Google has updated Android’s battery notification for headphones and earbuds to be a bit more glanceable.
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Google Calendar for Wear OS gets M3 Expressive, Contacts and Keep Tiles next
Google Calendar is just beginning to roll out M3 Expressive on Android phones and tablets. On Wear OS, Google Calendar’s M3 Expressive Tiles are now widely available.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Calendar Material 3 Expressive redesign starts rolling out
Following Keep (which we’re now seeing go live on more devices), Google Calendar for Android is beginning to see its Material 3 Expressive redesign go live.
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Five months after launching on phones, Google AI Mode is now appearing on Android tablets.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Drive ‘Suggested files’ widget gets M3 Expressive redesign
Following the “quick actions” redesign earlier this year, Google Drive for Android has now updated the “Suggested files” widget with M3 Expressive.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini overlay rolling out four-color glow on Android [U]
Gemini’s updated color branding is continuing to roll out on Android with an updated glow animation for the system-wide overlay.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle app tests more prominent AI Mode and Live access
As AI Mode comes to more users around the world, Google is testing more prominent ways to surface the capability (and Live) on mobile.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini app adds Guided Learning mode & visual responses, free college AI Pro returns
Ahead of the new school year, the Gemini app is adding a trio of new tools like Guided Learning, while the free year of Google AI Pro offer is back for college students in several countries.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini app can now create custom storybooks, comics, and more
The latest Gemini app feature lets you create “personalized, illustrated storybooks complete with read-aloud narration.”
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Photos redesign adds persistent M3 Expressive backup indicator
Google Photos for Android is getting a very prominent and persistent redesign of its backup indicator that leverages Material 3 Expressive.
Expand Expanding CloseApple Music 5.0 beta brings iOS 26 features to Android
Ahead of iOS 26 launching this fall, Apple Music for Android is beta testing version 5.0.0 with new features and design tweaks.
Expand Expanding CloseFitbit update makes sleep tracking more accurate, might raise awake time
In addition to a bigger Charge 6 and tracker/smartwatch updates last week, Fitbit detailed some improvements to sleep tracking.
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Google Home app fixes edge-to-edge Routines bug on Android
For the past several weeks, the Google Home app’s Routines creator and editor had an edge-to-edge bug on Android 16, and a fix is now here.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle renames most of its new Gemini-Assistant voices for Nest [Video]
Back in June, Google introduced three new voices for the upcoming Gemini-Assistant revamp for the Nest Mini and Audio. Ahead of launch, Google has renamed most of them, but they otherwise appear to be the same.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Home media controller getting Material 3 redesign
As previewed last November, Google Home for Android is giving the media controller a Material 3 redesign.
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Google’s latest Circle to Search redesign looks like the TVA portals from ‘Loki’
After adding Song Search history, Circle to Search on Android is testing a redesigned animation that looks straight out of Loki.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle now keeping ‘actively used’ goo․gl links, others will stop in August
After originally planning to have all goo.gl URLs stop working later this month, Google will now “preserve actively used links.”
Expand Expanding CloseGemini 2.5 Deep Think rolling out now for Google AI Ultra
After previewing at I/O 2025 in May, Google is now rolling out the Gemini 2.5 Deep Think mode to AI Ultra subscribers.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle One Material 3 Expressive redesign drops the graphics [U]
The Google One app on Android is getting a Material 3 Expressive redesign.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Phone beta expands rollout of Material 3 Expressive redesign
The piecemeal beta rollout of M3 Expressive (M3E) in the Google Phone app continues with version 185.
Expand Expanding CloseWhat’s new in Google Home 3.34, 3.35, & 3.36: Camera updates + bug fixes
In April, Google began offering changelogs for the Home app on Android and iOS. Release notes for Google Home 3.34, 3.35, and 3.36 are now available.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Messages has a new text/chat Details page
Google is rolling out a redesign of the Messages app’s Details experience that leverages Material 3 Expressive.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle rolling out Video Overviews in NotebookLM
As teased at I/O 2025 in May, NotebookLM is adding Video Overviews to complement the popular audio podcasts.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle AI Mode adding Search Live video, Canvas, PDF upload, and more
After adding Gemini 2.5 Pro, Google is updating AI Mode with four big features across Search Live (video with Google Lens access), Canvas, and more.
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