring compliance with the act and the rules. Second is a nodal contact person who should reside in India for 24X7 coordination with law enforcement agencies. Also, social media platforms have to appoint a resident grievance officer who shall perform the grievance redressal mechanism as indicated. They also will have to publish a monthly report about the number of complaints received and the status of redressal.

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