Google's Recorder app is now available on Pixel 3a, 3, 2

Google is finally rolling out its Recorder app to older Pixel devices. The only phone missing out is the original Pixel. But the other three—the Pixel 3, 3a, and 2—are all getting the app. The biggest selling point of a pretty straightforward app is that it can transcribe recorded audio. Google hasn't indicated if it will bring the app to other Android devices, but we are keeping our eyes peeled for it.

Source: Android Police

Google's Live Caption feature lands on the Pixel 3, Pixel 3a

With the release of the December security patch, the update brings Google's Live Caption to the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3a handsets. Google confirmed the update on its Android Twitter account. Owners of the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3a just need to download the update to get the feature. You have to head into your settings to check if Live Captions are enabled.

The feature first debuted on the Pixel 4. When an app supports it, videos, podcasts, and other audio files will display a subtitle box that you can move around the screen. A small Live Caption toggle will appear below the volume controls when your Pixel is playing a supported media.

Pixel 4 gets first dibs on Live Caption, will come to Pixel 3 and 3a in December

When the Pixel 4 series launches this month, the phones will be the first to get Google's Live Caption feature. It's designed to run subtitles through videos you watch on your phone, making sure you don't miss anything even if you're watching the clip in noisy environments. According to MobileSyrup, Canadian users will be getting the feature on their Pixel 4 phones, too. Soon after the Pixel 3 and 3a will be getting the feature (sometime in December, to be exact). 

Google explains why it brought back the headphone jack for the Pixel 3a

Google joined the no headphone jack club when it launched the Pixel 2 devices. The reasoning behind it was they wanted to establish a “mechanical design path for the future.” According to Google’s Mario Queiroz, “We want the display to go closer and closer to the edge. Our team said, ‘if we’re going to make the shift, let’s make it sooner, rather than later.’ Last year may have been too early. Now there are more phones on the market.” And when the Pixel 3 came out, we got those almost all-screen devices.

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