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Google Contacts for Android added a Highlights tab in late 2022, but a small tweak in recent days removes the recently added section.
Expand Expanding CloseAfter redesigning Recents on the homescreen, Files by Google now has a shortcut for Circle to Search when viewing images.
Expand Expanding CloseFollowing the leak earlier this week, the native Pixel Weather app is available for manual sideload.
Expand Expanding CloseWork on bringing the Gemini assistant to more form factors beyond the web and phones continues with a new mention of “Gemini on earbuds.”
Expand Expanding CloseThe Find My Device network’s offline capabilities work with Android phones and tablets, as well as trackers, today, with Wear OS — and Pixel Watch — support in the works.
Expand Expanding CloseThe Google app is working on new Weather homescreen widgets. They look to overhaul/replace the existing set of widgets that are currently exclusive to Pixel, and will hopefully be available for all Android devices.
Expand Expanding CloseWith less than a month until Made by Google 2024, the latest leak suggests that the Pixel 9 Pro will come with 1-year of Gemini Advanced.
Expand Expanding Close“Live” will let you have a two-way conversation with Gemini when it arrives this summer. Shown as a fullscreen experience at I/O 2024, Gemini Live might also work in the background, including on your lockscreen.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Contacts just updated the Individual contact widget with the ability to display notifications, and it’s now readying a “Besties Widget.”
Expand Expanding CloseAndroid 15 Beta 3 makes some tweaks to the screenshot preview UI, while revealing work on Pixel-exclusive generative AI stickers.
Expand Expanding CloseAs teased in October of 2023 and spotted at I/O 2024, the Google Home app on Android is getting ready to add a homescreen widget called “Favorites.”
Expand Expanding CloseThe latest Gboard 14.2 beta is rolling out with a particularly eye-catching change to the “Fix it” Proofread feature on Pixel.
Expand Expanding CloseAs desired by more than a few users, Google Messages is getting ready to add a “Show expressive animations” setting to presumably turn off Reaction and Screen Effects.
Expand Expanding CloseThings are really heating up for Google’s 2024 hardware releases, and the hits keep coming. In the latest update to the Google Home app, our team has found evidence of a new Nest Audio speaker and, surprisingly, a new Nest Hub Max.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Keep is super useful as a notes app, but it also features the ability to create reminders too. Soon, it appears that Google Tasks and Calendar will be able to show reminders from Keep.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Photos is preparing to replace the Library tab with a redesigned “Collections” page alongside a new way to filter out “clutter.”
Expand Expanding CloseFollowing rumors of a Pixel Tablet 2 in the works, Google appears to be readying a new “Look and Sign” feature to enable a new way to interact with the Google Assistant.
Expand Expanding CloseLate last year, Messages introduced a redesign of the compose box that introduced a shortcuts bar. A new Google Messages design is now being readied that reverses the signature trait and consolidates the text field into a single line.
Expand Expanding CloseAhead of Android 15, Google Messages is continuing work on supporting satellite connectivity, with the latest revealing more about how it might work.
Expand Expanding CloseIn the latest beta version of the Google Search app, the company has moved closer to launching its Gemini chatbot on tablets.
Expand Expanding CloseAs Google Podcasts fades away, YouTube Music is bolstering its podcasts offering as a new update prepares to add a “Trim Silence” option.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle is working to upgrade Watch Unlock to use ultra-wideband (UWB) connectivity, potentially hinting at Pixel Watch 3 functionality.
Expand Expanding CloseAccording to a recent Google Home app update, another new Chromecast with Google TV device appears to be in the works.
Expand Expanding CloseLast year, Google Contacts introduced new Material You widgets and is now planning to let you “See messages on your widget.”
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