Android’s New Holiday Update Lets You Share Your Car Keys Digitally – SlashGear

One of the recent feature additions to Google Photos was the addition of Styles to Google Photos’ inbuilt collage editor. Google’s 2022 Holiday Update will add a bunch of additional Style patterns designed by two new artists — thereby giving users even more collage styles to choose from. The blog post confirms that Google has also added a new emoji to Emoji Kitchen.

For Android users who read a lot on their phones, the Holiday Update also introduces a new Reading mode option with several customizable options. Besides playing around with contrast, font type, and font size settings, the feature also adds a text-to-speech function with speed control. Another nifty feature addition is the ability to cast content from your phone to a compatible TV with a single tap.

Google is also updating the digital car key feature it introduced in 2021. While last year’s update allowed users to lock, unlock and start a car using an Android phone, the new update will give users the option to share their digital car key with family and friends. The feature will first go live on select Pixel devices and will also support iPhones. Wider support for devices running Android 12 and up should roll out in the near future.

The Android Holiday Update for 2022 also includes new features to Google Wear. New feature additions to Google’s smartwatch OS include the ability to quickly access a favorite contact right from the watch, and the ability to view sunrise and sunset timings. In addition, Google has added new features to Google Keep on WearOS to optimize the look of to-dos and notes on smartwatches.