Google has introduced a “Map” tool to aid your location-based Gemini app prompts on Android and iOS. Meanwhile, the Gemini app is already getting ready to replace the forward slash for skills.

After testing got underway in January, Google Messages is finally widely rolling out a new long-press menu in conversations.

Last year’s Material 3 Expressive redesign of the Phone by Google app removed the Contacts tab, but it’s now coming back.

Ahead of the Googlebook launch, Google Antigravity is now available in the Play Store.

As we spotted over the weekend, Gemini is replacing Gems with skills, and Google today fully detailed the migration.

Pixel Recorder is getting a small quality-of-life update that surfaces your audio files to other apps on your device.

At the start of September, the Google Assistant deprecation on mobile got underway. It now looks to be widely rolling out.

The next big update to the Gemini app on Android and iOS is beginning to roll out with a focus on simplifying core navigation.

With the Pixel 11 launch, Google promised a big Pixel Buds update in September. We’re now starting to see Gemini audio controls with the latest Pixel Buds companion app update.

In 2024, Google introduced Gems as “custom versions of Gemini.” The Gemini app will soon replace Gems with “skills.”

Like other Google apps, Messages for Android A/B tests many features. It can take the RCS/SMS client a rather long time to actually launch new functionality in stable. From various reports, Google announcements, and devices we’ve checked, this is the current state of Messages.

Following yesterday’s announcement, Google Health 5.09 is rolling out with support for the new Health Guardian features on the Pixel Watch.

Following the long-press menu, Google Messages is widely rolling out new ways to access timestamps and direct replies.

Following the version 2.0 update rolling out earlier this week, Google is now beginning to launch the Pixel VIPs widget redesign announced in the September Feature Drop.

Google Photos is rolling out a handful of new features, including a Redact Markup tool and “Moods” on Android.

Google today announced a trio of new study-focused Chrome features, with the most notable being how the browser will now save scroll position when you send tabs between devices.

Following Direct My Call and Hold for Me, Google is introducing “Call for Me” on the Pixel 11 series.

At Made on YouTube 2026 today, YouTube announced a slew of new features. We’ve highlighted the capabilities that will impact the viewer experience over the coming months.

As part of Made on YouTube 2026, a handful of updates to YouTube Music that are coming later this year were previewed.

Following last week’s Feature Drop, Pixel VIPs 2.0 is beginning to roll out, and it brings more changes than just the widget redesign.

After rolling out Live search and chat earlier this month, Gmail now has a useful “Copy code” button for 2FA on Android and iOS.

Google’s latest update to the Gemini app for macOS readies local iMessage integration. This follows the app coming to Windows last week.

The next wave of Pixel app updates is starting with Google rolling out the latest version of Now Playing with interface tweaks.

Google Keep for Android has rolled out a small tweak to the “Note collection” widget that shows a feed on your homescreen.