The saga of the Gemini button in Google Messages continues with the FAB shrinking to its original size.
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Google Chrome getting one-tap notification unsubscribe, starting on Pixel
Google is updating Safety Check in Chrome for Android and desktop, with a big focus on getting rid of unwanted website notifications through features like one-tap unsubscribe.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle is now rolling out Gemini Live to free users on Android
After coming to Advanced subscribers a month ago, Gemini Live is now starting to roll out to free users on Android.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Wallet will let you make digital IDs with US passports, 3 more state IDs coming
Google Wallet is getting the ability to digitize your US passport as an alternative to waiting for each state to add digital ID support.
Expand Expanding CloseFitbit rolling out free & updated daily readiness score to watches, trackers
With the launch of the Pixel Watch 3, Google made the daily readiness score free after previously requiring a Fitbit Premium subscription. This is now rolling out to older smartwatches and trackers with some updates to how it’s calculated.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini might redesign its homepage, adds Gems to mobile app
Following the desktop launch last month, Gems are now available in the mobile app, while there might be a Gemini homepage redesign.
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Google Messages is #1 on Play Store top charts with Samsung push [U]
In recent weeks, users on older Samsung Galaxy phones have been prompted to switch to Google Messages, which has resulted in the app moving up the Play Store’s top chart.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music’s AI radio is officially called ‘Ask Music’
“Ask Music” is the name of the AI prompt-based conversational radio in YouTube Music, and it’s seeing wider availability, including internationally, in recent weeks.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle rolls out Tab Groups to Chrome for iPhone and iPad
Chrome Tab Groups can already be saved across signed-in desktops, but Google will soon sync them with your mobile devices. Meanwhile, Tabs Groups are now available on iOS.
Expand Expanding ClosePixel Camera 9.5 for Wear OS rolling out: Viewfinder redesign, watch face shortcut
Google is rolling out Pixel Camera 9.5 for Wear OS beyond the Pixel Watch 3 with a handful of usability updates.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Messages RCS message editing more widely rolling out
At the end of May, Google Messages officially announced the ability to edit RCS messages, and editing is now finally seeing wider availability.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle app tests customizable shortcut in Search widget
Back in August, the Google app’s Search bar widget on Android was updated with Dynamic Color but at the expense of other options being removed, and a customizable shortcut is now being tested.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube Music rolling out artist page redesign [U]
After Mark as played for podcast episodes and Sound Search, YouTube Music is rolling out a redesign of artist pages on Android and iOS.
Expand Expanding ClosePixel Thermometer rolling out body temperature support in Europe [U]
At the start of this year, Google added body temperature support to the Pixel Thermometer app in the US, with an expansion to Europe now set to arrive.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Meet for Android gets new edge-to-edge video UI
Last month, Google announced that it would be upgrading the personal video calling experience in Meet, and a new UI for everyone is now rolled out on Android.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Messages might change the RCS status indicator
There are a handful of ways that Google Messages on Android signals you’re having an RCS conversation, and the app is now testing a small change to the primary indicator.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini Advanced members can give friends a 4-month trial
Gemini Advanced today is letting users give out three 4-month trials to the subscription.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Play Collections widget rolls out in the US
In July, Google announced the Play Store’s new “Collections” feature, and the widget is now widely rolling out in the US.
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YouTube Music for Android gets animated splash screen
Google apps started adding animated splash screens in 2021 with Android 12, and YouTube Music now finally has one.
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Pocket Casts for Android adding clip sharing, transcripts
After redesigning its Android widgets earlier this year, Pocket Casts is getting transcripts and the ability to create and share an interesting section of a podcast as a video/audio clip.
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Google Drive homepage gets unified suggested folders and files view
Back in November, Google Drive introduced a new homepage on the web, and the latest design lets you simultaneously see suggested folders and files.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Photos ‘classic search’ adds natural language lookup and ‘Best match’
After the big Collections redesign last month, Google Photos is upgrading “classic search” in the Android and iOS app with features like “Best match.”
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Photos starts rolling out Ask Photos — how to join waitlist
After being previewed at I/O 2024 in May, Google Photos is now rolling out “early access” to Ask Photos to select US users on Android and iOS.
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Google Maps on Android crashing for some users
Over the past few hours, there have been more than a few reports of Google Maps for Android crashing.
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