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Android is finally adding a search bar to its Photo Picker to help you find images faster

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-04 03:55:24

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Android’s Photo Picker is getting a new search bar to help find specific images, and a date scrubber is also in development to make navigation easier. The search feature, which is rolling out now, allows users to search their entire local and cloud media library with simple text-based queries. A date scrubber is also being worked on, which will let users quickly scroll through their gallery to find photos from a specific month or year. Sharing a photo

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I’m fed up with ads on my Google TV, so I got rid of them with this third-party launcher

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-04 11:00:39

Joe Maring / Android Authority Ever since Android TV underwent its transformation to Google TV a few years ago, I have had mixed feelings about the subsequent redesign of the home screen interface. While I appreciate the more modern-looking interface on one hand, the number of sponsored content suggestions has steadily increased over the years to the point of frustration. Simply put, I find sponsored content unacceptable after paying a fair price for the underlying hardware. And unfortunately,

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The Google TV Streamer 4K drops to $84 for Prime Day

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-04 11:10:26

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . Here's a sweet Prime Day deal on one of our favorite streaming devices. You can get the Google TV Streamer for $84. (It typically retails for $100.) That's nearly an all-time low for the wedge-shaped gizmo. The Google TV Streamer is Engadget's pick for the best all-in-one streaming de

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As a Wear OS fan, I’m embarrassed to admit how excited I am for this watchOS 26 feature

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-04 02:00:34

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority I rely on lists to keep my life running: grocery lists, packing lists, home improvement checklists, birthday gift ideas for my 19 nieces and nephews, and ongoing logs of thank-you notes for gifts for my own kid. My note-keeping apps aren’t just productivity tools; they’re the backbone of my sanity. So, when Apple announced that the Notes app is coming to Apple smartwatches via watchOS 26, my ears perked up. Do you use note-taking apps on your smartwatch? 171

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Google faces EU antitrust complaint over AI Overviews

techcrunch.com Anthony Ha 2025-09-04 08:36:54

In Brief A group known as the Independent Publishers Alliance has filed an antitrust complaint with the European Commission over Google’s AI Overviews, according to Reuters. The complaint accuses Google of “misusing web content for Google’s AI Overviews in Google Search, which have caused, and continue to cause, significant harm to publishers, including news publishers in the form of traffic, readership and revenue loss.” It also says that unless they’re willing to disappear from Google searc

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Incapacitating Google Tag Manager (2022)

news.ycombinator.com Bob Leggitt 2025-09-03 19:12:25

"We're long past the days when it was possible to simply say "no" to corporate stalking without consequence. Today, when we say "no", we get punished for it. But that only goes to show WHY, more than ever, we should be saying "no"." Google Tag Manager. It's a product which, by design, cloaks a range of the Internet's most invasive and unethical scripts in an opaque closet, then springs them out in disguise. Combining immense power with obfuscation and vast scale of use, Google Tag Manager is th

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Google's AI video maker Veo 3 is now available via $20 Gemini

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-04 15:17:02

Google says Veo 3, which is the company's state-of-the-art video generator, is now shipping to everyone using the Gemini app with a $20 subscription. Previously, Veo 3 was only available in the United States via Flow, but you can now try it inside the Gemini app in India, Indonesia, and all of Europe. Google says you'll get 3 video generations per day and limit resets every 24 hours. To get started, you need to subscribe to the $20 Gemini AI Pro plan. Once done, open the Gemini app or Gemini

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How to Incapacitate Google Tag Manager and Why You Should (2022)

news.ycombinator.com Bob Leggitt 2025-09-05 11:12:25

"We're long past the days when it was possible to simply say "no" to corporate stalking without consequence. Today, when we say "no", we get punished for it. But that only goes to show WHY, more than ever, we should be saying "no"." Google Tag Manager. It's a product which, by design, cloaks a range of the Internet's most invasive and unethical scripts in an opaque closet, then springs them out in disguise. Combining immense power with obfuscation and vast scale of use, Google Tag Manager is th

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New Gemini icon comes to Android and iPhone

9to5mac.com Abner Li 2025-09-05 19:08:25

Updates this week to the Gemini app on Android and iPhone introduce a new app icon that adopts the four Google colors. The new four-color logo takes after every other Google icon. It’s still predominantly blue at the right, while the other points are red, yellow, and green. There’s also a nice gradient at center-left like the current ‘G’ icon. The four points are rounded and not as sharp as before for a friendlier look. At small sizes, like on your homescreen, it means the icon doesn’t fade ou

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Google Messages could give profile pages a dash of Material 3 Expressive personality (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-06 21:29:02

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR In addition to other areas of the Google Messages app, Google is testing Material 3 Expressive design changes for the profile section. The profile section will soon feature updated buttons that change shape and include tap animations. Android 16 is here, but most of its Material 3 Expressive changes will be coming with the Android 16 QPR1 release later in the year. However, that doesn’t stop apps from updating themselves with Material 3 Expressive ele

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Here are the letters that let Apple and Google ignore the TikTok ban

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-06 12:06:30

More than six months after TikTok was briefly banned, we still don't know exactly what its fate in the US will be. But we do have new insight into the legal wrangling that has allowed Apple, Google and other platforms to continue to support the app. If you remember, TikTok was only "banned" for a matter of hours shortly before President Donald Trump took office in January and delayed enforcement of the law. The app's service was promptly restored January 19, 2025, but the app didn't return to A

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Google Pixel Buds A-Series might finally be getting a follow-up

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-07 07:08:24

Lil Katz / Android Authority TL;DR Google’s got a big launch coming up this summer, with the Pixel 10 series set to debut. A new rumor suggests the company’s also working on new “Pixel Buds 2a” affordable earbuds. We could also get a new color option for the Pixel Buds Pro 2. Can you believe it’s been four whole years now since Google introduced its affordably priced Pixel Buds A-Series earbuds? In the years since we’ve got not just one, but two generations of Pixel Buds Pro models, but with

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Leakers clash over what Google’s thinking for Pixel 10 color options

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-07 07:09:30

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Google’s Pixel 10 phones are expected to launch this summer, and likely sometime in August. Leaks have already attempted to identify the color options for the lineup, though many have disagreed on the details. The latest list seems to generally align with colors we’ve heard about before, while retaining familiar Pixel branding for them. Google’s Pixel 10 smartphones are on their way, and odds are we’ll be formally meeting the hardware in just another

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Trump’s Defiance of TikTok Ban Prompted Immunity Promises to 10 Tech Companies

wired.com Paresh Dave 2025-09-07 07:48:41

US attorney general Pam Bondi has told at least 10 tech companies, including Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Google, that they have “incurred no liability” for supporting TikTok despite the federal ban on providing services to the popular video-sharing app, according to letters disclosed on Thursday. Under orders from President Donald Trump, Bondi has refused to enforce a law passed by Congress last year that classifies TikTok as a national security risk because of its ties to China and bars comp

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Google rolls out its new Veo 3 video-generation model globally

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-09-07 11:56:48

In Brief Google on Thursday said it has begun rolling out its Veo 3 video generation model to Gemini users in more than 159 countries. Video generation via the new model is available only to paying subscribers of Google’s AI Pro plan and is capped at three videos per day. Veo 3, which Google showed off in May, lets users generate videos up to eight seconds long using text prompts. Google’s Josh Woodward has said that the company is working on adding image-to-video generation capabilities to

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Apple CarPlay Ultra vs. Google Built-In: How the Next-Gen Auto Software Rivals Compare

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-07 23:00:03

I'd spent an hour driving a $250,000-plus Aston Martin up the Los Angeles coast when my hunger pangs became impossible to ignore, and as I've done many times before, I asked Siri (through Apple CarPlay) to find me a taco place. But then I did something no other car on the planet allows: I asked Siri to blast the AC and make the air colder. That's because the 2025 Aston Martin DBX I drove was the first vehicle to come with Apple CarPlay Ultra, the upgraded version of the company's car software.

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Google Now returns? Gemini Space could bring a Daily Hub feature to Pixels (Updated: Screenshot)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-08 07:20:57

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Google is developing a new feature called Gemini Space for Pixel devices, potentially as an evolution or rebrand of the current At a Glance feature. We’ve now found strings for a “Daily Hub,” feature within At a Glance/Gemini Space, described as a “space for content and suggestions to simplify your day.” This suggests Daily Hub could offer helpful content and suggestions similar to Samsung’s Now Brief and the erstwhile Google Now. Update, July 3, 2025 (1

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The Download: AI agents hype, and Google’s electricity plans

technologyreview.com Rhiannon Williams 2025-09-08 19:10:00

—Yoav Shoham is a professor emeritus at Stanford University and cofounder of AI21 Labs. At Google’s I/O 2025 event in May, the company showed off a digital assistant that didn’t just answer questions; it helped work on a bicycle repair by finding a matching user manual, locating a YouTube tutorial, and even calling a local store to ask about a part, all with minimal human nudging. Such capabilities could soon extend far outside the Google ecosystem. The vision is exciting: Intelligent softwa

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Google’s electricity demand is skyrocketing

technologyreview.com Casey Crownhart 2025-09-09 03:00:00

Let’s start with fusion: Google’s deal with Commonwealth Fusion Systems is intended to provide the tech giant with 200 megawatts of power. This will come from Commonwealth’s first commercial plant, a facility planned for Virginia that the company refers to as the Arc power plant. The agreement represents half its capacity. What’s important to note here is that this power plant doesn’t exist yet. In fact, Commonwealth still needs to get its Sparc demonstration reactor, located outside Boston, up

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Here’s why everyone is using YouTube Music — even if they don’t love it!

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-09 03:00:49

Joe Maring / Android Authority Not many years ago, if you mentioned YouTube Music in a room full of long-time Google Play Music users, you could probably hear their collective sigh from space. Google retired its beloved service in 2020 and replaced it with something that, at the time, felt underbaked to be a true music player. Fast-forward to 2025, and while the groans haven’t completely died down, nearly everyone we know, including our readers, is using YouTube Music. This revelation came str

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5 reasons why Google’s Pixel software is better than Samsung’s One UI

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-09 04:00:27

Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority Sorry, Samsung, but I’ve always been a Pixel fan. Although I’ve appreciated a Galaxy device here and there and had a soft spot for Samsung’s hardware ever since I brought home the Galaxy S10 at the end of college, I’ve always been happiest with a Google device in my pocket. For a while, I wasn’t quite sure why I felt so strongly about preferring Google’s experience over Samsung’s, but after a few recent updates, I’ve come around to a simple fact: Google’s Pix

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Google rolls out its new Veo 3 video generation model globally

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-09-09 03:56:48

In Brief Google on Thursday said it has begun rolling out its Veo 3 video generation model to Gemini users in more than 159 countries. Video generation via the new model is available only to paying subscribers of Google’s AI Pro plan, and is capped at 3 videos per day. Veo 3, which Google showed off in May, lets users to generate videos up to 8 seconds long using text prompts. Google’s Josh Woodward has said that the company is working on adding image-to-video generation capabilities to Gemi

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Could Google’s Veo 3 be the start of playable world models?

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2025-09-08 17:22:15

Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google’s AI research organization DeepMind, appeared to suggest Tuesday evening that Veo 3, Google’s latest video-generating model, could potentially be used for video games. In response to a post on X beseeching Google to “Let me play a video game of my veo 3 videos already,” and asking, “playable world models wen?” Hassabis responded, “now wouldn’t that be something.” On Wednesday morning, Logan Kilpatrick, lead product for Google’s AI Studio and Gemini API, chimed in

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Google’s fix for Pixel 6A battery overheating issues arrives next week

theverge.com Jennifer Pattison Tuohy 2025-09-09 19:42:23

A mandatory update for Google’s mid-range Pixel 6A phones is coming next week that is meant to reduce the risk of the battery overheating on some devices. According to a support page post, Google is issuing the mandatory Android 16 update starting July 8 to all Pixel 6A devices. However, only users with “Impacted Devices” will see any effect on their battery. Announced earlier this month, the update will reduce the battery capacity on affected phones after they reach 400 charging cycles, Google

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Google Drive’s Material 3 Expressive refresh starts extending beyond the home screen (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-10 03:18:50

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google is working on giving the Drive app for Android a Material 3 Expressive makeover. We recently gave you an early look at the app’s redesigned FAB and home screen. A teardown of the latest release has revealed a few additional design changes and a more prominent summarize button for PDF files. Google is in the process of giving all its Android apps a Material 3 Expressive makeover. Apps like Gmail, Keep, and Wallet have already received a design

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Google’s mandatory Pixel 6a battery management starts arriving next week

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-10 07:52:56

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Google updated the Pixel 4a for battery management concerns earlier this year. We recently spotted Google planning a similar approach to battery failures on the Pixel 6a. Google now shares its full Pixel 6a strategy, with an update heading out July 8. Google’s got a battery problem with Pixel phones. Early this year, we learned of Google’s plan to issue a new update for the aging Pixel 4a, but rather than giving the phone a fresh version of Android, this

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Mandatory battery throttling is coming for more Pixels with poor battery health (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-10 07:58:53

Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority TL;DR Google could potentially force Battery Health Assistance to remain enabled on Pixel phones with poor battery health. Users may not be able to change/disable the feature until they replace their phone’s battery. Pixel 9a users have Battery Health Assistance already enabled and mandatory, even on new devices. Update, July 2, 2025 (1:58 PM ET): Well, that didn’t take long! Just hours after sharing our findings with you about Battery Health Assistance cha

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Gemini’s new look is hitting Android, along with widget updates

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-10 11:36:49

AssembleDebug / Android Authority TL;DR Google’s got some new rainbow branding for Gemini. After getting started on social channels, we’re now seeing the new icon hit the Gemini app. Google has also updated Gemini’s widget with a new look and shortcuts. Google’s branding is often pretty consistent — sometimes frustratingly so, like when you’re scrolling though the app drawer on a new Pixel phone and all these rainbow-colored icons start blending into each other. That nitpick aside, the rainb

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Google Chrome hit by another serious security flaw - update your browser ASAP

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-09-10 15:04:27

Kyle Kucharski/ZDNET Google has patched yet another critical security bug in Chrome, which means all of you who use the browser should update it ASAP. On Monday, the company revealed a high-severity vulnerability that could allow a remote attacker to run malicious code on your system. In its release notes for the latest version of Chrome, Google pointed to the security flaw tagged as CVE-2025-6554. The NIST page on this one describes it as: "Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 138.0

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Is mandatory battery throttling coming for more Pixels with poor battery health? (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-10 19:09:53

Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority TL;DR Google could potentially force Battery Health Assistance to remain enabled on Pixel phones with poor battery health. Users may not be able to change/disable the feature until they replace their phone’s battery. Pixel 9a users have Battery Health Assistance already enabled and mandatory, even on new devices. Pixel smartphones have been a staple recommendation as great Android phones, but lately, we’ve been hearing more and more about their battery issu

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