NotebookLM is getting in a few more features before the holidays, including an upgrade to Gemini 3 and Data Tables.

Back in March, Google said Gemini would replace Assistant on Android phones this year. That “upgrade” is now set for 2026.

Following yesterday’s big launch, the Gemini app is adding a “new way to prompt with Nano Banana” by drawing or annotating directly on images. Additionally, SynthID now works on video.

Android 16 QPR3 will finally let you adjust the brightness of your Pixel’s flashlight from the Quick Settings Tile.

With Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1, Google is finally letting Pixel owners remove At a Glance from their homescreen. 

Besides Gemini 3 Flash today, the Gemini app on the web is rolling out a new NotebookLM integration. 

Following last week’s announcement, the Tech News Audio Briefing is beginning to roll out on Android.

With today’s launch, Gemini 3 Flash is widely rolling out to the Gemini app and AI Mode in Search. This is one of Google’s speediest model rollouts. 

As previously spotted in a promo video for the Pixel Watch 3, Google has released a Find Hub app for Wear OS.

Following last month’s launch of Gemini 3 Pro, Google today announced Gemini 3 Flash for consumers and developers.

In the past few days, tapping the Pixel Launcher search bar opens a different screen powered by the Google app. This is not a bug and an intentional change. 

After announcing in October, NotebookLM has fully rolled out chat history, while Google AI Ultra subscribers now have expanded usage limits. 

Google Labs today announced a “new experimental AI productivity agent” called “CC.” It will generate and send a “Your Day Ahead” briefing to your inbox every morning.

After adding a ‘plus’ menu to the homepage, Google is updating the AI Mode UI on desktop web with a new greeting and model switcher.

After detailing upcoming updates last week, the Gemini app has a new Deep Research capability that will let AI Ultra subscribers “visualize complex information instantly” with images and more.

Following the editor updates in August, the Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides homepages are now getting a Material 3 Expressive redesign.

An update to the Apple TV app on Android phones and tablets today finally introduces Google Cast support, thus closing a big functionality gap since the launch earlier this year.

Google is testing a new “Tailor your feed” Labs experiment that lets you tell Discover exactly “what you want to see.”

Back in September, Google stopped offering its Weather app for new Wear OS 6 devices. Google Weather has now stopped working on the original Pixel Watch and other devices due to a bug.

Historically, google.com does not change very often. After adding an AI Mode shortcut earlier this year, there’s now a ‘plus’ menu on the Google Search homepage.

Following the announcement at the start of this month, Phone by Google’s new “Expressive Calling” feature is beginning to roll out for beta users.

Besides Search Live, Gemini Live is also rolling out a pair of updates today that should result in “less talking over each other” and “more smooth chatting.”

Google today announced the latest version of Gemini 2.5 Flash Native Audio. In addition to Google Translate for live headphones translation, AI Mode’s Search Live will benefit from these model upgrades.