Google is now letting you easily set your own default skin tone and gender for supported emoji in Gboard on Android. 

Google is rolling out a series of updates to the address bar (or Omnibox) in Chrome that improves the accuracy of autocomplete across the desktop and mobile browser.

Following the initial launch last year, Google Wallet now supports Driver’s Licenses and State IDs in three more states: Arizona, Colorado, and Georgia. 

Google is rolling out a number of new accessibility features, including the ability to use Action Blocks as Assistant Routine shortcuts on your Android homescreen.

Following the big redesign last year that introduced a black dark theme and Ambient Mode, YouTube is rolling out “three dozen new features and design updates,” like a You tab and stable volume, “over the coming weeks.”

For those who don’t like the whimsical Pay animation that appears after using Google Wallet, a new setting can disable it. 

In addition to rolling out Conversation Detection, Hearing Wellness, and features exclusive to the Pixel 8, Google announced a Pixel Buds web app, and it’s now available.

With Android 14, developers can build share sheets with app-specific actions, and Google Photos is now replacing its custom implementation with a native one.

Following the announcement last month, Google Messages is rolling out the ability to send and listen to voice memos from the Wear OS app.

Earlier this year, Google Meet introduced 1080p streaming for 1:1 conversations, and it’s now coming to group calls.

The default wallpapers on the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro are officially part of the “Minerals” collection, but Google is bringing a new collection — called “Gems” — of ringtones, notification sounds, and alarm sounds to all Pixel phones.

After launching in May, Google will soon actively encourage users to set up passkeys for their Gmail, YouTube, and other first-party accounts.

Following Gmail last week, Google Calendar for Wear OS is now available to download on the Play Store.

YouTube Music’s three-dot overflow menu is finally getting a redesign that at least starts to address how overcrowded and cluttered it is.

Announced at the start of September, the At a Glance widget redesign is now widely rolling out to Pixel phones. 

After debuting on the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro, Google’s new Magnifier app is now available to download in the Play Store. It lets you “magnify small text, see object details, or zoom in on faraway text like street signs or restaurant menus behind a service counter.”

After introducing “Resize” in recent weeks as a more visual way to customize appearance, Gboard has removed the old “Keyboard height” setting.

Google Drive on the web is getting a new “Activity” feed that “shows all pending access requests, recent comments, and approvals.”

Google Calendar is getting the ability to share events via links to match the ubiquity of video meeting links in recent years. 

Google is bringing emoji reactions to email, starting with Gmail for Android, to let you “express yourself and quickly respond.”

Following the big redesign last month, Fitbit 4.01 is rolling out on Android today with an updated Material You widget and — surprisingly — a live wallpaper for step count.

Back in June, the Google Home Script Editor launched to let users build more advanced automations, and it’s soon getting a “help me script” feature powered by generative AI.

Google is updating the Individual Contact Android widget it introduced earlier this year to bring more Material You flourishes.