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[ad_1] Megan Ellis / Android Authority TL;DR Google appears to be testing a new Gemini Live interface that turns the assistant into an interactive pill-shaped bar. The updated UI reportedly reacts to taps and can even “wave back” at users during interactions. The new Gemini Live experience appears to be a limited test rollout. Google … Read More “Gemini Live’s new interactive bar reportedly waves back at users” »
[ad_1] Starting this fall, the first-ever Googlebooks will officially hit store shelves. Googlebooks are the spiritual successor to Chromebooks, and Google is pitching them as combining the best of Android and ChromeOS to create a new type of Google laptop — with a healthy dose of Gemini AI features, too. Google is talking a big … Read More “5 Chromebooks you should buy now instead of waiting for a Googlebook” »
[ad_1] When the Google Pixel 7 launched in 2022, it came with several interesting features like Face Unlock, Super Res Zoom, an LTPO display, and a bunch of special camera additions. One feature I didn’t give too much attention to, though, was the included free VPN service. How Google’s VPN saved me from relying on … Read More “I’ve had this awesome Pixel feature for 4 years, but I just started using it” »
Everything you need to know about gemini spark might be google plan. [ad_1] Megan Ellis / Android Authority TL;DR Google may unveil another Gemini AI agent at I/O 2026 called Gemini Spark. Gemini Spark apparently runs in the background and handles tasks proactively instead of waiting for manual prompts. The AI agent could pull data … Read More “Gemini Spark might be Google’s plan for an autonomous worker” »
Everything you need to know about google new health coach is already. [ad_1] TL;DR Google recently introduced its AI-powered Health Coach, coming to the new Google Health app. An early hands-on report reveals Health Coach making the AI cardinal sin: hallucinating things that never actually happened. In addition to making up phantom workouts, Health Coach … Read More “Google’s new Health Coach is already hallucinating” »
Everything you need to know about android canary may release is going. [ad_1] Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Android Canary 2605 is now available for the public to test. Releases are ready to download for Pixel 6 and newer devices. Changes include some blurry new background effects. We’re just days away from Google I/O … Read More “Android Canary’s May release is going hard on the blur effects” »
Everything you need to know about find hub people finding upgrade could. [ad_1] Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Google appears to be preparing a new “People Finding” mode for the Find Hub when you’re near the person you’re looking for. It’s possible this could be a short-range directional tool similar to Apple’s Precision … Read More “Find Hub ‘People Finding’ upgrade could offer Apple-style precision” »
[ad_1] Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google is reportedly testing a 5GB storage limit for new Gmail accounts, down from the standard 15GB. Users can “unlock” the full 15GB of free storage by adding a phone number to their account. It is currently unclear if this is a permanent rollout or a limited A/B … Read More “The era of 15GB free Gmail storage is ending” »
[ad_1] Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority TL;DR Google is closer to allowing users to move passkeys between password managers on Android. We were able to activate the interface to transfer passkeys to and from the Google Password Manager. Apple devices running the latest iOS and macOS versions already support the feature. Despite theoretically being more … Read More “Google may finally let you move passkeys to another password manager on Android” »
Everything you need to know about security minded readers can quit this. [ad_1] Constantly signing in to websites and apps is a huge inconvenience, even when you employ a password manager, as I do. That’s why the likes of Microsoft, Facebook, and Google offer consumers a sign-in feature that utilizes their credentials on these sites … Read More “Security‑minded readers can’t quit this convenient Google feature” »
