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TL;DR Google has announced the September 2026 Android Drop, which includes several new features rolling out to the wider Android ecosystem.
Gemini can now store item locations in Find Hub, while Gemini Live Guided Vision offers voice descriptions and reframing prompts for low-light or fine-print situations.
Google Messages adds native Google Keep list sharing directly inside chats and also officially launches custom Chat Themes with matching text bubbles.
Just a day in September, Google has now announced the September 2026 Android Drop, bringing a bunch of new features across Google apps. A couple of these newly announced features have already rolled out to users in August, but Google is including them in the September 2026 Android Drop regardless.
1. Find Hub remembered items via Gemini
Google says that users on Android 16 and above devices will soon be able to ask Gemini to remember where they placed important items. Gemini will save the location for these items in Find Hub, so you can easily locate them later.
This will be useful for items that you don’t put a tracker tag on. For instance, you can issue a command to Gemini like, “Hey Google, remember in Find Hub that I put my passport in my bedroom drawer,” and Gemini will save this in Find Hub, with an option to add a photo too. You can then check the location of all your remembered items in the Find Hub tab, or you can ask Gemini to tell you the location.
This feature will be available in countries where both Gemini and Find Hub are supported.
2. Google Keep notes in Google Messages
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