{"id":5332,"date":"2016-11-03T08:59:29","date_gmt":"2016-11-03T13:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/?p=5332"},"modified":"2017-03-09T07:57:53","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T12:57:53","slug":"google-now-launcher-gets-transparent-sub-widget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/google-now-launcher-gets-transparent-sub-widget\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Now Launcher Gets its Own Transparent Sub-Widget"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looks like Google is testing out a new sub-widget for the Google Now Launcher. As Google is prone to do, they first released a server-side version of the sub-widget to get some feedback from users. If you have Google Beta 6.6.14.21 and have Google Now Launcher installed, you should be able to run the sub-widget and try it out for yourself.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Word on Google Now<br \/>\n<\/strong>In case you\u2019re new to Google Now, it\u2019s Google\u2019s version of the digital personal assistant. Similarly to Microsoft\u2019s Cortana and Apple\u2019s Siri, it can be activated via voice commands and used to do things such as call someone in your contacts list or give you directions. You can also dictate text messages, perform Internet searches, or set a reminder to pull your casserole out of the oven. Google Now isn\u2019t exactly the same as its competitors, though. The intuitive app \u201clearns\u201d your habits and preferences and offers functionality based on that information. You can even create \u201ccards\u201d with customized updates from your favorite sites and subjects.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/psafe-identifies-500-apps-infected-virus-google-play-store\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read More: PSafe Identifies More Than 500 Apps Infected by Virus on Google Play Store<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About that Sub-Widget<br \/>\n<\/strong>The new transparent sub-widget will be located right below the search widget. Since it\u2019s in beta testing mode, it\u2019s not automatically available on all Android devices. If you want to check it out before the full release, you have to be a member of Google Beta. To do so, visit the Google Play store and find the Google app. Look for the option to join the beta channel. Once you do, you\u2019ll receive any updates Google is testing or launching so you can get in on new releases like the Now sub-widget. Once enabled, the sub-widget makes it so you don\u2019t have to swipe to the Now pane to access your Google Now features. Essentially an extension of Now, the sub-widget gives you instant access to relevant Now information like expected commute time or real-time sports updates. Google will continue to tweak the sub-widget and add more functionality before its official release.<\/p>\n<p>Downloading apps, even from the official Google Play store, isn\u2019t always safe. Protect your device from malware with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/antivirus-acelerador-limpeza-android\/total\/\" target=\"_blank\">PSafe Total<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a new transparent sub-widget that aims to make Google Now even more useful. Here, what it is and how to get it on your Android device. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[30,2265,106,1828],"class_list":["post-5332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-performance","tag-android","tag-android-features","tag-google","tag-google-now"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5332\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}