Chinese labs previously involved in selling fentanyl precursors have shifted to manufacturing and selling peptides, a gray market now valued at over $100 million annually and growing, according to a n…
A developer built NutritionCheckerBot, an AI-powered calorie tracker that operates entirely within Telegram, bypassing the App Store. The bot logs meals in 7 seconds via photo or text, compared to 45-…
Viaim launched the RecDot, a $199 pair of true wireless earbuds that function as a standalone AI recording and transcription device, capable of real-time translation across 17 languages and speaker id…
A security researcher discovered that Meta's smart glasses companion app, Stella, contains a fully functional on-device facial recognition pipeline, including three face models, a local database, and …
Amazon launched a generative AI tool for U.S. customers on its iOS and Android Shopping app that creates product images from vague descriptions, such as "durable rug made of natural fibers," to help s…
Microsoft announced Project Solara, an AI agent platform built on an Android fork called the Microsoft Device Ecosystem Platform (MDEP), targeting enterprise frontline workers. The platform ditches tr…
Android introduced fake call detection, an industry-first feature that identifies and flags suspected spoofed calls using AI-voice cloning scams, also known as deepfake attacks. The feature works by s…
Google reported that search interest in "vintage" and "how to thrift" hit all-time highs in 2026, prompting the company to release five new Google Search tools to assist thrift shoppers. The features …
Google released the June 2026 Android Feature Drop on Tuesday, introducing seven major upgrades including AirDrop-compatible Quick Share, AI Fake Call Detection, and a Google Photos Digital Wardrobe. …
A solo developer built a fully offline conversational AI Hydration Coach using React Native and Google's Gemma 4 E2B model, running entirely on-device with no cloud servers or API calls. The project, …
NobodyWho released Kotlin bindings for its on-device LLM inference engine, allowing Android and JVM developers to add the library as a Gradle dependency and run models entirely on users' devices witho…
Google is rolling out a new fake call detection feature for Android that warns users if a caller is impersonating someone on their contact list. The feature uses an end-to-end encrypted RCS handshake …
Google announced Tuesday that Android is launching fake call detection to protect users from AI deepfake impersonation scams. The feature, rolling out globally this month to Android 12+ devices starti…
Google Chrome is deploying on-device machine learning warnings on Android to flag deceptive or spammy notifications, displaying the sending site, a warning message, and options to unsubscribe or allow…
A developer on Hacker News is asking the community to assess the current state of app development in 2026, specifically inquiring about the impact of AI and large language models on the field. The use…
Google is rolling out a redesigned document scanner for Google Drive and Files by Google on Android, introducing Smart Batch Scanning, Auto-Best Frame, and Duplicate Detection features. The on-device …
A developer built CyberBuddy, a gamified Android app that serves as a personal cybersecurity coach for everyday users who cannot afford enterprise-grade security tools. The app, powered by a Gemini A2…
Tapflow v0.3.x introduces deeplink execution directly from the QA session toolbar, allowing testers to trigger URLs on active devices without developer involvement. The release also adds keyboard shor…
Researchers have developed MobileGym, an Android-like operating system that runs entirely in a browser, enabling verifiable and highly parallel simulation for mobile GUI agent research. The platform c…
Google Research introduced a new private analytics system combining cryptographic secure aggregation with trusted execution environments (TEEs) to achieve zero-trust privacy guarantees. The solution p…