Google Workspace announced a slew of new security measures today, including an additional layer of “Verify it’s you” confirmation when doing something sensitive in Gmail.

Messenger Lite was announced in October of 2016 and aimed at less-powerful Android devices. It eventually became available for all phones, but Meta is now killing Messenger Lite in September.

Before the big redesign that we’ve previously enabled, At a Glance is getting an “About this content” section.

Google is finally adding a native translate capability to Gmail for Android and iOS after long supporting it on the web client.

A notable update to YouTube Music for Wear OS lets you actually browse the songs in a playlist or album.

Google’s work on optimizing first-party apps for Android tablets and foldables continues with an upcoming redesign for Docs, Sheets, and Slides. 

The dark theme across Google’s first-party apps is generally more gray than black. Google Play is now testing a much darker dark theme.

Google is in the process of adding a version history feature to Keep on the web that sounds quite basic.

Google Contacts has seen an uptick in new features this year, and it continues today with local time and weather information.

Google has been a big proponent of HTTPS over the years and today announced its latest efforts in Chrome for “HTTPS by default.”

In development since March of 2022, desktop Chrome is now rolling out a side panel that gives you persistent access to Google Search results.

For several years now, Chrome has offered a custom share sheet, but the mobile browser is now adopting the system version on Android 14. 

The biggest update to Google’s Search Generative Experience (SGE) since its launch will let the AI appear outside Search results and be accessible when you’re just browsing the web.

While there have been modernizations, YouTube’s music streaming service has remained functionally and visually the same since its launch. YouTube Music is now getting its biggest shakeup in years with a “Samples” tab that is meant to be a new way to discover personalized video content.

A curious change to Google Maps on Android and iOS means you can no longer tap to hide the search and bottom bar, as well as other UI elements, to focus entirely on the map. 

Previewed last year, Google is now offering an e-signature feature in Docs and Drive for Workspace Individual customers, while it’s coming soon to select tiers.

To better address the security patch gap, Google announced today that Chrome is now adopting weekly Stable channel updates.

Following last month’s announcement, Google Calendar for Android is now rolling out a Material You redesign of its two homescreen widgets.

After testing group end-to-end encryption for the past few months, Google Messages has now fully rolled it out and is enabling RCS by default.