An unreleased version of Google Photos version 7.89.0.966319819 reportedly adds a map view to the Ask Photos AI-powered search feature, displaying photos as bubbles on a map of the searched location i…
Anthropic's Claude AI can now send, reply to, and forward emails in Gmail without user approval, a feature available on paid Claude plans. By default, Claude asks for approval before sending, but user…
In episode 41 of The Sideload, a 9to5Google podcast, Ben Schoon and Will discuss Google's Pixel 11, which aims to balance an always-accessible AI assistant with a minimalist, digital wellbeing-friendl…
Samsung Electronics has introduced a new 'Warranty and Care' menu in One UI 9, available on the Galaxy Z Fold 8 series, that centralizes warranty periods, expiration dates, and Samsung Care+ eligibili…
Google has completed the rollout of Gemini in Chrome for Android users in the US, adding a toolbar shortcut that provides a sheet interface for summarizing pages, answering questions, and editing imag…
Google's Pixel Screenshots app version 1.26.281.05 is rolling out via the Play Store, adding new filters for date range and source, alongside existing tag filters. The update, which coincides with the…
Google has introduced a new feature called Spirit, which is a text watermarking process for its AI model Claude, developed by Anthropic. The feature has been criticized as a perversion of writing by D…
Google has hired Jacob Bank, former Director of Product Management for Gmail, Calendar, and Chat, as VP of Product for Chrome. Bank, who left Google in 2021 to found workflow automation platform Relay…
Google LLC paid $10 million in a bankruptcy auction for a dataset from defunct Spirit Airlines, including over 100 million emails, hundreds of millions of Microsoft Teams chats, 7.5 billion passenger …
Google is rolling out version 4.2.20260709.960184543 of Pixel Recorder via Google Play, bringing the new Pixel 11 app icon to older devices. The update changes the icon from a white waveform on red to…
Best Buy's 60th Anniversary Sale is now live, offering up to $1,350 off Copilot+ PCs and gaming laptops, 20% off Google's Pixelsnap cases, and OLED TVs starting at $700, with a 58-inch model at $190. …
LineageOS 23 nightly builds are now available for the Samsung Galaxy S22, S22+, and S22 Ultra, bringing Android 16 to the devices as official support winds down. The custom ROM offers a cleaner AOSP-l…
Google's Android 17 QPR2 Beta 3 introduces a native App lock feature to Pixel devices, requiring Fingerprint Unlock or PIN before an application can be opened, with notification content hidden and wid…
Google is rolling out an update to its Pixel Journal app, version 2026.07.27.x, that introduces cloud-based Private AI Compute for auto-formatting entries in simple or expressive mode, along with a ne…
Google's Gemini app has replaced 3.6 Flash with 3.7 Flash in the model picker across Android, iOS, web, and macOS, following the model's launch on August 13, 2026. The update brings improved reasoning…
Google Meet's Gemini-powered 'Take Notes for me' feature is now available for in-person meetings on Android, web, and iOS, expanding beyond online meetings. The feature, which provides a transcript, s…
Google's Gboard Rambler, the flagship Gemini Intelligence feature on the Pixel 11 series, is prompt-based rather than real-time, requiring users to tap a checkmark to transcribe after speaking. The fe…
Google's Pixel 11 Pro HiLight notification LED, which replaces the temperature sensor, currently only supports calls and Gemini interactions, missing opportunities for app-specific colors and spam ale…
Google announced that its Gemini AI assistant will integrate with over a dozen new connected apps over the next few weeks, including Ticketmaster, Angi, Zocdoc, and others. The new integrations span p…
Google's Tensor G6 chip, debuting in the Pixel 11, will use TSMC's 3nm process, not the 2nm process as previously rumored, according to Google VP of Hardware Peng Yu-chun. The chip still offers upgrad…