Android Slices for Bluetooth, Wi-Fi start appearing for some Pixel users

Android Slices for Bluetooth, Wi-Fi kickoff actualization for some Pixel users

Searching 'Bluetooth' or 'Wi-Fi' in the Google app will give you a toggle to plough the characteristic on or off

Android Slices

Android Slices, a tool to help move common tasks out of apps and into search on your phone, is starting to bear witness upwardly for some users.

Google first announced Slices at I/O 2018 with a promise of bringing fundamental app features — such every bit booking a ride with Lyft — out of apps and putting them in Google Search and Banana.

Tardily final year, Slices entered early on access, although at the time Google didn't provide details on how to join the program.

Now the characteristic is starting to show upwardly on Pixel devices for some elements in the Settings app. For example, a search for 'Bluetooth' or 'Wi-Fi' brings up a toggle to turn that role on or off.

Unfortunately, these seem limited to Pixel phones running Pie for now, and even on Pixel phones they may not all be nowadays. My Pixel 2 Forty, for example, simply shows the Bluetooth Slice.

Slices feature the bluish settings icon on the left with the proper name of the function abreast it and a toggle on the far right.

Android Slices

Left: Google search with a Piece. Right: Google search with no Slice.

Farther, some of the Slices include boosted context. The Wi-Fi Slice, for example, lists the connected Wi-Fi network.

Information technology'south also worth noting that Slices can have some time to load. I found the Bluetooth Slice on my Pixel 2 XL wouldn't load until I had fully typed Bluetooth into the search bar.

While Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are the but Slices currently present, you can expect more Settings Slices to show up in the future. Google previously showed off Slices for adjusting effulgence level, checking your mobile data and more than.

We'll also see Slices from some tertiary-party apps in the futurity, such as Lyft or Google Photos, to proper noun a few.

For now, Slices appear to be a server-side update linked the latest Google app.

Source: 9to5Google