A new report from Bloomberg suggests that iOS 27 might add Google Cast integration, among other third-party solutions, as Apple tries to keep the EU off its back.
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Google might have its own Pixel ecosystem to continue building out, but it’s also working on knocking down barriers between platforms. Building on top of a relatively-successful push to establish RCS as an accepted messaging standard, the company has slowly been adding AirDrop support to Quick Share, beginning with its own devices and recent releases from Samsung. Today, we’re learning that’s just the start of Google’s plans.
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With the launch of iOS 26.5, end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) RCS between Android and iPhone is now gradually rolling out in a process that will take place over the coming months.
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With the upcoming launch of iOS 26.5, Apple will add support for end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging between the iPhone and Google Messages on Android.
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Google Meet is now available on Apple CarPlay for iPhone users to “join meetings safely while on the road.”
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Google and Apple today announced that testing of encrypted RCS messaging between Android and iPhone is now underway.
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After soft-launching in December, Snapseed for iOS is now officially rolling out its new camera that makes the app more than just an image editor.
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Google today also announced a “new Google Photos picker in Gmail” for iOS.
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After teasing in September, Google Chrome for iOS is now more widely rolling out a built-in Gemini experience.
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The latest Android Canary build is available today and it features work by Apple and Google to make switching between Android and iPhone devices easier.
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Out of nowhere, Google brought cross-platform AirDrop support to the Pixel 10 this week, allowing the company’s latest lineup of flagships to safely and securely send photos, files, and more to the iPhone. While it initially seemed like this was a rogue move made by Google to coerce Apple into another boundary-breaking decision, it might actually be part of the repercussions that also led to USB-C on iPhone and the adoption of RCS.
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Google announced today that Android’s Quick Share now works with Apple’s AirDrop system on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac to allow for easy file transfer between platforms/operating systems.
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Following Android, most Google apps on iOS now have the redesigned Google Account menu and switcher.
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With the launch of iOS 26 earlier this week, Google Chrome 141 rolled out with Liquid Glass tweaks on iPhone and iPad.
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The Nano Banana image editing model has been a hit for Google, and presumably the reason that Gemini for iPhone is the top free app in the US App Store.
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If you’ve recently been experiencing YouTube crashes on your smartphone, Google has a fix in store — though iOS users might need to do a little more than update.
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Apple introduced its new “Liquid Glass” redesign of iOS 26 this week at WWDC and to say that the reactions have been mixed is an understatement. Amid the various comments, though, have been a bunch of comparisons between iOS 26 and ancient Android skins.
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How Android and iOS copy features from each other is pretty inevitable at this point. At WWDC 2025, we got more of that. What’s interesting to me is how Android 16 QPR1 and iOS 26 are getting new design languages in the same year.
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Following the announcement at I/O 2025 last week, Google is more widely rolling out Gemini Live camera and screen sharing to the iPhone and iPad app.
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After announcing in March, Google Maps has rolled out a feature that can scan screenshots on your iPhone and save any found locations.
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After adding lockscreen and homescreen widgets in recent weeks, Gemini now has an iPad app. Audio Overviews are also now available in more languages.
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The Google app on iOS, which has its own web browser, is adding a new “Simplify” feature when you come across complex text.
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After adding lockscreen, Control Center, and Action Button shortcuts last month, Google is updating Gemini on iPhone with homescreen widgets.
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After testing earlier this year, Google is now widely rolling out a Material 3 redesign of Gmail on iPhone and iPad.
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