After testing got underway earlier this year, Google Maps for Android is widely rolling out a redesign of the “You” and “Contribute” tabs that embrace sheets.
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Pixel Watch rolling out rich Wear OS media controls: Queue, Shuffle, & more
After teasing with the March 2025 Feature Drop, Google has rolled out rich media controls for the Pixel Watch.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini app rolls out ‘more natural’ 2.0 Flash conversational style, rounded logo spotted
Last week, Google introduced an “enhanced version” of the 2.0 Flash model that offers a more natural conversational style in the Gemini app.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Assistant ‘Driving Mode’ in Maps for Android has disappeared
In February of 2024, Google Assistant Driving Mode was pared back to basically be a voice bar, but in recent days it has disappeared entirely from Google Maps on Android.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube marks 20th birthday, teases TV app redesign & custom Multiviews
YouTube is celebrating its 20th birthday with a number of stats, while previewing new features that are coming this year.
Expand Expanding ClosePixel Watch, Wear OS add Find My Phone confirmation before ringing
In a nice quality-of-life improvement for the Pixel Watch and Wear OS, Google has introduced an extra step before the Find My Phone ring activates.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Assistant branding is being phased out on Wear OS
The “Assistant” app on your Wear OS watch is getting updated today via the Google Play Store to version 1.18.x. There are no changes to Google Assistant, but the groundwork for Gemini is being laid out.
Expand Expanding CloseVeo 2 rolling out to more Gemini Advanced users
Following last week’s announcement, more Gemini app users subscribed to Advanced are getting access to Veo 2 video generation.
Expand Expanding ClosePixel Weather widgets & At a Glance now open correct location [U]
Google has fixed an annoying location discrepancy between Pixel Weather, widgets, and At a Glance.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music starts rolling out lyrics sharing on Android
YouTube Music is building upon real-time lyrics (from 2023) by adding the ability to share them as a nice graphic in the mobile app.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Messages Sensitive Content Warnings for nudity rolling out
Following last year’s announcement, Google Messages is rolling out Sensitive Content Warnings that blur nude images on Android.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Home app gets detailed release notes for each update
The Google Home app is bucking the trend of how most first-party products lack meaningful update release notes.
Expand Expanding CloseHow to enable Google TV ‘News Briefs’ on Streamer, Chromecast
After previously announcing and testing in January, Google TV is more widely rolling out Gemini-powered “News Briefs” on Ambient mode.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Calculator 8.7 rolling out with a spacing tweak
On average, Google updates Android’s Calculator app once a year, and version 8.7 in 2025 makes just one straightforward change.
Expand Expanding CloseWhat features do you get with Gemini Advanced? [April 2025]
Gemini Advanced is the paid version of the Gemini app with more capabilities, including early access to features, that’s available through the Google One AI Premium tier. As of April, here’s what you get when you pay $19.99 per month (in the US).
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Google app sending out new style of Weather forecast notifications
The Google Search app on Android is sending out a new style of Weather forecast notifications.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music rolling out ‘Consistent volume’ on Android, iOS
In October of 2023, the main YouTube app picked up “Stable volume,” and something similar — “Consistent volume” — is now coming to YouTube Music for Android and iOS.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini 2.5 Flash with ‘thinking budget’ rolling out to devs, Gemini app
After briefly detailing last week, Google is rolling out Gemini 2.5 Flash in preview today. A “thinking budget” lets developers control how much reasoning occurs depending on the prompt and use case.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle offering free Gemini Advanced, 2 TB storage, & more for college students
After previously offering a 50% discount, Google is now giving US college students free Gemini Advanced and Google One AI Premium for 15 months.
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Google on how it maintains Search reliability and speed
Google is out with a blog post today detailing its Search infrastructure, and how it keeps in mind speed and reliability when developing new features.
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Google releases Pixel Camera 9.8 patch update [U]
Google is rolling out an update to Pixel Camera 9.8 that presumably addresses some bugs. This is the first patch for the Pixel 9a following last week’s launch.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle makes Gemini Live camera & screen sharing free on Android
Last week, Google started widely rolling out Gemini Live camera and screen sharing to Advanced subscribers, and the Project Astra-powered capabilities will soon be free for all Android users.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Wallet app adding real-time status to train tickets
After previewing back in September, the Google Wallet Android app can now show the real-time status of trains, starting in two countries.
Expand Expanding Close[Update: Optional] Google rolling out auto-restart security feature to Android
With the latest Google Play services update, Android is rolling out a new security feature that automatically restarts (or auto-reboots) devices that have been “locked for 3 consecutive days.”
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