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A teardown of Google app version 17.54.10 reveals two new buttons being developed for the Gemini home screen: "Chat," for standard conversations with Gemini, and "Assign," which routes messages directly to Gemini Spark. This follows an earlier discovery of a similar "Assign Task" feature that has yet to launch for users.
Tipster Digital Chat Station claims the OnePlus 16 will pack a 200MP 1/1.4-inch main camera, a 50MP ultrawide, and a 50MP 3x telephoto lens nearly identical to the one on the OnePlus 13. The setup also reportedly includes a 50MP autofocus selfie camera and OPPO's newest flagship imaging processing.
Google Messages has begun rolling out a long-requested feature that lets users apply custom themes to individual chat conversations. The update, spotted on version 20260824_01_RC00, works on both stable and beta builds but requires RCS chats to be enabled. Users need to update the app via the Play Store and confirm RCS is turned on in settings to access the new option.
WhatsApp has begun rolling out five new chat theme categories on iOS: Featured, Nature, Live, Minimal, and Doodle, according to WABetaInfo. The standout is Live, which offers slowly moving animated backgrounds marked by a small icon, while the app automatically matches chat bubble colors to the chosen theme.
Google is rolling out a feature letting users personalize individual conversations in Google Messages with custom wallpapers and matching bubble colors. Users can pick from preset image categories like Animals or Space, upload their own photos, or select a simple color scheme, with a preview and reset option available. The customization requires RCS to be enabled and only appears on the user's own device, not for other chat participants.
Anthropic has unified its memory feature so that Claude Cowork, its cloud-based task tool, now shares the same memory as Claude's chat interface. This means details from prior conversations carry over into Cowork tasks and vice versa, reducing the need to re-explain context. Sensitive topics like health or beliefs are excluded from memory by default but can be manually enabled in settings.
Anthropic now shares a single memory system between Claude and its Cowork tool, so context from past chats carries over automatically when switching between them. Claude also updates its memory in real time without needing explicit prompts, and users get new controls to view, edit, delete or pause stored memories in Settings.
A developer's blog post examines 35 Mac applications and finds that most of their 'File' menus contain almost nothing related to actual file management, instead housing app-specific actions like managing passwords, events, or chats. The author proposes renaming the menu in each app to better reflect its real function, such as 'Password' for 1Password or 'Event' for Calendar.
A new leak from Weibo tipster Digital Chat Station claims the OnePlus 16 will feature the thinnest bezels of any OnePlus phone yet, paired with a custom-built, high-clarity screen. The device is also expected to carry a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro chip, a 6.78-inch panel, and design cues similar to the OnePlus 15's square camera module.