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	The fullscreen Google Account switcher started rolling out earlier this year, and the menu redesign is now coming to the remaining first-party apps.
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	Five months after launching on phones, Google AI Mode is now appearing on Android tablets.
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	As AI Mode comes to more users around the world, Google is testing more prominent ways to surface the capability (and Live) on mobile.
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	Following the Pixel Launcher shortcut, you can now add AI Mode to the Google Search homescreen widget on any Android device.
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	After AI Mode and gaming updates, Google is now adding Song Search history to Circle to Search on Android.
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	When sharing a URL from the Google app on Android, Search and Discover automatically applies a link shortener. Google now offers a setting to turn this off.
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	The design of the Google app has gotten nicer as of late thanks to AI Mode, and another modernization sees the Discover feed go edge-to-edge.
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	After beta testing earlier this month, the Google app on Android is rolling out a redesign of the Search bar homescreen widget to all users.
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	After testing in recent months, the Google Search app on Android has now widely rolled out an “Activity” tab in the bottom bar.
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	Google’s new ‘G’ logo appeared on stage during the I/O 2025 keynote, and is now live in more apps and the web.
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	With all users stateside able to test, the shortcut for launching AI Mode is now in the Google app’s Search bar on Android and iOS.
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	After introducing on iOS earlier this week, the Google app for Android is now widely getting the new ‘G’ icon with an update today.
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	Google is rolling out a redesign of the Search bar homescreen widget on Android that better emphasizes the optional shortcut.
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	The Google app on iOS, which has its own web browser, is adding a new “Simplify” feature when you come across complex text.
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	The Google Search app on Android is sending out a new style of Weather forecast notifications.
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	Ahead of this year’s mobile deprecation, the Google app is no longer providing a link to Assistant settings.
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	Google is rolling out questionable changes to the Discover feed with a full-width, zero-margin layout now appearing across more and more devices.
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	Besides Search and Discover, the Google app on Android offers a bookmarking system that is now getting a fresh coat of paint as part of the “Activity” tab.
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	The Google app’s Song Search capability is excellent and finally has a history shortcut to see past lookups. It’s available today in Google for iOS, but Song Search history can be accessed by anyone on the web.
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	Google might have the existing “Hey Google” hotword co-exist with a new “Hey Gemini” hotword that launches Gemini Live.
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	After testing last year, Google app on iOS has rolled out an Auto Dark Mode for its built-in web browser.
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	After testing last year, the Google app on Android will now let you set a custom Shortcut in the Search widget.
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	In recent weeks (if not longer), Google Search has been testing a new dark theme that is blue and a bit darker.
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	The Google app on Android has long made use of a Chrome Custom Tab and there’s now a new toolbar when opening Search results and Discover articles.
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