Compared to Android, only some of Google’s iOS apps use the latest version of Material Design. Gmail for iPhone and iPad was finally updated with a Material 3 redesign today.

Update: Google has revised the Gemini release notes (to 2025.01.30) and removed the “2.0 Pro Experimental” announcement. In releasing 2.0 Flash today, it looks like a previous/earlier version (2025.01.28) of the changelog was used. Nevertheless, it seems like Google is continuing its “Flash” and “Pro” branding this generation.

After Drive and Calendar in recent months, Google Photos on the web now has a dark theme.

After entering preview last month, Google is now rolling out the stable version of Gemini 2.0 Flash to the Gemini app.

Following Daily Listen in early January, Google is launching a new Search Lab called “Ask for me.”

Google is rolling out a new update to the Pixel Weather app which makes it considerably easier to change the units of measurement throughout the app. Here’s what’s new.

Google Search is home to a number of built-in tools and Easter Eggs, with a new “Block Breaker” game being the most recent addition.

Firmware version 3.144 started rolling out to the Pixel Buds Pro 2 on Monday, and Google is now out with an official changelog for the update.

The Gemini side panel in Google Sheets is being updated to let you more easily visualize and analyze data through insights and charts. It goes beyond summarizing spreadsheets or creating tables.

In recent weeks (if not longer), Google Search has been testing a new dark theme that is blue and a bit darker.

After introducing a “Government” badge last year, the Google Play Store is adding one called “Verified” for consumer-facing VPN apps. 

The first post-launch update for the Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 is beginning to roll out for some users.

• Pixel Buds Pro 2 3.144 update adds ‘Bud return’ sound

The monthly “Google System Release Notes” primarily detail what’s new in Play services, Play Store, and Play system update across Android phones/tablets, Wear OS, Google/Android TV, Auto, and PC. Some features apply to end users, while others are aimed at developers.

Following last week’s announcement, we are now seeing Gemini’s new “Talk Live about this” capability on the Pixel 9 series. 

Add Me is one of the Pixel 9’s tentpole camera features, and Google has a blog post today explaining how it was developed. Personally, I’ve noticed that people didn’t really use Add Me until the holiday season.

Still in testing, Google Messages has made a small color tweak to the upcoming redesign of RCS read receipts that makes the indicator bolder.

Back in October, Gmail redesigned its summary cards to be more glanceable and actionable, with the updated Google Calendar card now available. 

The last big update to the Pixel Sounds app/service introduced a “Gems” ringtone and alarm collection with the Pixel 8 in 2023. Google is now working on letting you set different Pixel vibration patterns. 

While we wait for the next Wear OS update in March, Google is adding a confirmation step to Pixel Watch’s Emergency SOS safety feature to prevent accidental activations “during activities like exercise.”

Google is widely rolling out a redesign of the Gemini overlay and homepage on Android.

After first coming to the Public Preview program, the Google Home Gemini Extension is now rolling out to all users. Google tells us that it will be fully available over the coming weeks. 

Following the announcement in December, Google is now rolling out Android’s Identity Check security feature to Pixel devices. It’s also coming to “One UI 7 eligible Galaxy devices in the coming weeks.”

Announced alongside the Galaxy S25 and new Gemini features, the Circle to Search redesign is beginning to roll out today.