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Google released new and updated components for Material 3 Expressive, with several changes that impact what’s recommended for navigation in apps.

Lenovo has launched its new Legion Tab in China, revealing its specs and changes, including the return of a microSD card slot.

A new change in Android Auto is in development, with the buttons for the media player potentially being shuffled around which could impact muscle memory.

After almost two years under the moniker “Max,” Warner Bros. Discovery has decided to pull a 180-degree turn and rename the streaming service back to the original name, because that’s just how that works. Max will now become “HBO Max.”

According to a report, Samsung is already planning to launch a “Galaxy S26 Edge” next year, despite middling reception of the first generation this week, and even replace one of its existing devices in the process.

Google is currently in the process of redesigning the Account switcher in the top-right corner of every first-party Android app to go fullscreen. It looks to be aligned with Material 3 Expressive, but I just think it’s a superfluous design. 

Google has confirmed that there are now over 250 million cars on the road with Android Auto support, up 50 million in roughly a year.

After changing the descriptions last week, Google is now updating the Gemini app’s model picker on the web.

Google Gemini has become the go-to default AI assistant for Android devices, and even though Android phones have recently integrated Gemini, earbuds from certain brands have been left out. According to Samsung and Google, that’s going to change rather soon with Gemini for Galaxy Buds 3 and Sony earbuds.

The NFL has announced that YouTube and YouTube TV will be the exclusive broadcasters for its Week 1 game held in Brazil, meaning the game will only be watchable through Google’s products for the first time, and, it’s free.

Google’s Pixel 9a has been widely been praised as a solid “affordable” phone, but a new teardown criticizes it for a key component – a battery that’s nearly impossible to safely replace.

Google is rolling out Android 16 Beta 4.1 to Pixel devices nearly four weeks after the last scheduled update.

In a sort of post-credits scene to “The Android Show” today, Google shared a brief clip of Nothing’s Carl Pei showcasing the brand as a whole, as well as confirming the price range of the upcoming Nothing Phone (3).

At The Android Show, we saw Material 3 Expressive for Android 16 and Wear OS 6. Google also shared early looks at Material 3 Expressive redesigns for first-party apps on Android.

One of the biggest downsides of Android’s Find My Device network – now called the “Find Hub” – was a lack of UWB (ultra-wideband) support for easily finding nearby trackers. Now, that’s finally about to be available, and Google is also teasing luggage and airline integration too.

Google ended the The Android Show with a teaser about Android XR glasses, and how I/O 2025 attendees will be able to demo the new form factor.

After a years-long wait, Apple finally added RCS messaging support to the iPhone last year, and that’s resulted in over 1 billion RCS messages being sent every day in the US alone between both Android and iOS devices.

In a bid to improve messaging security, Google has announced that the Key Verifier function will be coming to Android. This function will ensure that contact credentials are legitimate.

Google announced that a new Advanced Protection page would simplify Android device security features, expanding on the long-standing program for added security. The new page includes updated features like theft, spam, and scam text protection, all of which can be activated with a single toggle.

Google TV is going to see a significant shift in the coming months. Instead of the Google Assistant users have been used to interacting with for basic needs, Gemini will be the new AI helper. Gemini’s integration will be similar to what’s seen on Android devices, though it’ll be tuned for entertainment and education.