…necessary?" Sure, you can disable AI features on your Android phone one toggle at a time. Google Photos added a switch for its Gemini-powered search in early 2026, and Samsung lets…
…The AI fluff, privacy invasions, and endless subscriptions are the price of having things that simply work. The only control we have is deciding who gets access to our data, how much…
…It’s rare to see big tech use AI to give people more control. As someone tired of being pushed around by recommendation systems , I’m here for it. Quiz 8 Questions…
…It turned the AI assistant into a personal assistant by letting it pull data and contextual information from your Google account, Gmail, Photos, and even YouTube's search history. However, the feature…
…It marks the end of Chromebooks and the dawn of a new era of AI so tightly integrated into our laptops that we won’t know where the OS ends and Gemini…
…complete control over how I play it. So, with these criteria in mind, I settled on Oto Music. Oto Music feels like a Google app without the baggage No AI in sight…
…use of an AI Assistant here. An "Ask Gemini" button in the app could provide me with the context I need and save me from switching apps to search for the character…
…Gemini isn't really a replacement for Google Assistant Recent months have shown that Google intends to replace Google Search with a Gemini-powered AI search function. There are many problems with…
Ben Khalesi May 9, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT I’ve been covering Android since 2023, when I joined Android Police, mostly focusing on AI and everything around Pixel and Galaxy phones…
…It’s becoming nearly impossible to distinguish Galaxy AI from Gemini, especially since the latter powers many of Galaxy AI’s functions. Features like Circle to Search, note assist, and live translations…