Google updates its Gemini app to take on ChatGPT and Claude at IO 2026 | TechCrunch
… Since it’s a cloud-based agent, Spark keeps working in the background even when you lock your phone. …
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Google launches new Android security feature to help uncover spyware attacks | TechCrunch
… The logs can also determine if a phone at some point connected to a malicious website that tries to hack the visiting device, or accessed servers designed to extract data from the phone. …
Google goes for the glitter with disco-ball icons: 'Are y'all sure you still want this?' | TechCrunch
… The custom icons feature rolled out in March’s Pixel Drop — Google’s term for its periodic feature updates to Pixel phones — introducing app icon templates like a hand-drawn “Scribbles” aesthetic; a gold look called “Treasure”; a colorful, painted style dubbed “Easel”; and others. …
Google unveils Googlebook, a new line of AI-native laptops | TechCrunch
… It’s built in, but not in your face.” The new laptops will also be compatible with Android phones, allowing people to use apps from their phone directly from their Googlebook. …
Everything Google announced at its Android Show, from Googlebooks to vibe-coded widgets | TechCrunch
… Easier iPhone-to-Android transfer Google is planning to introduce a new iOS-to-Android transfer that lets you import your passwords, photos, messages, favorite apps, contacts, eSIM, and your home screen layout from your iPhone to your new Android phone. …
These special phone and app features can help protect you from spyware | TechCrunch
… Government spies can record phone calls, steal chat messages, access photos, and switch on the device’s camera and microphone to record ambient sound and record nearby conversations. …
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Android adds a feature to stop you from doomscrolling | TechCrunch
… Instead, Pause Point requires a phone restart to turn it off, Google says, which also makes you think before disabling it. …
Users turn to jailbreaking their older Kindles as Amazon ends support | TechCrunch
… There are also plenty of other similar devices available, such as the Boox Palma , Vivlio e-reader , and even this tiny Xteink X3 that can attach to the back of your phone. …
Hackers steal students' data during breach at education tech giant Instructure | TechCrunch
… In the case of the one in Massachusetts, the data included messages, which contain names, email addresses, and some phone numbers. …