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Google Messages tests homepage redesign with new layout in Android beta
Google Messages is testing pinned chat avatars, a bottom floating search button, and a corner Gemini shortcut in the Android beta channel.
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Google Messages is testing pinned chat avatars, a bottom floating search button, and a corner Gemini shortcut in the Android beta channel.
Learn how to use Gemini hands-free to control device settings, place calls, dictate messages, and handle tasks from the lock screen.
Unreleased code in Google Photos v8.0 points to an upgraded Ask Photos interface capable of performing multi-step tasks like editing and album creation.
Google Photos may add a dedicated RAW images section to Collections to help users find, edit, and manage space-heavy RAW photos.
Google Messages pinned chats are receiving an updated layout with large contact photos in beta, alongside a new floating search button.
Google is rolling out a Pixel Watch battery drain fix via app updates after battery life dropped to roughly 12 hours across multiple watch generations.
Google confirmed that the Wear OS 8 status bar will display the time and system icons in smartwatch apps, with one indicator shown at a time by priority.
Google is rolling out gradient icon redesigns to Phone and Contacts apps, with subtle gradients and cleaner edges across mobile and web platforms.
A new Google Wallet Tap to pay setting may let users verify their identity before each purchase while still requiring phones to stay unlocked.
A Wear OS system status bar has debuted in Google's canary emulator, previewing in-app indicators that are planned for a future update after Wear OS 7.1.
Circle to Search in Google Messages helps identify suspicious texts on supported Android phones, offering guidance on potential scams and next steps.
Explore six Pixel features that give Google an edge over Samsung Galaxy phones, from Gemini voice editing to magnetic charging and call waiting tools.
Learn how to turn off Pixel camera AI features like Auto Best Take and Auto Edit on newer Google phones to prevent unwanted photo adjustments.
Google Messages Enhanced Protection adds Gemini scam analysis and on-device link checks for select Android phones as beta testing begins gradual rollout.
Google Wallet is rolling out an in-app notifications feed on Android alongside expanded digital passport support for Ireland and Italy.
Google phone number verification reportedly links saved phone numbers across all signed-in Google accounts on an Android device without prompts.
Google Messages Enhanced Protection may replace the single spam toggle with three security options, including cloud link scans, per a new leak.
Track the Google Pixel update schedule, including seven-year lifespans for newer models, quarterly patch shifts, and dual Android OS release windows.
Leaked Android code shows Google may bring cloud-rendered animated video wallpapers to Pixel devices, though official launch plans remain unannounced.
Pixel notification badges may soon display unread counts, based on hidden settings uncovered in the Android 17 QPR3 Beta 2 release.
