How To Use Snapshot On Android

Google reworked on its Google Assistant Snapshot feed earlier this year and added new cards to the service. Google said that with Snapshot it is focusing on three key areas which are aggregation, acceleration, and automation. These snapshots will differ from person to person depending on the kind of content they use. However, few of these will be similar including weather updates, commute time, and due bills whether its credit card or your phone.

How to use Snapshot

Download and extract (it's a ZIP file) the Developer's app (SDK) so the computer can detect your Android device. It can be found on the Android Developer portal.Note the folder path to which the program is being installed to, as this will contain the file to the program you'll need to take the screenshots with. Take screenshots with Android 10 Press and hold the power button. You'll get a pop-out window on the right side of your screen with icons that let you power off, restart, call an emergency number. Snapshot collects information about how you drive, how much you drive, and when you drive. If you're using the Snapshot Mobile app, details about your handheld phone use behind the wheel will also be collected. While location data is collected as well, it doesn't impact the Snapshot results you earn, but may be used for underwriting purposes. Nearly every Android phone or tablet allows you to take a screenshot by briefly holding the volume down and power buttons. Just press them at the same time for a brief moment and when you let go. How to Take a Screenshot on Most Android Devices. If you're using a phone or tablet that was released in the last four years or so, then taking a screenshot is as easy as tapping a couple of buttons. The primary exception here is going to be on Samsung Galaxy devices that predate the S8, but we'll cover those down below.

To make it easier to launch, Google introduced a new voice command to open it — 'Hey Google, show me my day'. You can use this command once you open the Google Assistant. However, for now, this functionality is only available for those using English as their default language. In the coming months, this command will be rolled out for other languages as well. Earlier, you had to tap on the icon on the bottom left corner to access Snapshot.

What's new

The summary of other important tasks will also be visible including reminders for upcoming birthdays and holidays. Snapshot will also let you tap on the birthday notification followed by the action you want to take which can be calling, texting, or even singing the birthday song.

Your snapshot will also change cards depending on the time of the day and your chats with Google Assistant. For example, in the morning it will show you your commute, weather, top headlines, and the tasks for the day. On the other hand, it can show your nearest restaurants if you ask Google Assistant about that more often. It will also keep a track of what kind of podcasts you listen to, videos you watch to offer you customised recommendations. There is a Covid-19 alert card available as well to keep you updated with the pandemic-related news.

Availability

Google Assistant Snapshot will work on both Android and iOS devices.

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You can use Fiddler Everywhere to capture and inspect traffic that comes from Android devices and emulators. This article describes the required steps.

Prerequisites

• Fiddler Everywhere client installed on your machine.
• The machine running Fiddler Everywhere and the Android device must be discoverable on the same network, for example, 192.168.0.0

Configure Fiddler Everywhere

1. Enable the remote connections in Fiddler Everywhere via Settings > Connections > Allow remote computers to connect

2. Note the IP address of the machine where Fiddler Everywhere is running. You can use built-in OS tools to obtain the IP address (like ipconfig on Windows or ifconfig on Linux) or the Fiddler Everywhere connection status icon on the lower right-hand side of the client.For demonstration purposes, let's assume that the local IP of the Fiddler Everywhere machine is 192.168.0.101

Depending on the environment, an Android emulator might not be able to support ICMP, used for 'ping'.

Configure Android Device

1. Enable the remote connections in Fiddler Everywhere via Settings > Connections > Allow remote computers to connect

2. Note the IP address of the machine where Fiddler Everywhere is running. You can use built-in OS tools to obtain the IP address (like ipconfig on Windows or ifconfig on Linux) or the Fiddler Everywhere connection status icon on the lower right-hand side of the client.For demonstration purposes, let's assume that the local IP of the Fiddler Everywhere machine is 192.168.0.101

Depending on the environment, an Android emulator might not be able to support ICMP, used for 'ping'.

Configure Android Device

The steps below are applicable for real devices and emulators (a.k.a. AVDs). There are significant differences in how emulators access the internet via the local network. To configure your device, apply the steps that correspond to your use case:

1. Check Android device IP address

   1. Open the connected Wifi and tap on Settings.
   2. Expand Advanced Settings.
      • (Real devices only) Note the IP address of the real Android device. For demonstration purposes, let's assume the device IP is 192.168.0.222
      • (Android emulators only) Note the IP address of the emulator. In most cases, the Android emulator IP is of kind 10.0.2.XXX (Note: For GenyMotion emulator, the IP by default is 10.0.3.XXX).

2. Modify Android device Proxy

   1. Open the connected Wifi and tap on Settings.
   2. Select Edit and expand Advanced Settings. You might have to touch and hold the connected network's name on older Android versions and then tap on Modify and expand Advanced Settings.
   3. On Proxy, select Manual proxy.
      • (Real devices only) Enter the IP address of the computer running Fiddler Everywhere, for example, 192.168.0.101.
      • (Android emulators only) Enter the IP address of the emulator's gateway. In most cases, the Android emulator gateway IP is 10.0.2.2 (Note: For the GenyMotion emulator, the default gateway IP is 10.0.3.2).
   4. Enter the proxy port. Use the port configured in the Fiddler Everywhere client. The default port is 8866 (it could be changed from the Fiddler Everywhere connections settings).
   5. Tap Save.

3. Install the Fiddler root certificate on the Android device.

   1. Open a browser on the Android device and type the Fiddler echo service address: http://ipv4.fiddler:8866
   2. Tap the option to download the certificate.
   3. In the prompt window, enter a certificate name and press Save.

Inspect Browser Traffic

With all of the above done, you can immediately monitor HTTP/HTTPS traffic from mobile browsers. For example, open a Chrome browser on your Android device, type an address of your choice, and observe the traffic being captured in the Live Traffic section of Fiddler Everywhere.

Once you're done debugging, don't forget to remove the WiFi proxy from your Android device.

Inspect Android Application Traffic

You can monitor traffic from apps in active development (an application for which you have access to the codebase). For Android API 24 and above, you also need to add the following code to the app:

1. Add this to Android/src/main/res/xml/network_security_config.xml:

2. In the AndroidManifest.xml file, reference the network-security-config from step 1 via a parameter in the application tag:

   For example:

3. Rebuild the app, and you can start monitoring its HTTP/HTTPS traffic.

Snapshot App For Computers

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