Google is developing a new file-sharing feature for Android devices called Tap to Share, aiming to simplify and enhance the way users exchange content such as photos, videos, and other files. This feature builds on the company’s ongoing improvements to Quick Share, its existing file-sharing service, which has already expanded beyond Android to support Windows…
Google’s Gemini is getting a feature called “notebooks” to help you organize things about certain topics in a single place while using the AI chatbot, the company announced on Wednesday. You can pull in things like files, past conversations, and custom instructions into notebooks that Gemini can then use as context while you’re talking with…
Google Photos has officially begun removing several “hidden” gesture-based editing shortcuts within its Android application. These intuitive interactions, which allowed users to quickly access advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools directly on an image, are being phased out in favor of a more standardized menu-driven experience. The Removal of Intuitive Gestures Until recently, Google Photos on…
Google has formally introduced Gemini Nano 4, its latest generation of embedded artificial intelligence tailored specifically for the Android ecosystem. Scheduled for a broader rollout throughout 2026, the model is designed to integrate seamlessly with the AICore system. This update marks a significant shift toward local, multimodal processing, aiming to reduce the mobile experience’s reliance…
A jury in Los Angeles has found Meta and Google liable in a lawsuit filed by a woman identified in court as Kaley. She claims she developed an addiction to Instagram and YouTube after using the platforms since childhood. This case is among the first to hold social media companies responsible based on how their…
Google has released Android 17 Beta 3 for compatible Pixel devices, marking the “Platform Stability” phase of the operating system’s development. Arriving one month after the previous update, this version focuses on visual refinements and system consistency as it prepares for a final release expected in the second quarter of 2026. A notable change in…
Google has reportedly begun the initial testing phase for a dedicated Gemini application for macOS. Currently, Mac users can only access Google’s generative AI through a web browser. This move aims to bring the service in line with competitors like OpenAI and Anthropic, who have already released native desktop clients for their respective models. According…
Google has expanded access to one of its advanced artificial intelligence features, making the Personal Intelligence capability available to free users of Gemini. Previously limited to paid plans and under testing since January, the feature is now being gradually rolled out across the Gemini app, Google Chrome, and AI Mode. Personal Intelligence is designed to…
You can download Chrome for Linux, and you can download Chrome for Arm devices – but if you’ve got a computer running Linux on Arm, not so much! Now, Google says it’s finally bringing Chrome to ARM64 Linux machines in Q2 2026, following Chrome for Arm Macs in 2020 and Chrome for Windows on Arm…
Google’s NotebookLM can now turn users’ research and notes into fully animated “cinematic” videos, going a step further than the original video overview feature Google introduced last year. Previously, video overviews could only generate narrated slideshows, but the upgraded video overview feature uses a combination of Google’s AI models, “including Gemini 3, Nano Banana Pro…
