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- renderedred1
finally! google search has a dark theme now!
- whatthefunk-3
- Same with Apple. Everything fatter. more colors.
The reaction against clean minimal design is completedkoblesky - I coudln't give two figs about Google, but I've always quite liked their GMail logo and its loading anim. Can't see how this improves, beyond unitingNairn
- Aw man, the conspiracy theorists who thought the Google Mail icon was some satanic mason apron will be messed up now it's a blobby rainbow.PhanLo
- https://i.imgur.com/…PhanLo
- Google has to keep up with the design trends. Google has to be enough like Apple to confuse people that there is a differencedkoblesky
- I know we always talk shit on new logos and icons, but these are garbage compared to what they're replacing. I don't mind Gmail, but the others. Oof.section_014
- But they can't seem to make Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Drive or Meetup or Youtube work properly.utopian
- They work properly. Issue is you can’t make them work properly.monospaced
- Same with Apple. Everything fatter. more colors.
- utopian0
Notice of Class Action Settlement re Google Plus – Your Rights May Be Affected
You are not being sued. This notice affects your rights. Please read it carefully.
On June 10, 2020, the Honorable Edward J. Davila of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, granted preliminary approval of this class action Settlement and directed the litigants to provide this notice about the Settlement. You have received this notice because Google’s records indicate that you may be a Settlement Class Member, and you may be eligible to receive a payment from the Settlement. Please visit www.GooglePlusDataLitigation.com… for more information. The Final Approval Hearing on the adequacy, reasonableness, and fairness of the Settlement will be held at 9:00 am on November 19, 2020 in San Jose Courthouse, Courtroom 4, 5th Floor located at 280 South 1st Street, San Jose, CA 95113. You are not required to attend the Final Approval Hearing, but you are welcome to do so at your own expense.
Summary of Litigation
Google operated the Google+ social media platform for consumers from June 2011 to April 2019. In 2018, Google announced that the Google+ platform had experienced software bugs between 2015 and 2018, which allowed app developers to access certain Google+ profile field information in an unintended manner. Plaintiffs Matthew Matic, Zak Harris, Charles Olson, and Eileen M. Pinkowski thereafter filed this lawsuit asserting various legal claims on behalf of a putative class of Google+ users who were allegedly harmed by the software bugs (“Class”). Google denies Plaintiffs’ allegations, denies any wrongdoing and any liability whatsoever, and believes that no Class Members, including the Plaintiffs, have sustained any damages or injuries due to the software bugs.
Summary of Settlement Terms
Settlement Fund: Under the Settlement, Google will pay $7.5 million which will be used to fund: (1) Class Member Settlement payments; (2) attorneys’ fees not to exceed 25% of the Settlement Fund and costs and expenses not to exceed $200,000.00; (3) four service awards to the Class Representatives in an amount not to exceed $1,500 each for their services on behalf of the Settlement Class and for a general release of all claims they may have against Google; (4) administration fees and costs; and, if necessary, (5) cy pres distribution of any residual funds. No portion of the Settlement Fund can be returned to Google.
Amount of Payments: Class Members who submit a Valid Claim may receive a pro rata share of the Net Settlement Fund up to a cash payment of $12.00 depending on the number of claimants. Each Class Member can submit only one claim. Any funds remaining in the Net Settlement Fund after distribution(s) to Class Members will be distributed to Cy Pres Recipients that have been selected by a neutral third party and approved by the Court.
Method of Payment: The payments above for Class Members who submit a Valid Claim will be made by Electronic Payment (Paypal or Digital Check).
Your Options Under the Settlement
Option 1 - Submit a Claim Form to Be Eligible for a Cash Payment
If you submit a Valid Claim by October 8, 2020, you may receive a payment. You will also give up your rights to sue Google and/or any other released entities regarding the legal claims in this case.
Option 2 - Opt Out of the Settlement
This is the only option that allows you to sue Google and/or other released parties on your own regarding the legal claims in this case. You will not receive a payment from the Settlement. The deadline for excluding yourself is October 8, 2020.
Option 3 - File an Objection with the Court
Write to the Settlement Administrator about why you do not like the Settlement. The deadline for objecting is October 8, 2020. These Objections will be shared with the Court. If you object to the Settlement, you will be bound by the Settlement’s terms and will not be allowed to exclude yourself from the Settlement; you will lose the right to sue Google and/or any other released entities regarding the legal claims in this case.
Option 4 - Do Nothing
If you do nothing, you will not receive any payment. You will be bound by the Settlement’s terms and will lose the right to sue Google and/or any other released entities regarding the legal claims in this case.
Additional Information
How do I know if I am part of the Settlement Class?
The Settlement Class is defined as: “all persons within the United States who (a) had a consumer Google+ account for any period of time between January 1, 2015 and April 2, 2019, and (2) had their non-public Profile Information exposed as a result of the software bugs Google announced on October 8, 2018 and December 10, 2018. Excluded from the Settlement Class are (a) Google and its officers, directors, employees, subsidiaries, and Google Affiliates; (b) all judges and their staffs assigned to this case and any members of their immediate families; (c) the Parties’ counsel in this litigation; and (d) any Excluded Class Member.”
What are the terms of the Settlement?
Under the Settlement, Google has agreed to create a Settlement Fund of $7,500,000.
This Settlement Fund will provide compensation to Settlement Class Members, pay for notice and administration costs, provide for any approved Service Awards to the Class Representatives who filed the case, and compensate the attorneys for any approved fee, cost, and expense awards. If the Settlement is finally approved, Settlement Class Members will be prevented from bringing any further claims against Google for any conduct relating to the software bugs affecting Google+ profile fields.
How will the Settlement Fund be distributed?
The lawyers for the Settlement Class (“Class Counsel”) will ask the Court to approve the following payments from the Settlement Fund:
The costs of providing notice and administration of the Settlement;
Service Awards to each of the Class Representatives, not to exceed $1,500 each, as compensation for their active participation in the case on behalf of the Settlement Class;
Class Counsel’s compensation for the time and effort incurred litigating the case, which will not exceed 25% of the Settlement Fund, and costs and expenses they incurred not to exceed $200,000.00;
Payments to Settlement Class Members who file timely and Valid Claim Forms according to the Plan of Allocation outlined below; and
Any residual funds remaining after payments to Settlement Class Members will be distributed to Approved Cy Pres Recipients as approved and directed by the Court.
More information regarding the Settlement, including the Settlement Agreement, can be found at the Settlement Website, www.GooglePlusDataLitigation.com…...How can I get a Settlement Payment?
If you are a Settlement Class Member and would like to receive a Settlement Payment, you must submit a Claim Form no later than October 8, 2020.
You may complete the Claim Form online at www.GooglePlusDataLitigation.com…... or you may mail your Claim Form to the following address:
Google Plus Data Litigation, 1650 Arch Street, Suite 2210, Philadelphia, PA, 19103
If you do not file a Claim Form, you will not receive a payment. Note that for each Valid Claim, the payment method will be the Electronic Payment method specified on the Claimant’s Claim Form.
How much will I receive from the Settlement?
The Plan of Allocation provides for Settlement Payments to Claimants as follows: The Net Settlement Fund shall be allocated to Claimants on a pro rata basis up to an initial maximum distribution of US$5.00 per Claimant. If there are insufficient funds to pay claimants $5.00 based on the number of claimants, the payment to each claimant will be reduced pro ratably. If sufficient funds remain after calculation of the aggregate initial maximum distribution of US$5.00 per Claimant, the allocation shall be recalculated on a pro rata basis up to a maximum distribution of up to US$12.00 per Claimant. For clarity, the maximum Settlement Payment to be made to any single Claimant shall not exceed US$12.00.
How do I get out of the Settlement?
If you do not want to be part of the Settlement, you must submit an Opt-Out Form no later than October 8, 2020. You may obtain the Opt-Out Form at www.GooglePlusDataLitigation.com…... Your completed Opt-Out Form may be submitted via e-mail to ... or via postal mail to the following address: Google Plus Data Litigation, Attn: Opt-Out Requests, P.O. Box 58220, Philadelphia, PA, 19102. If you opt-out of the Settlement, you will not be bound by the Settlement Agreement, you will not receive a Settlement Payment, and you will not be allowed to object to the Settlement.
Do I have a lawyer in this case?
Yes. The Court has appointed Class Counsel to represent you and other Settlement Class Members. In this case, Class Counsel are John A. Yanchunis and Ryan J. McGee of the law firm Morgan & Morgan Complex Litigation Group; Clayeo C. Arnold and Joshua H. Watson of the law firm Clayeo C. Arnold Professional Law Corporation; and Franklin D. Azar and Margeaux R. Azar of the law firm Franklin D. Azar & Associates, P.C. You will not be charged for these lawyers. If you want to be represented by another lawyer, you may hire one at your own expense.
How will the lawyers be paid?
The attorneys representing the Settlement Class have not yet received any payment for their legal services or any reimbursement of the costs or out-of-pocket expenses they have incurred. Class Counsel plans to ask the Court to award attorneys’ fees from the Settlement Fund not to exceed $1,875,000 which is 25% of the Settlement Fund, and reimbursement of costs and expenses in the approximate amount of $200,000.
How do I object to the Settlement?
If you are a Settlement Class Member and do not opt out of the Settlement Class, you may object to any aspect of the Settlement. This includes commenting on the applications for Class Representative Service Awards or the award of attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses.
Your completed Objection must be submitted no later than October 8, 2020 online at www.GooglePlusDataLitigation.com…... or via postal mail to the following address:
Google Plus Data Litigation, Attn: Settlement Objections, P.O. Box 58220, Philadelphia, PA, 19102.
Any Objection must be in writing and must:
Clearly identify the case name and number, In re Google Plus Profile Litigation, Case No. 5:18-cv-06164-EJD;
Include the full name, address, telephone number, and email address of the person objecting;
Include the full name, address, telephone number, and email address of the Objector's counsel (if the Objector is represented by counsel);
State whether the objection applies only to the objector, to a specific subset of the Class, or to the entire Class, and also state with specificity the grounds for the Objection; and
Be verified by an accompanying declaration submitted under penalty of perjury or a sworn affidavit.
Settlement Class Members who fail to submit timely written Objections in the manner specified above will waive their right to object to any aspect of the Settlement.Do I need to attend the Final Fairness Hearing?
No. Class Counsel will answer any questions the Court may have. However, any Settlement Class Member who timely submits an Objection has the option to appear and request to be heard at the Final Fairness Hearing, either in person or through their counsel. If you choose to make an Objection through an attorney or have an attorney appear at the Final Fairness Hearing on your behalf, you will be solely responsible for paying that attorney’s fees.
How can I get more information?
This Notice summarizes the Settlement. It does not describe all of its details. For the precise terms and conditions of the Settlement, please see the Settlement Agreement and related documents. Additional information about the Settlement, including a copy of the Settlement Agreement, may be obtained by:
Visiting the Settlement Website at www.GooglePlusDataLitigation.com…...
Contacting the Settlement Administrator toll-free by phone at 1-833-509-1101 or by email at ...
Accessing the Court docket in this case through the Court’s Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system at ecf.cand.uscourts.gov; or
Visiting the office of the Clerk of the Court for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, 280 South 1st Street, 2nd Floor, San Jose, CA 95113, between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding Court holidays.
Please do not telephone the Court or the Court Clerk’s Office to inquire about the Settlement.- hey, it's that email i mentioned the other dayimbecile
- So...$12? lolyuekit
- $12 maximummonospaced
- drgs-1
Google offers search suggestions now?
- Woah there, back up a bit - what exactly where you looking for?!Nairn
- The usual stuff
https://i.imgur.com/…drgs - So you got caught up in the Win10 Search fuck up the other day? https://www.theregis…Nairn
- We should have a share and compare thread for searches. I love the range on yours here - from the prosaic to 'bears cocaine gif' and 'simpsons kiss'. +1Nairn
- I was close to reformatting my hard drive and tearing my hair outdrgs
- Prime NOW!instrmntl
- Are you telling me you'd be ok with wet cows?CyBrainX
- Nairn0
I remember reading about drift on Google Maps, with slight updates gradually making certain pointers and references move over the course of time.
I have a 'helpful' link in my email signature to a Google maps pointer to direct people to my studio here.
I haven't checked it in years. Guess what?
Perhaps explains why some of my clients have turned up here slightly exasperated. I just wish they'd said something, if that was the case.
- drgs0
Google has a Pixel TV in the making
https://twitter.com/androidtv_ru…- (Maybe)drgs
- They already have their software in TVs, so chances are they don't bother making the sets themselves.monospaced
- So people will upgrade their TV every 2 years now?Bennn
- Software can be updated by firmware updates, but usually, it gets outdated and isn't a problem.monospaced
- utopian1
Google pulls Huawei’s Android license, forcing it to use open source version
- utopian1
Intel and Qualcomm reportedly join Google in Huawei ban
- Innovation Never SleepsHayzilla
- China needs more for China...robotron3k
- utopian1
- funny... I just watched that this morning over breakfast.shapesalad
- How does it turn out? I got really bored.fadein11
- mg330
Alright.
Got the phone yesterday. Did the setup process. It didn't transfer from my iPhone properly because it ran out of power, but I thought I'd play around with it for a while. Currently doing another fresh transfer after resetting the phone.
At first, I was really resistant to even considering liking it. I've been using an iPhone since probably 2009 - old habits die REALLY HARD and though I like Material Design, to use it in action is odd. It takes some getting used to. Within an hour I told myself "this isn't for me" and was prepared to box it up and send it back.
But I spent more time last night playing around with it, adding some apps that didn't transfer, learning about the screens, control center, etc.
I'm coming around and after waking up thinking about it this morning, I'm definitely coming around on it.
There's one nagging issue I'm trying to resolve, and that's restricting my work gmail (with an @companydomain.com address) to the Gmail app, and not having it show up in Inbox, which I use for my work email. They have been seperate on my iPhone forever and it's just the way I do things. I'm having trouble setting one email as the phone's primary account. For example, my personal email is the primary, obviously. But when I went to buy an app, it only showed my work email as the purchase email. I do not want this at all.
Aside from that, I think I will come around on it. I really like the portrait mode on the camera. Made some photos of my daughter look really fantastic.
- settings > change account > email address. any other email accounts you use with gmail will work fine if set up on desktop before. never had this issue - I havefadein11
- about 4 diff addresses coming into gmail. Android doesn't control that - just your google account you are signed in as. Unless I have misunderstood your issue.fadein11
- It's more like email accounts are added to the phone, not to individual apps. Both my work email and personal email are available in Inbox and Gmailmg33
- Sorry I think I understand the issue now. I use K9 mail app for one work address - it's separate from Gmail - that's how I do that for similar reasonsfadein11
- Just turn off which account syncs what in the account settings... I have multiple work and personal emails and have zero issuesset
- Yep - that's not what he asked - I thought he did at 1st. I have multiple email accounts in gmail. He wants to keep one separate from gmail. Which I also dofadein11
- with 1 account only for various reasons. I use a different email app for that - K9 - which keeps it separate.fadein11
- I think that's what he meant anyway, Gmail is great at accessing numerous emails so don't see the issue if not.fadein11
- It's really that I want to mirror how I use my iPhone. Two different email apps with two different accounts means I'm getting 2x the notification for everythingmg33
- Notification settings...set
- yeah turn off notification settings like you can for any app.fadein11
- notifications in*fadein11
- craigatkinson0
Here's my twopenn'orth on the pixel / Google / Apple...You could stop reading now...
Pixel is the best phone I've ever used. All iPhones inc except the most recent. Very functional, AI works, OK Google works in most situations. Googles 'data harvesting' works well — the alerts it gives you are things you'd never have considered but work as good reminders and heads ups. Camera is outstanding, for a phone. Nothing really to fault. To my mind, price is fine, especially when you think what you would spend on a phone / sat nav / mp3 player / camera...
Google photos is a great backup but not as good as Apple photos for editing...Which almost replaces LR for me now.
Using a mac though...iPhones work better with macs. The phones aren't as good, in almost every way as the pixel, but as a group of things - tablet, phone, mac; Apple works best together.
Shame Google don't make a decent laptop, or at least one that runs Adobe.
Still stuck between iPhone / pixel, however.
- I don't have a single issue using my android device with my mac... What are yours?set
- No issue as such, just things are easier with apple. iMessage / music // podcasts / photo editing /craigatkinson
- worse w/apple though, general functionality, siri, battery, camera,craigatkinson
- Just a case of getting used to the new environment and it won't be any more difficultset
- yep - I am 100% mac when it comes to computers but Android for many years phone wise - never an issue. As opposed to my partner who is iphone and has endlessfadein11
- issues :)fadein11
- does their phone also have issues?craigatkinson
- zarkonite0
Announcing new hardware today: http://live.arstechnica.com/goog…
- predictions: no 3.5mm headphone jack, new portrait mode for camera, wireless charging (glass all around)monospaced
- Google Home Max = same product features and price of Apple Home Pod. Fascinating, and innovative!monospaced
- Seems to me like it does a little bit more with youtube and nest integration. Apple does not have a suite of home devices.zarkonite
- but I agree with your point, these things have become generic because there's only so much you can invent really imo.zarkonite
- ugh, 3.5mm is gone!zarkonite
- I wouldn't get too hung up on the hardware (although have to say my Pixel is the best phone I have ever owned), it's all about Android baby - the latest versionfadein11
- of which is the best yet. Stock Android is where it's at. You ios guys should give it a try some time.fadein11
- You're right, Apple doesn't make home devices, but neither does Google. HomeKit supports all of them though, just like Google's. They're very similar.monospaced
- I commented on the wrong post, was meant for the one above oops.fadein11
- Speaker, thermostat, doorbell, home cameras, smoke alarms, chromecast... I'd say google makes a lot of home devices.zarkonite
- Google makes all those? I didn't realize.monospaced
- I thought that was all Nest, which btw, all play nice with Apple HomeKit.monospaced
- Nest is a division of Alphabet, formerly a division of Google.zarkonite
- section_0141
$999 Chromebook (starting price!). Wut? People buy chromebooks because they're like $200.
- detritus1
Fucking Google.
"The device you're attemptIng to log in from is not recognised"
No?
IT'S THE SAME FUCKING COMPUTER ON THE SAME STATIC IP, FROM THE SAME EVERYTHING I'VE BEEN USING EVERY FUCKING DAY FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, YOU FUCKING STUPID PIECE OF SHIT.
Thing is, I don't for one second believe you're that stupid and have somehow forgot, so why do you put me through this rigmarole every 4 months or so?
- ugh, don't get me started on goggle. utterly evil/incompetent wankstains on the trousers of humanityhans_glib
- i_monk0
Thanks, Getty, for getting rid of that useful "search by image" feature in Google Image Searches results. Excellent stuff.
- (You can still search by image from the main search bar, but not from an image result anymore.)i_monk
- fuck gettyGnash
- someone has already made a work-around
https://d3vr.github.…Gnash - oops meant to post that link in previous postGnash
- set-1
There are ads that look like an email in my Gmail app on my phone now. Fuck you Google.
- oh no... where? hasn't hit mine yet.fadein11
- Was one on one of my lesser used accounts. Haven't seen it on my two main accounts which is odd. Literally at the to of the email list looking like an emailset
- Not seeing it again now though anywhere. Oddset
- sounds you have you have malware installed in your browser or something...zarkonite
- I do notset
- Well it's not a google ad product.zarkonite
- Also, why do you have ads turned on in your gmail?zarkonite
- What are you talking about you cunt?set
- ben_0
I'm in the converted camp.
I was on apple for 3 years after my nexus 5 bit the dust and setting up the p2, it really shows how far android has come.
Google assistant is so far ahead of siri it's maybe a bit unfair to even bring up, here's an example: My wife's name is (I guess) hard for computers to pronounce. With Siri, I would have to go through a dumb amount of steps to correct this just so that car play would allow me to use voice commands to call her instead of remembering some obscure pronunciation. Don't even get me started on friends who's names are in any way considered ethnic.
Using assistant, the pronunciation was figured out on it's own in what I can only imagine is a ridiculously complicated algorithm, but one that seems simple and intuitive to me, the end user. The future of that AI looks pretty incredible.
Transferring data from the iphone to the pixel was pretty seamless as well, thought that it would be choppier - I've got gmail, google business and exchange accounts to deal with. Only a couple apps weren't available on android, none of which I care too much about fortunately.
I can still understand the argument that Apple's ui is cleaner and simpler, but most of that seemingly comes with a lack of choice around what you can do with the phone in the first place.
To each their own and all that, but overall I'm impressed.
