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Chrome Dev for Desktop Update

The Dev channel has been updated to 149.0.7779.3 for Windows, Mac and Linux.

A partial list of changes is available in the Git log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. The community help forum is also a great place to reach out for help or learn about common issues.

Chrome Release Team
Google Chrome

Edit your AI-generated scripts when you convert Slides to Vids

Now when you import Slides into Google Vids with Gemini enabled, you can see and edit your AI-generated scripts for each slide before completing the import, generating voiceovers, and applying animations. Previously, these edits could only be made after the import process was finished.


This update allows you to:

  • Refine your narrative early: Review and adjust the AI-generated script or choose to use your original speaker notes for each slide before the video draft is created.
  • Save time and effort: By making script adjustments up front, you reduce the need for back-and-forth editing once the video is in the main editor.
  • Customize voiceovers: Ensure the generated voiceover perfectly matches your intended message by finalizing the text before the audio is generated.

Whether you are turning a sales deck into a quick pitch or transforming a lesson plan into an educational video, this change provides a more streamlined workflow for creating high-quality video content from your existing presentations.

Getting started

  • Admins: There is no admin control for this feature. Visit the Help Center to learn more.
  • End users: This feature will be ON by default and can be disabled by the user in the Convert Slides workflow. To see the script editing screen, users must have the "Include AI voiceover, script, and background music" toggle enabled. If disabled, Vids will automatically begin the import after selecting slides. Visit the Help Center to learn more.

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Business: Business Starter, Standard, and Plus
  • Enterprise: Enterprise Starter, Standard, and Plus
  • Education: Education Plus, Teaching and Learning add-on
  • Consumer: Google AI Plus, Pro, and Ultra
  • Other Editions: Enterprise Essentials, and Enterprise Essentials Plus; Nonprofits
  • AI Add-ons: AI Ultra Access; AI Expanded Access; Google AI Pro for Education

Resources

Celebrate A2April!

by Patricia Cruz & Daryl Ducharme, Google Open Source

Happy 1st Birthday to A2A! Join the community in celebrating the first anniversary of the A2A and its recent 1.0 release. April 9th marks the official birthday, and we're celebrating all month long with #A2April. To help you celebrate, we've used Gemini to make a party hat.

Use the template and instructions below to create your commemorative party hat.

Assembly Instructions

  1. Print: Print this document on heavy cardstock for the best results.
  2. Cut: Carefully cut along the solid outer border of the semi-circle template.
  3. Fold: Gently curve the template into a cone shape, overlapping the "Glue/Tape Tab" underneath the opposite edge.
  4. Secure: Use double-sided tape or a glue stick along the tab to hold the cone shape.
  5. Finish: Punch two small holes on opposite sides of the base and thread through an elastic string or ribbon to secure the hat to your head.

Party Hat Visualization

Make sure to print in landscape mode

Ways to Celebrate

  • Social Media: Share a photo of yourself wearing your hat with the tag #A2April to help generate that social media buzz.
  • Blog Series: Keep an eye out for the upcoming A2April blog series featuring quotes from the team and stories from the open source community.
  • Community Quotes: If you're using A2A in production, reach out to us via social media and share your story for the birthday post.

Speech translation in Google Meet is now rolling out to mobile devices

Following our recent general availability launch for web, we are excited to announce that speech translation is now rolling out to the Meet Android and iOS apps. The feature allows audio to be translated to other languages in near-real-time, helping global teams communicate more naturally and removing language barriers.


More details
  • Language support: The feature supports bidirectional translation between English and Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, and Italian.
  • Single language pair per meeting: Currently, only one language pair (e.g., English <-> Spanish) can be active in a meeting at a time. 
  • Meeting room hardware: Users in conference rooms can hear translations but their own speech will not be translated. 
  • Ongoing improvements: Users can expect visual updates to the user interface, as well as refinements to translation accuracy and nuance.

Getting started

Rollout pace

Availability 

  • Business: Business Standard and Plus
  • Enterprise: Enterprise Standard and Plus
  • Other Editions: Frontline Plus
  • Consumer: Google AI Pro and Ultra
  • AI Add-ons: AI Ultra Access, Google AI Pro for Education

Resources

Chrome Beta for Desktop Update

The Chrome team is excited to announce the promotion of Chrome 148 to the Beta channel for Windows, Mac and Linux. Chrome 148.0.7778.5 contains our usual under-the-hood performance and stability tweaks, but there are also some cool new features to explore - please head to the Chromium blog to learn more!

A partial list of changes is available in the Git log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. The community help forum is also a great place to reach out for help or learn about common issues.

Chrome Release Team
Google Chrome

Extended Stable Updates for Desktop

 The Extended Stable channel has been updated to 146.0.7680.188 for Windows and Mac which will roll out over the coming days/weeks.


A full list of changes in this build is available in the log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how here. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. The community help forum is also a great place to reach out for help or learn about common issues.

Srinivas Sista
Google Chrome