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On Tuesday, Google announced the Googlebook, its new AI laptop line that succeeds a decade and a half of Chromebooks. The company positions Googlebook as a laptop line built around its Gemini intelligence system and an Android‑based OS. While existing Chromebooks will continue to receive updates, the Googlebook will sit …

Google’s Gemini AI can now handle multi-step tasks on Android, making it more like an on-device agent that can get things done across apps rather than just answering prompts in a chat window. Google says the feature is currently in early preview on a limited set of flagship phones and …

A new Android app called Nearby Glasses claims to warn people when camera‑equipped smart glasses are nearby. The open-source app was created by Yves Jeanrenaud, a Swiss sociologist and hobbyist developer, as a small act of resistance against wearable surveillance. Nearby Glasses scans for Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) broadcasts and …

Google is bringing one of Apple’s most popular features to Android. The tech giant announced Thursday that Quick Share can now work with AirDrop, allowing Pixel 10 users to send files directly to nearby iPhones, iPads, and Macs without any third-party apps. The feature works immediately on Pixel 10 devices, …

Google has started rolling out an update that gives its Gemini AI engine access to interact with third-party apps on Android devices, such as WhatsApp, Messages, and Phone. However, this change also affects users who had set their devices to block it, raising questions about privacy and user control.According to an email …

Apple had a headstart in the smartphone era, but Android quickly caught up and is now the most popular computing platform in the world—larger than iOS, of course, but also surpassing Windows and macOS. Android is powerful, but a bit hard to keep up with. Google is always making tweaks …

Samsung appears to be accelerating its software update cycle; the company appears to be already testing One UI 8 based on Android 16. A Geekbench screenshot shared by tipster Tarun Vats on X shows the Galaxy S25 (SM-S931B) running an early build of One UI 8. This is news because …

Google is currently testing a new security feature in Chrome Canary for Android that can scan APK downloads for potential malware, as reported by MSPowerUser. This comes after recent updates to the Play Store that reduced warnings for downloading APK files.The feature is currently hidden behind a flag in Chrome …

Google is testing new features for Android 16 that will let users customize the double-tap power button gesture. The update will let users choose between launching the camera or the Google Wallet app with this shortcut.The Android 16 Beta 1 brings a new “double tap power button” menu in the …

Google is reportedly working on a new feature called the Compact Notification Shelf for Android 16,, which will declutter the lock screen and improve notification management.The Compact Notification Shelf will let users collapse notifications into a small pill-shaped area below the clock on the lock screen. This feature preserves the …