FTA: "Google has legally protected the ability to do this."

Um, not quite, if read with one possible interpretation. (IP lawyer here.)

The patent: https://patents.google.com/patent/US12536233B1/en — see the claims, which are in the right-hand column of this Web page.

The patent means only that Google can sue people who practice the claimed subject matter without Google's permission.

That doesn't mean there wouldn't be other prohibitions and restrictions.

Example: Suppose you were to invent a drug that boosted IQ by 50 points, and body strenth and endurance by 80%, for 12 hours. You might be legally entitled to a patent for it. But you'd still have to get FDA approval to market the drug. (And your patent might be sidelined before issuance under a secrecy order because of the potential military applications — see, e.g., "The Rush to Patent the Atomic Bomb" (NPR.org 2008). https://www.npr.org/2008/03/28/89127786/the-rush-to-patent-t....)

And as others are pointing out, practicing the claimed method might constitute copyright infringement.

Funny on this type of article linking to Google Patents. Such great possibilities for replacement. Google publishes Google has patented something. Nobody checks.

USPTO Dossier Summary: https://globaldossier.uspto.gov/result/application/US/190097...

USPTO US 19009708 Documentation: https://globaldossier.uspto.gov/details/US/19009708/A/111855

USPTO EP 25191927 Documentation: https://globaldossier.uspto.gov/details/EP/25191927/A/130945