Chrome on Android has offered a Reading mode for several years now, and Google is now significantly redesigning it.

To address how Phone by Google recently gained a landscape calling screen, the dialer app is now offering a setting to “Keep portrait mode on calls.”

With the Pixel 9, Google introduced a new Panorama mode, and the latest Camera update brought it to the Pixel 8 series. 

Following last week’s quiet release of Find Hub for Wear OS, Google is rolling out support for map layers on Android.

The latest Gemini for Home updates are focused on camera improvements for Nest and other compatible devices. 

Like most Google apps, Messages A/B tests many features. However, it takes the RCS/SMS client a rather long time to actually launch these capabilities in stable even after they are announced. From various reports, Google itself, and devices we’ve checked, this is the current state of Messages.

For over a year now, YouTube Music has been testing various Now Playing screen redesigns on Android and iOS.

It’s not hyperbolic to say that Google has been very thirsty about Nano Banana following its viral success. In Google Messages, the access points for the Nano Banana-powered Remix are being greatly toned down following the November launch.

NotebookLM is getting in a few more features before the holidays, including an upgrade to Gemini 3 and Data Tables.

Back in March, Google said Gemini would replace Assistant on Android phones this year. That “upgrade” is now set for 2026.

Following yesterday’s big launch, the Gemini app is adding a “new way to prompt with Nano Banana” by drawing or annotating directly on images. Additionally, SynthID now works on video.

Android 16 QPR3 will finally let you adjust the brightness of your Pixel’s flashlight from the Quick Settings Tile.

With Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1, Google is finally letting Pixel owners remove At a Glance from their homescreen. 

Besides Gemini 3 Flash today, the Gemini app on the web is rolling out a new NotebookLM integration. 

Following last week’s announcement, the Google News Audio Briefing is beginning to roll out on Android.

With today’s launch, Gemini 3 Flash is widely rolling out to the Gemini app and AI Mode in Search. This is one of Google’s speediest model rollouts. 

As previously spotted in a promo video for the Pixel Watch 3, Google has released a Find Hub app for Wear OS.

Following last month’s launch of Gemini 3 Pro, Google today announced Gemini 3 Flash for consumers and developers.

In the past few days, tapping the Pixel Launcher search bar opens a different screen powered by the Google app. This is not a bug and an intentional change. 

After announcing in October, NotebookLM has fully rolled out chat history, while Google AI Ultra subscribers now have expanded usage limits. 

Google Labs today announced a “new experimental AI productivity agent” called “CC.” It will generate and send a “Your Day Ahead” briefing to your inbox every morning.

After adding a ‘plus’ menu to the homepage, Google is updating the AI Mode UI on desktop web with a new greeting and model switcher.

After detailing upcoming updates last week, the Gemini app has a new Deep Research capability that will let AI Ultra subscribers “visualize complex information instantly” with images and more.

Following the editor updates in August, the Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides homepages are now getting a Material 3 Expressive redesign.