44 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 50GOOGLE I/O 2018
For You
When you first open the new Google News, you’ll be
greeted with a personal briefing of the top five stories
selected for you. These are chosen by AI that scours
the web and selects stories it thinks you’ll care about
the most, given your interests and preferred sources.
Scrolling past that, you’ll see more suggestions,
again selected by AI. It looks for local news stories
as well, assembling them into a personalized Local
section. The For You tab will use the vast amount of
information Google already has about you to pick
areas of interest and sources right out of the box, with
no configuration. But it learns as you use it, tailoring
the feed as it gleans what you want to see. You can
always tap on any story and choose to see more or
less about a certain topic or from a particular source.Headlines
The Headlines section will show you the top stories
generating the most coverage around the world.
You can then filter by category or region to see top
stories just from the UK, or in Sports, or Technology,
for example. The new design puts an emphasis on
large photos and video, to create a more engaging
experience that pulls you into the story.Newscasts
The updated News app introduces a new visual format
called Newscasts. These are cards that progress
through a series of stories, videos, social media posts,
and other sources. Animation, bold headlines, and pull
quotes give you the gist of each piece of information.