Gemini Advanced subscribers are getting access to a new “Deep Research” capability. It is the “first feature in Gemini” to bring Google’s vision of agents that can perform complex actions on your behalf.
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A nice quality-of-life improvement to Google Photos for Android (and the web) shows “Albums” status in the Info panel.
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After rolling out a new PDF viewer, Files by Google has detailed a trio of new features, including integration with Gemini’s upcoming “Ask about this PDF” functionality.
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Google Keep users this week are being prompted to “reload” their notes, while there’s also a small design tweak on Android that curves corners.
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After hitting the Google app beta channel on Monday, access to 2.0 Flash Experimental in the Gemini app on Android is now rolling out to stable users.
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Following Android, Google is rolling out an update to the Gemini app on iPhone that lets users select 2.0 Flash Experimental.
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As announced with the December 2024 Feature Drop, Google is rolling out an “Enhance Now Playing” setting for Pixel devices.
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As “scammers go into overdrive during the holiday season,” Gmail’s latest AI-powered protections have resulted in “35% fewer scams (phishing, malware, etc.) hitting inboxes.”
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Introduced with the Pixel 8a in May, Audio Emoji continues to see updates, like seasonal animations, with Google now testing a more prominent access point in the Phone app.
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Instagram for Android is taking advantage of Android’s Camera Extensions API to power a “Night Mode” on the latest Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy phones.
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Fitbit introduced Cardio Load and Target Load with the Pixel Watch 3, and the metrics are now rolling out to the Pixel Watch and Pixel Watch 2, as well as Fitbit smartwatches and trackers.
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Following Gemini 2.0 Flash Experimental in the past week, Google is now letting Gemini Advanced customers access a new 2.0 Experimental Advanced model.
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After adding Pixel Screenshots “Save” integration, Circle to Search is updating its shimmer animation to use the four Google colors.
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A new version of Google Play services on Wear OS will see watches download updates using Wi-Fi and cellular networks instead of Bluetooth.
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As previewed last month, the Google Home app is rolling out Member access with the Public Preview program.
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Google today announced Veo 2, as well as updates to Imagen 3 and a new Whisk experiment that showcases the latest model and Gemini.
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Files by Google has rolled out a new PDF viewer after previously relying on Google Drive.
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As promised last week, Google is rolling out access to Gemini 2.0 Flash Experimental in the Android app.
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Google’s integrated “Saved” feature now lets you search your web and Discover bookmarks, as well as locations placed in Google Maps lists.
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Announced alongside December’s Pixel Feature Drop, Google Drive is rolling out automatic “Enhance” to its mobile document scanner.
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Google is testing a Material 3 redesign of the Discover feed to the left of Android homescreens and in the Google app.
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Google is starting to roll out a fullscreen account switcher in its first-party apps, starting with Gmail for Android.
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The latest round of Pixel Audio Emoji celebrates Christmas and the New Year, while the broader Phone by Google app is testing a more prominent video calling shortcut.
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Google Chat is getting a highly-requested feature with automatic translations, while a handful of tweaks are coming to @mentions.
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