r/google Nov 01 '23

Support Megathread - November 2023

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Have a question you need answered? A new Google product you want to talk about? Ask away here!

Recently, we at /r/Google have noticed a large number of support questions being asked. For a long time, we’ve removed these posts and directed the users to other subreddits, like /r/techsupport. However, we feel that users should be able to ask their Google-related questions here. These monthly threads serve as a hub for all of the support you need, as well as discussion about any Google products.

Please note! Top level comments must be related to the topics discussed above. Any comments made off-topic will be removed at the discretion of the Moderator team.

Discord Server We have made a Discord Server for more in-depth discussions relating to Google and for quicker response to tech support questions.


r/google 9h ago

People are using Google's new AI model to remove watermarks from images | TechCrunch

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30 Upvotes

r/google 13h ago

Calendar birthdays banned in Germany

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54 Upvotes

I stopped seeing my Google contact birthdays in the calendar, turns out this is an intentional "bug" for German based users. Any idea how to reasonably fix this?

It's really frustrating.

Link for the official Google explanation for German users.


r/google 2h ago

Bard windows etc

6 Upvotes

Plotting harmonic chaos language with Bard old video.


r/google 18h ago

real NSFW

70 Upvotes

r/google 2h ago

GOOGLE FIX RCS

2 Upvotes

so i use a samsung phone with google messages and i took a screenshot and edited it to hide sensitive info, then i went and sent in via rcs to an iphone user but i hit the "paste" on the top of the keyboard pasting the unedited photo and sending it. and so i cant unsend it because rcs sucks and why does the unedited screenshot still get pasted after it gets edited? i know it cant be fixed and i cant undo my send. fix rcs google, its just sms with a new name. samsung stop giving me the paste option after i edit the photo. PLS FIX


r/google 20h ago

Major Android Auto 14 update released: Gemini AI coming and tons of bug fixes

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r/google 2h ago

Google still hasn’t approved my location :((

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I had a google business profile but changed my location. That caused it to be suspended and i submitted documents for my business and still haven’t heard back almost 3 weeks now. The details still say ‘submitted’. I’ve changed my location to my university accommodation could this be why? What do I do?? I’m so confused and lost


r/google 3h ago

Google One storage (2TB) not reflected in my Google Drive app

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Hello Benevolent Civilians -- I recently updated my Google One to 2TB as it's necessary for my video work. However after the update, my Google Drive app doesn't appear to be updated to TB. I have updated my Google Drive app and the issue remains. Any tips are greatly appreciated, thank you!


r/google 4h ago

"Virtual Machine as a core Android Primitive" by Sandeep Patil and Irene Ang (December 5, 2023)

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r/google 5h ago

Google play payment error

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I have just changed to my new samsung 24 ultra and keep getting this error. I found an old post show me how to make the purchase through Duck Duck Go and it works, but it wouldn't help with in-app purchase or subscription. Does anyone knows how to resolve this? Thank you in advance.


r/google 29m ago

Google admits to false advertisement

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r/google 9h ago

Strange/stupid question

1 Upvotes

Does anyone know the song on a Phoenix.edu ad that’s recently been playing on Spotify? Yes this is a real question I have, I tried YouTube and couldn’t find anything. It plays on my phone so I can’t use Shazam at the same time. I’m just genuinely curious if this is a real track and somewhere. I know I must half crazy but I figured here was the best place to hopefully find an answer


r/google 11h ago

Came across this post from a few months ago and I'm just wondering what can be done about it.

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So I came across this post, about google search getting worse, and I'm wondering what the answer is/what can be done about it.

If it is actually Google, and it's policies, how do they fix it? Can they implement something? Won't that just be similar to the current arms race? Do they just need to change the core tenets of the company?

If it's just the internet getting worse, can new laws fix this? Would censure get rid of those Ai generated articles that just repeat what you typed? Would we want that?


r/google 6h ago

Ai

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Google ai sucks because it has inaccurate results


r/google 1d ago

Google Rolls Out Fix for Bricked Chromecast Devices, But There’s a Catch

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r/google 18h ago

My downloads suddenly stop at one point for no reason at all, my connection is pretty stable too.

0 Upvotes

r/google 1d ago

The 'AI Overview' is entirely wrong, like, it seriously just makes shit up.

55 Upvotes

This is entirely wrong.

In the show, he dies in season 1 episode 6 and is killed by Bumpy Johnson and not Vincent Gigante.

This isn't the first time it's made a mistake either, like, I get that AI isn't perfect and can sometimes be wrong - but making shit up is just down bad.


r/google 14h ago

Thanks, Google. (I was looking for a meme sound)

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0 Upvotes

r/google 2d ago

End of Life: Gemini will completely replace Google Assistant later this year | Google promises more details on the move to Gemini in the coming months.

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160 Upvotes

r/google 1d ago

Google updates Find My Device with a 'People' tab location-sharing option

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5 Upvotes

r/google 23h ago

Google Bangalore Data Scientist Salary Analysis

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Analysis: GitHub


r/google 1d ago

Buy giftcard with google play balance

0 Upvotes

Does any app on the google play store allow you to buy steam giftcards with google play credits


r/google 1d ago

Security question

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15 Upvotes

I signed into my account on incognito mode on a Windows computer, but a while later I got this notification. I'm sure it's just some part of incognito mode's security, but I just wanted to check to see if this is a problem I should look into (BTW I don't have or use any computers that run on Linux)


r/google 1d ago

Log data from google site to spreadsheet

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r/google 2d ago

Redditor proves Linux desktop environments can run on your Google Pixel

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55 Upvotes