As previewed last month, Chrome 135 for Android is rolling out an edge-to-edge design for the bottom of your screen.
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Gboard’s Assistant voice typing on Pixel becomes ‘Advanced features’
The Google Assistant wind down on mobile continues with Gboard rebranding “Assistant voice typing” on the Pixel to just “Advanced features.”
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Besides new Gemini features in Google Docs, Sheets, Meet, Chat and Vids, Cloud Next 2025 saw the announcement of Google Workspace Flows.
Expand Expanding CloseDeep Research powered by Gemini 2.5 Pro (experimental) now available
Gemini Advanced subscribers can now perform Deep Research with Google’s most intelligent 2.5 Pro (experimental) model.
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Yes, the Gemini icon is now bigger and brighter on Android [U]
If you noticed something different after updating the “Google Gemini” app on Android, it’s the icon getting a little bit bigger and brighter.
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As we previously spotted, Google Keep for Android is rolling out a redesign of the Quick capture widget.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle says a ‘NotebookLM app is coming soon’
Since launch, NotebookLM has just been a website, but Google now says an “app” is coming soon.
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Gemini app restores 2.0 Flash Thinking (experimental) on Android, iOS
Over the weekend, all Gemini app users on Android and iOS lost access to 2.0 Flash Thinking (experimental). This was just a bug, and the model has been restored today.
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Apple TV for Android adds convenient Skip Back, Muted subtitles
The first sizable update to Apple TV for Android phones and tablets is here with version 1.1 today. The mobile app launched in February and has so far just seen patch updates.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle AI Mode adding multimodal Google Lens search
AI Mode entered testing a month ago and Google is now expanding access to free Labs users, as well as adding Lens visual search.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini Live widely rolling out camera & screen sharing on Pixel 9, S25 series
After starting in March and continuing in recent weeks, Google is now officially rolling out camera and screen sharing in Gemini Live for Android to the Pixel 9 and Galaxy S25 series.
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Google Maps expanding ‘suspected fake reviews’ warnings
Google Maps is detailing its 2024 progress in “preventing and taking down deceptive content,” which includes adding fake review warnings.
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Gmail for Android, iOS can now use your web (email) signature
If you don’t have a mobile-specific signature in Gmail for Android or iOS, Google will now use your web signature.
Expand Expanding CloseYou can now catch Pokémon on Google Search in elaborate easter egg
The latest Google Search easter egg is more elaborate than usual with the ability to catch 151 Pokémon.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini app widely rolling out ‘Talk Live about’ images, files, and YouTube
In January, Gemini Live gained a “Talk Live about this” feature, and it should now be more widely available on Android.
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YouTube Premium grandfathered pricing going away for more early adopters
YouTube is continuing to remove grandfathered pricing for its Premium subscription service.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini Live rolling out Astra camera, screen sharing to more Android users
As of Thursday afternoon (PT), more Gemini app users on Android are seeing Astra’s Live camera and screen sharing capabilities.
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Google Photos fixes Magic Editor not saving edits
In recent weeks, some Google Photos users haven’t been able to save their Magic Editor creations, but a fix is now available.
Expand Expanding CloseFitbit redesigns Water stats and logging on Android, iOS [U]
After a redesign of the Weight stats page in November, Fitbit is now updating Water logging on Android.
Expand Expanding CloseHow the Gemini app’s new Google Photos integration will work
Last month, Google renamed Gemini Extensions and previewed an upcoming Google Photos “app,” with more details on how it works now available.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle brings the Discover ‘space’ carousel to more Android devices
For the past few years, the top of the Google Discover feed has shown widget-esque cards with glanceable information, and “your space” is now available on more devices.
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Google Keep for Android rolls out ‘text notes by default’ & Audio shortcut
Google is now widely rolling out the ability to “Create text notes by default,” as well as an Audio shortcut, in Keep for Android.
Expand Expanding CloseNotebookLM can now search the web and ‘Discover sources’ for you
To date, NotebookLM works by having you manually add files and links, with Google now introducing a “Discover sources” button that searches the web for you.
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Google brings back the Pixel Weather map [U]
After introducing a search and view capability earlier this week, the Pixel Weather app has lost its 6-hour radar map as of Friday.
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