The Top New Features in Google’s Android 17—and Gemini Intelligence—Coming This Summer

The Android Show focused on new features in Android 17, the next version of Android coming later this summer, as well as ...

Google’s ‘Create My Widget’ feature will let you vibe code your own widgets

The new feature will first launch on the latest Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel phones this summer.
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Google Will Let You Build Your Own Android Widget by Simply Describing What You Want

At The Android Show: I/O Edition, Google announced “Create My Widget,” an AI-powered Android feature that lets users generate custom widgets using natural language prompts. Powered by Gemini, the ...

My new favorite Android file manager is way better than Google's default - and it's free

My new favorite Android file manager is way better than Google's default - and it's free ...
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Android Auto is getting a redesign that takes up your whole display, adds widget support, more

Google has announced an incoming redesign for Android Auto that, while not a major leap forward, improves support for car displays, brings in a bit of Material 3 Expressive, and supports widgets. The ...
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Gemini overlay on Android basically adds Circle to Search

Google is rolling out an update to the Gemini overlay on Android that essentially lets you “Circle to Search” and focus your prompt. Once rolled out to your device, activating the Gemini overlay will ...
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Android Owners: You Could Get Part of Google's $135 Million Data Settlement

Did you use an Android phone with a mobile service plan in the last nine years? You could receive up to $100. Anna Gragert Senior Editor, Health and Home Anna Gragert (she/her/hers) was previously the ...