Google Meet for Android gets more Material 3 Expressive
Google Meet is joining Drive for Android this month in adopting more Material 3 Expressive. Like other Workspace services, the video calling app now has a search app bar.
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Google Meet is joining Drive for Android this month in adopting more Material 3 Expressive. Like other Workspace services, the video calling app now has a search app bar.
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After starting last year, Google Keep is more widely rolling out the Google Tasks migration. This is a server-side update that we’re now seeing on all of our Google Accounts today.
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Gemini 3’s Thinking and Pro models no longer have the same usage limits, with Google separating the “shared pool” while raising limits in the Gemini app.
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Google has updated Gmail for Android’s homescreen widget with Material 3 Expressive tweaks.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle’s goal with Gemini is to make a “personal, proactive, and powerful” assistant. The Gemini app today is adding “Personal Intelligence” in beta. This lets Gemini use the data Google already has about you to “supercharge” and personalize responses.
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With last month’s web redesign, the Gemini app gained a “My Stuff” folder, and Google is now updating it with a dedicated “Documents” list of your Deep Research and Canvas generations.
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Google Wallet is getting a transaction history update that improves the core payments experience.
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In just under two months, Gemini app users around the world have generated 1 billion images using Nano Banana Pro.
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The YouTube TV Live Guide redesign is now widely rolling out to the Android and iOS apps.
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The year in Google updates is well underway today with beta version 17.0 of the Google app on Android increasing the size of the app icon.
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Google is embracing “agentic shopping” wherein users can easily make purchases through the Gemini app and AI Mode.
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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.
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After the 2022 removal and restoration for some users last year, Pixel Launcher search is once again letting you open apps using the keyboard.
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With the launch of “in-line AI experiences” in Gmail yesterday, Google has shared that the Gemini side panel is going away for AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in the US.
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YouTube is rolling out updates to its video search filters that include renames, removals, and other adjustments. These changes aim to “align better with your expectations.”
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Besides previewing the future of Gmail today, Google is making a number of AI features that previously required a subscription free for personal accounts.
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Google today previewed the future of Gmail, with new features like AI Overviews for search that are rolling out starting today and the upcoming ”AI Inbox.” This comes as Gmail has over 3 billion monthly active users.
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Gboard for Android is slowly getting M3 Expressive, but the shortcuts page redesign comes at the expense of density.
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Following the camera and gallery redesign, Google Messages is testing a new long-press menu for text and image actions.
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Last year, Google Drive’s Material 3 Expressive redesign rolled out in a piecemeal fashion and saw one aspect revert. The full revamp with the container component is now available.
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A Google Play system update is rolling out to Pixel owners, and we’ve noticed across several devices that the install process is a bit buggy.
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Back in June, Google surprisingly released Snapseed 3.0 for iOS, and has now confirmed that the new version is coming to Android.
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Back in June, Google surprisingly brought back Snapseed but only on iOS. The app’s latest update introduces a retro “Snapseed Camera” for iPhone users.
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YouTube Music introduced the ability to share lyrics last year and is now upgrading the background options with generative AI.
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