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…Expand Expanding Close These Fitbit features won’t be available in the Google Health app: Badges, sleep animals, more Abner Li May 7 2026 - 1:08 pm PT Ahead of the Google…
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Google Messages hits 10 billion downloads as Phone app reaches 5 billion
…Meanwhile, the Phone by Google app recently surpassed 5 billion downloads. Most new features these days are for Pixel devices, but all phones benefit from Calling Cards and the Material 3 Expressive…
Google releases experimental ‘COSMO’ AI assistant app on Play Store [U]
Google releases experimental ‘COSMO’ AI assistant app on Play Store [U] Abner Li | May 1 2026 - 8:36 am PT | May 1 2026 - 8:36 am PT Yesterday, Google published “COSMO,” an…
Docs Live and voice AI in Google Keep let you talk to create, ‘Google Pics’ announced
…Google at I/O 2026 announced AI voice features for Docs and Keep. The company also unveiled “Google Pics” as the newest Workspace app. In Keep, you’ll find a new floating…
Pixel 10's Magic Cue feature seems to be preparing Google Tasks & Wallet integration
…The idea here is that the feature can pull information from your various apps and present it when you need it, automatically. Google’s examples include showing flight information when you’re…
Google on why it redesigned the Gmail and Workspace icons
…bold.” At this point, all Workspace apps have Gemini-powered AI features, with I/O debuting Gmail Live , Docs Live , and a new voice feature for Google Keep. Today, Google officially introduced…
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…Apple has also had a solid track record of updating its Android app with new features . Now, Shazam for Android is adding Apple Music integration. Expand Expanding Close Apple Music for Android…
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…app preps ‘Expressive Calling’ to mark your calls as urgent, more Abner Li Nov 20 2025 - 5:37 pm PT The Google Phone app is working on an “Expressive Calling” feature that…
Google explains why Android AICore occasionally takes up more storage
…Google provides a list of which features and apps use the local model: Advanced proofreading : It enhances grammar correction and language understanding as you type. Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) : It converts streamed…
Android rolling out AI-powered ‘Contextual suggestions’ that learn from your habits
…A recently published Android support article ( Get personalized app suggestions with Contextual suggestions ) explains how: “Before you use contextual suggestions for the first time, you’ll find a notice about the feature…