As we’ve been expecting, Google is rolling out a complete redesign of Pixel Now Playing with a dedicated app that’s available via the Play Store.

Calling cards in Phone by Google let you personalize calls to your contacts with a fullscreen image. The Google Phone app is now adding the ability to set “your calling card” that other people will see. 

Since launch, Gemini Live has primarily been a fullscreen experience, but Google is now rolling out a floating pill redesign on Android.

Pixel At a Glance is getting its first new information types in quite some time today with Sports and Finance.

Chrome on Android has offered a Reading mode for several years now, and Google is now significantly redesigning it.

Like other Google apps, Messages for Android A/B tests many features. It can take the RCS/SMS client a rather long time to actually launch new functionality in stable. From various reports, Google announcements, and devices we’ve checked, this is the current state of Messages.

After rolling out to iOS in August, Google Photos for Android now lets you create stickers from your images.

Pixel Studio was introduced in 2024 with the Pixel 9 alongside Screenshots and Weather. In light of other Google image generation features and integrations, Pixel Studio is going away.

After we spotted earlier this week, Google Messages is beginning to roll out its new real-time location sharing powered by Find Hub.

The latest Gemini overlay redesign gives you access to more of the prompt box and Tools menu anywhere on Android.

Google is now beginning to roll out the “Past Chats” feature to free users of the Gemini app around the world.

Google today announced Nano Banana 2 as its latest image model rolling out now to the Gemini app.

Last October, Google announced Gemini Enterprise for business users, and the mobile apps are now available. Meanwhile, @Google Chat is now available in the Gemini app for Workspace users.

At Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked, Google announced Scam Detection updates for calls and its Messages app.

Besides Gemini automation, Google today announced the latest Circle to Search features for the Galaxy S26 and Pixel 10.

After losing with the broader Material 3 Expressive redesign, the Google Messages Details page has regained edit history.

Waymo autonomous vehicles date back to Google’s self-driving car project that started in 2009. As of today, you can get a ride in 10 cities across the US.

In August of 2024, Google Messages started testing a circular redesign of read receipts. This has been slowly rolling out since then, and there now looks to be wide availability for beta users.

Just under a year after expanding to the US, YouTube Premium Lite is adding background playback and offline downloads for “most videos.” 

Following music generation last week, the Gemini app is upgrading video generation with templates.

Google and Apple today announced that testing of encrypted RCS messaging between Android and iPhone is now underway.

Following the first iOS 26.4 preview, Apple Music 5.2 entered beta earlier this week with three new features.

Following last month’s big Gemini in Chrome update, AI Mode in Google’s desktop browser is getting its own upgrade in the address bar.