July's best new features for Google apps and devices

Google Continued Conversation at the end of June but it's such a huge improvement in the ease of & nbsp; Use for home office appliances that I had to include here with the Conversati suite you do not need to repeat the wake up phrase before every command or query following once you have started an interaction with the wizard at the home page. The wizard has an eight-second window during which it responds to another input without hearing the waking phrase. If he does not hear a command or a query after eight seconds, he turns off. The assistant will also close if you say "thank you" when you are done. Talking to the home assistant, it's much more having a conversation than before.

Continued The conversation is disabled by default. You can activate it via Home or Assistant apps on a smartphone, tablet or Chromebook. You will find more information about Conversation continues here.

These seven new features have been the most useful for me, but Google added a lot more in July and you can discover something different that will make your life easier or more enjoyable. Take a look at these articles for more new features that Google has added to its apps and devices in late June and July.

• Google Roundup: Five New Useful Features for Google Apps and Devices
• Google Roundup: Eight New Features Plus a Major Security Update for Chrome
• Google Roundup: Four New Features and Applications for the Week Ending July 8
• Google Roundup: Five New Features Added During the Week Ending July 1
• At Its Apps and Peripherals This Week

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Google is still changing its apps and devices with upgrades and new features.The pace of change is so unforgiving that looking for a trace can be overwhelming, in case you missed them, here are some of the best new features introduced by Google at Is of July

Isolation of the site for the Chrome browser

security update for the Chrome browser that protects users against malicious websites that steal sensitive data like passwords and encryption keys . Site isolation places the domain content of a website in a sandboxed process prevented from sharing memory with other domains. Malicious websites and threats such as Spectrum can not steal what they can not access.

Site isolation can increase memory overhead by 10 to 13% in some cases. This change has produced a host of misleading titles involving the increase of memory is a kind of major problem. This is not it. Increased memory demands are only likely to result in decreased performance for some users under certain circumstances. If you're a Windows user, it's easy to know if Chrome puts your system's memory in Task Manager. If that's the case, the simple solutions range from closing some tabs to using one of the many Chrome extensions that put the tabs in the background.

Isolation Site currently works in Chrome for Windows, Chrome OS, Mac, and Linux. Google estimates that 99% of Chrome users on these operating systems are protected. You will find more information about the site's isolation here.

Chrome 68 comes

The site isolation was not the only security enhancement for the Chrome browser . Warning labels have been attached to dangerous websites and users have been protected from malicious redirects in Chrome 68.

While most websites migrated from the unsecured HTTP network protocol to the protocol HTTPS much safer. The data is sent in clear text over HTTP, which means that anyone who intercepts it can read it. This is not good if, for example, you enter your credit card information when you buy something online. HTTPS is a secure version of HTTP. The communication between the website and the browser is encrypted and if it is intercepted, it can not be read without the encryption key.

Chrome 68 adds an "Unsecure" warning label in the URL bar at the top of the page. Web sites that still use HTTP. If you see the label, be aware that any communication with the website is easily stolen.

A website redirection sends the user to another website or displays a new window when the user opens a page. Redirections have many legitimate uses, but they are also commonly used to display annoying advertisements or surreptitiously send users to malicious websites. Chrome 68 interferes with frequently used redirects for malicious purposes by opening a window that allows the user to switch to the new website or stay where he is.

You will find more information about Chrome 68 here.

Google Maps adds personal recommendations and a neighborhood tracking

Google Maps now offers custom information to your taste and your interests through a new Explore tab and a new For you tab. For you also keeps track of what is happening in the neighborhoods where you are. Here are the novelties.

• The Explorer tab offers recommendations for eating and drinking at the place you choose. Recommendations can be filtered by type of food.
• If you try the places on a trend list, Maps will keep track of those you have visited and those you do not have.
• Also explore upcoming events and activities that can be filtered for the kind of thing that interests you in the area of ​​your choice.
• Restaurants and bars have a digital rating that reflects Google's best estimate of whether you will appreciate the place. Odds are ennobled on Android but not iOS and location sharing must be enabled.
• For You allows you to follow settlements and neighborhoods. This is a great way to find out if a new place that meets your interests is open in your neighborhood or if something has changed in one of your favorite places.

The Revised Explore tab is available for Android and iOS around the world. For You is only available for Android in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Japan.

Visual Snapshot brings personalization to the wizard

Maps was not the only application to have received advanced customization features in July. Visual Snapshot brings a summary of Google Now that summarizes the information that helps you navigate the day.

Visual Snapshot adds reminders, weather and traffic reports, events on your schedule and more to the Wizard application. It can interact with Google and third-party applications to consolidate information from multiple sources into one convenient place. Visual Snapshot is accessible via an icon that looks like a radiant inbox in the upper right corner of the Wizard application. Touch the icon to see what the wizard can tell you about the rest of the day

] Google Earth adds measurement tool

What is the distance you take when you walk your dog? How much is your property? What is the difference between the straight-line distance between home and work and the route you take to get to work? You can answer all these questions with the new Google Earth measurement tool.

Place an anchor on two different points and Google Earth will restore the distance between them. You can drop a series of anchors in corners and along curves to measure course distances. Surround a space and Google Earth gives you both the perimeter and the area.

The new Google Earth measurement tool is available on the Web and Android with support for iOS promised in the future.

Waze added to the Android Auto App

Waze was added to Android Auto for the embedded screens last July and now it is finally available for the Android Auto application on phones. Whether you use Android Auto on a main unit or a phone, Waze lets you

• Start navigation by tapping a preprogrammed destination or saying "Ok Google" to wake the wizard.
• Sound alerts on upcoming problems and find other routes on a large map
• Access your personalized Waze experience and view your ETA panel
• Report an accident, a traffic accident or traffic jam.

Waze for Android Auto is available for Android 5.0 (Lollipop) and is optimized for use with a car dock.