Google Essentials It is presented as a set of applications and services intended for use on Windows computers. This feature has already existed since 2022, but now it will be pre-installed on new PC models, making it much more accessible.
The news was published this week in the Google Official Blog, where everything is explained in much more detail. Hopefully, since these are a series of applications installed by default, it will also be possible to uninstall them if the user does not need them or does not want to have them.
In reality, we have to stick to the scant information that Google provides in its announcement. It details that it will be an application that will in turn contain many other Google applications and services. In other words: Google Essentials is something more than just a web shortcut to different Google services. It would be more correct to define it as un launcher of Android apps that can be run on our Windows PC.
Google Essentials Features
The "Google basics" (which is how we could translate the term into our language) is actually An evolution of Google Apps, that first set of tools launched in 2006 that included, among other things, the applications gmail, Google Drive, Calendar o Google Meet.
As the range of apps and services expanded, the name of these tools changed. First, they were called G Suite and later Google workspace, until it reaches its current name. From 2020 until today, its capacities have increased considerably, as a result of the new remote work needs that have arisen after the pandemic.
In fact, the suite of tools was reworked to meet the professional needs of many of its users. In this way, tools for collaboration, file sharing, joint document creation, online meetings, etc. were created or improved.
In this new stage, Google Essentials aims to have a broader reach and seeks satisfy both the demands of professionals and businesses as well as basic usersThe result is a wide range of utilities that we still do not know in detail, but which will undoubtedly include the following:
- calendar.
- Cat.
- docs.
- Drive.
- Form
- keep.
- Meet.
- Messages.
- Photos.
- PlayGames.
- Sheets.
- Site (s.
- slides.
We'll have to wait for the official launch of the new Google Essentials (perhaps at the end of this year) to see the full list. It's not entirely certain that all the apps mentioned will end up included, nor that there might be new ones that surprise us.
It should also be noted, as we said at the beginning, that there will be the possibility of dispensing with apps that do not interest us.
Which PC models will it be available on?
According to information provided by the Mountain View company, Google Essentials will first be available on all HP consumer brands that normally run Windows: Spectre, Envy, Pavilion, OMEN, Victus and HP BrandIn the medium term, it is also expected to be available on all brands. OmniBook. So, in a first phase, Google Essentials will be an exclusive option from the manufacturer HP.
On all these devices, It will be possible to open Google Essentials from the start menu directly, being able to "jump" from the smartphone to the PC without problems. As for the rest of the devices, it is not yet known when it will be possible to install Essentials. We will have to keep an eye on further information from Google and on how the users have actually responded.
Conclusion
In short, Google Essentials is shaping up to be a very interesting proposition for any user, regardless of how they use their PC on a daily basis. It gives us the possibility of accessing almost all Google services immediately, with a simple click, thus improving our experience as users and achieving greater efficiency at the same time.
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